Line of Duty guest stars
193 actors have guest-starred in Line of Duty across 36 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Gregory Piper, Ryan Pilkington in 15 episodes. 12 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Piper | Ryan Pilkington | 15 |
| Aiysha Hart | DS Sam Railston | 12 |
| Maya Sondhi | PC Maneet Bindra | 12 |
| Nigel Boyle | DI Ian Buckells | 11 |
| Paul Higgins | CS Derek Hilton | 11 |
| Polly Walker | Gill Biggeloe | 11 |
| Anneika Rose | PC Farida Jatri | 9 |
| Tomi May | Miroslav Minkowicz | 9 |
| Ace Bhatti | PCC Rohan Sindwhani | 8 |
| Elizabeth Rider | DCC Andrea Wise | 8 |
| Neil Morrissey | DC Nigel Morton | 8 |
| Owen Teale | Chief Constable Philip Osborne | 8 |
| Tony Pitts | DCS Lester Hargreaves | 8 |
| Amy De Bhrún | Steph Corbett | 7 |
| Andrea Irvine | Roisin Hastings | 7 |
| Perry Fitzpatrick | DS Chris Lomax | 7 |
| Rosa Escoda | Amanda Yao | 7 |
| Shalom Brune-Franklin | DC Chloë Bishop | 7 |
| Christina Chong | DS Nicola "Jolly" Rogerson | 6 |
| Claudia Jessie | DC Jodie Taylor | 6 |
| Lee Ingleby | Nick Huntley | 6 |
| Mark Bonnar | DCC Mike Dryden | 6 |
| Patrick Fitzsymons | DCI Mark Moffatt | 6 |
| Rochenda Sandall | Lisa McQueen | 6 |
| Taj Atwal | PC Tatleen Sohota | 6 |
Line of Duty guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 39 | Claire Keelan, Fiona Boylan, Jordyn-Eve Davis Greene, Kate Ashfield, Neil Morrissey, Paul Higgins, Saffron Davies, Gregory Piper, Neet Mohan, Tomi May, Alison Lintott, Brian Miller and 27 more |
| Season 2 | 49 | Mark Bonnar, Tony Pitts, Andrea Irvine, Christina Chong, Henry Pettigrew, Niall MacGregor, Richard Huw, Charlotte Spencer, Claire Hackett, Ian Beattie, Julia Krynke, Marty Cruikshank and 37 more |
| Season 3 | 36 | Polly Walker, Aiysha Hart, Maya Sondhi, Arsher Ali, Jonas Armstrong, Leanne Best, Lisa Palfrey, Shaun Parkes, Adjoa Andoh, George Costigan, Joanne Crawford, Julia Dearden and 24 more |
| Season 4 | 31 | Claudia Jessie, Lee Ingleby, Paul Higgins, Anneika Rose, Mark Stobbart, Maya Sondhi, Scott Reid, Henry Miller, Royce Pierreson, Gaite Jansen, India Amarteifio, Kwame Kandekore and 19 more |
| Season 5 | 35 | Aiysha Hart, Gregory Piper, Rochenda Sandall, Taj Atwal, Polly Walker, Richard Pepple, Tomi May, Ace Bhatti, Elizabeth Rider, Patrick Fitzsymons, Alastair Natkiel, Amy De Bhrún and 23 more |
| Season 6 | 38 | Perry Fitzpatrick, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Gregory Piper, Nigel Boyle, Owen Teale, Rosa Escoda, Ace Bhatti, Amy De Bhrún, Anneika Rose, Elizabeth Rider, Andi Osho, George Costigan and 26 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 Line of Duty | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Baladi | Jimmy Lakewell | 8 |
| Richard Huw | Ronson | 8 |
| Ace Bhatti | PCC Rohan Sindwhani | 7 |
| Elizabeth Rider | DCC Andrea Wise | 7 |
| Mark Bonnar | DCC Mike Dryden | 6 |
| Steve Toussaint | Mallick | 6 |
| Jeany Spark | Claire Tindall | 6 |
| Melanie Kilburn | Tammy | 6 |
| Henry Pettigrew | Cole | 5 |
| Adjoa Andoh | Prosecution | 5 |
| David Maybrick | Wallis | 5 |
| Barry Aird | Slater | 5 |
| Polly Walker | Gill Biggeloe | 4 |
| Tomi May | Miroslav Minkowicz | 4 |
| Owen Teale | Chief Constable Philip Osborne | 4 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Lucia McAnespie | Custody Sgt., Desk Officer | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Silent Witness — 29 shared actors
- Midsomer Murders — 24 shared actors
- Vera — 23 shared actors
- Doctor Who — 21 shared actors
- Death in Paradise — 19 shared actors
- Game of Thrones — 14 shared actors
- Call the Midwife — 13 shared actors
- Lewis — 13 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.