Lost guest stars
522 actors have guest-starred in Lost across 121 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is L. Scott Caldwell, Rose Nadler in 20 episodes. 221 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| L. Scott Caldwell | Rose Nadler | 20 |
| Sam Anderson | Bernard Nadler | 20 |
| Mira Furlan | Danielle Rousseau | 19 |
| Tania Raymonde | Alex Rousseau | 19 |
| M.C. Gainey | Mr. Friendly / Tom | 18 |
| Alan Dale | Charles Widmore | 17 |
| John Terry | Dr. Christian Shephard | 17 |
| François Chau | Dr. Marvin Candle, Dr. Pierre Chang, Dr. Edgar Halliwax | 13 |
| Kimberley Joseph | Cindy Chandler | 12 |
| Sonya Walger | Penelope "Penny" Widmore | 12 |
| Marsha Thomason | Naomi Dorrit | 11 |
| William Mapother | Ethan Rom, Dr. Goodspeed | 11 |
| Kevin Durand | Martin Keamy | 10 |
| Fredric Lehne | Marshal Edward Mars | 9 |
| Andrew Divoff | Mikhail Bakunin | 8 |
| Blake Bashoff | Karl | 8 |
| Michael Bowen | Danny Pickett | 8 |
| Patrick Fischler | Phil | 8 |
| Andrea Gabriel | Noor "Nadia" Abed Jaseem | 7 |
| Anthony Azizi | Omar | 7 |
| Christian Bowman | Steve Jenkins | 7 |
| Daniel Roebuck | Dr. Leslie Arzt | 7 |
| Doug Hutchison | Horace Goodspeed | 7 |
| Mark Pellegrino | Jacob | 7 |
| Eric Lange | Stuart Radzinsky | 6 |
Lost guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 120 | Christian Bowman, Dustin Watchman, Fredric Lehne, John Terry, L. Scott Caldwell, Mira Furlan, William Mapother, Daniel Roebuck, John Dixon, Meilinda Soerjoko, Michelle Arthur, Achilles Gacis and 108 more |
| Season 2 | 112 | Sam Anderson, L. Scott Caldwell, Kimberley Joseph, M.C. Gainey, Tania Raymonde, April Grace, Clancy Brown, François Chau, John Terry, Michael Bowen, Adetokumboh M'Cormack, Alex Petrovitch and 100 more |
| Season 3 | 131 | M.C. Gainey, Tania Raymonde, Andrew Divoff, Mira Furlan, Marsha Thomason, Blake Bashoff, Michael Bowen, Ari Green, William Mapother, Brian Goodman, Sonya Walger, Brett Cullen and 119 more |
| Season 4 | 76 | Kevin Durand, Anthony Azizi, Mira Furlan, Alan Dale, Fisher Stevens, John Terry, L. Scott Caldwell, Marc Vann, Marsha Thomason, Sam Anderson, Tania Raymonde, Zoë Bell and 64 more |
| Season 5 | 119 | Patrick Fischler, Eric Lange, François Chau, Alan Dale, Doug Hutchison, William Blanchette, Brad William Henke, John Terry, Jon Gries, Saïd Taghmaoui, Sonya Walger, Sterling Beaumon and 107 more |
| Season 6 | 111 | Alan Dale, Mark Pellegrino, Dylan Minnette, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sheila Kelley, Frederick Koehler, John Hawkes, Kenton Duty, Kiersten Havelock, Kimberley Joseph, Mickey Graue, Alan Seabock and 99 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 Lost | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Fischler | Phil | 40 |
| Sam Anderson | Bernard Nadler | 38 |
| Phil Abrams | Gellert | 38 |
| Michael Dempsey | Foreman | 36 |
| Fredric Lehne | Marshal Edward Mars | 34 |
| Colby French | Uncle Doug | 33 |
| François Chau | Dr. Marvin Candle, Dr. Pierre Chang, Dr. Edgar Halliwax | 32 |
| Frederick Koehler | Seamus | 32 |
| Dean Norris | Howard Gray | 32 |
| Anthony Azizi | Omar | 31 |
| Daniel Roebuck | Dr. Leslie Arzt | 31 |
| Bruce Davison | Dr. Douglas Brooks | 31 |
| Nigel Gibbs | funeral director | 31 |
| Faran Tahir | Ishmael Bakir | 29 |
| Tim De Zarn | Trevor | 29 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| François Chau | Dr. Marvin Candle, Dr. Pierre Chang, Dr. Edgar Halliwax | 13 |
| Achilles Gacis | Guy In Car, Orderly, Six Foot Five | 3 |
| Steve Boatright | Goon, Mike, Officer | 3 |
| William Mapother | Ethan Rom, Dr. Goodspeed | 11 |
| William Blanchette | Aaron, Child | 6 |
| Ari Green | Jason, Workman | 5 |
| Grisel Toledo | Susie Lazenby, Nurse Tyra | 4 |
| Alex Petrovitch | Man #2, Henrik | 3 |
| John Dixon | Flight Attendant #2, JD | 3 |
| Leslie Ishii | Lara, Woman | 3 |
Shares a cast with
- Lost and Criminal Minds — 95 shared actors
- Lost and ER — 90 shared actors
- Lost and NCIS — 90 shared actors
- Lost and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 86 shared actors
- Lost and Hawaii Five-0 — 85 shared actors
- Lost and Cold Case — 70 shared actors
- Lost and Castle — 60 shared actors
- Lost and Grey's Anatomy — 60 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.