Lewis guest stars
556 actors have guest-starred in Lewis across 42 episodes and 9 seasons. The most-credited is Colin Dexter, College Porter, Man at Merton College Entrance, Man in wheelchair in gallery in 7 episodes. 62 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Dexter | College Porter, Man at Merton College Entrance, Man in wheelchair in gallery | 7 |
| Alton Letto | Gurdip Sohal | 3 |
| Greg Bennett | Police Constable | 3 |
| Kemi-Bo Jacobs | WPC Julie Lockhart, DC Lockhart | 3 |
| Kirsten Foster | WTC Stapleton | 3 |
| Martyn Mayger | Gardener, Passer By, University Lecturer / Passer By | 3 |
| Nicholas Jones | Philip Hathaway | 3 |
| Sally Scott | Nell Hathaway | 3 |
| Ace Bhatti | Rizwan Nooran | 2 |
| Adam Wadsworth | Joshua Grace | 2 |
| Aden Gillett | Tom Marston | 2 |
| Alec Newman | Graham Lawrie | 2 |
| Alex Knight | Bus Driver, DI Knox | 2 |
| Alison Steadman | Reverend Martha Seager | 2 |
| Andrea Lowe | Philippa Garwood | 2 |
| Andreea Paduraru | Jenny March | 2 |
| Andrew Paul | Ron Tibitt | 2 |
| Anna Carteret | Gillian Fernsby | 2 |
| Anthony Edridge | Tim | 2 |
| Ariyon Bakare | Carl Drew | 2 |
| Babou Ceesay | DC Alex Gray | 2 |
| Beatie Edney | Justine Skinner | 2 |
| Ben Loyd Holmes | Muscle Boy | 2 |
| Bobby Lockwood | Sam Langton | 2 |
| Camilla Power | Tara Faulkner | 2 |
Lewis guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 84 | Ben Loyd Holmes, Christopher Fosh, Colin Dexter, Adam Parkinson, Adam Smethurst, Adrian Rawlins, Alex Knight, Alex McSweeney, Alma Ferovic, Anna Madeley, Anna Massey, Ben Peel and 72 more |
| Season 2 | 62 | Colin Dexter, Andrew Knott, Ben Batt, Beth Goddard, Billy Geraghty, Bradley James, Bruce MacKinnon, Caleb Rowe, Carl Isherwood, Caroline O'Neill, Cheryl Campbell, Chiké Okonkwo and 50 more |
| Season 3 | 72 | Colin Dexter, Abby Ford, Adrian Lukis, Alan Bond, Aled Pedrick, Anastasia Hille, Annabelle Dowler, Anthony Higgins, Art Malik, Ben Aldridge, Bryan Dick, Cara Horgan and 60 more |
| Season 4 | 66 | Adam James, Adam Levy, Alan Davies, Alastair Mackenzie, Alex Knight, Alex Price, Andrew Hawley, Anna Koval, Annabelle Apsion, Anthony Calf, Ben Addis, Bernard Lloyd and 54 more |
| Season 5 | 68 | Adam Garrett, Aisling Bea, Alex Macqueen, Alton Letto, Amanda Ryan, Amelia Bullmore, Anna Chancellor, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Ben Righton, Charlie Roe, Cherie Lunghi, Christina Cole and 56 more |
| Season 6 | 68 | Alton Letto, Glen Stanway, Greg Bennett, Jason Durr, Kemi-Bo Jacobs, Lee Nicholas Harris, Martyn Mayger, Abigail Hardingham, Alex Jennings, Alexander Hanson, Amy Neilson Smith, Anna Wilson-Jones and 56 more |
| Season 7 | 57 | Kirsten Foster, Adam Wadsworth, Alison Steadman, Andrew Paul, Anthony Edridge, Ariyon Bakare, Babou Ceesay, Beatie Edney, Camilla Power, Carl Prekopp, Catherine Steadman, Crystal Leaity and 45 more |
| Season 8 | 47 | Ace Bhatti, Aden Gillett, Alec Newman, Andrea Lowe, Anna Carteret, Christopher Cowlin, Clive Merrison, Elizabeth Rider, Francesca Zoutewelle, Jason Done, Jessica Henwick, Joe Dixon and 35 more |
| Season 9 | 44 | Nicholas Jones, Sally Scott, Andreea Paduraru, Bobby Lockwood, Charlotte Mellish, Daniel Flynn, David Warner, Doreen Mantle, Emerald O'Hanrahan, Emma Cunniffe, Finn Cole, Helen Schlesinger and 32 more |
Guest stars you know from somewhere else
The hardest-working character actors in this show's guest cast, ranked by how many other shows in this catalogue they have also guest-starred in. Not the most famous names, the most prolific ones.
| Actor | In Lewis | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Pip Torrens | Malcolm Croft | 11 |
| Richard Dillane | Theodore Platt | 10 |
| Christina Cole | Claire Gansa | 9 |
| David Warner | Donald Lockston | 8 |
| Emma Cunniffe | Bryony Willet | 8 |
| Adrian Lukis | Jem Wishart | 8 |
| Mark Aiken | Dr. Donald Voss | 8 |
| Matthew Marsh | Henry McEwen | 8 |
| Nicholas Farrell | Charles Milner | 8 |
| Patrick Baladi | Robert Fraser | 8 |
| Richard Huw | Solicitor | 8 |
| Ace Bhatti | Rizwan Nooran | 7 |
| Elizabeth Rider | Lorraine Fernsby | 7 |
| Neil Stuke | Professor Andrew Crane | 7 |
| Anna Wilson-Jones | Stanza Massey | 7 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Dexter | College Porter, Man at Merton College Entrance, Man in wheelchair in gallery | 7 |
| Martyn Mayger | Gardener, Passer By, University Lecturer / Passer By | 3 |
| Kemi-Bo Jacobs | WPC Julie Lockhart, DC Lockhart | 3 |
| Alex Knight | Bus Driver, DI Knox | 2 |
| Chris Wilson | Magnus Helm, Police Firearms Tech | 2 |
| Glen Stanway | Fingerprint Officer, Police Constable | 2 |
| Lee Nicholas Harris | Police Officer, SO19 Armed Police Officer | 2 |
| Martin Heathcote | Custody Sergeant, Sgt. Foster | 2 |
| Paul Anderson | Alastair Darlow, Frank Sporetti | 2 |
| Pippa Bennett-Warner | Female Reporter, Nina Clemens | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Lewis and Midsomer Murders — 183 shared actors
- Lewis and Agatha Christie Poirot — 88 shared actors
- Lewis and Silent Witness — 80 shared actors
- Lewis and Father Brown — 71 shared actors
- Lewis and Death in Paradise — 70 shared actors
- Lewis and Vera — 62 shared actors
- Lewis and Doctor Who — 60 shared actors
- Lewis and Endeavour — 53 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.