Madam Secretary guest stars
1,279 actors have guest-starred in Madam Secretary across 120 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Clifton Davis, Ephraim Ware in 26 episodes. 585 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Clifton Davis | Ephraim Ware | 26 |
| Chris Petrovski | Dmitri Petrov | 25 |
| Johanna Day | Admiral Ellen Hill | 22 |
| Mandy Gonzalez | Lucy Knox | 20 |
| Mike Pniewski | Gordon Becker | 18 |
| Tracee Chimo | Nina Cummings | 17 |
| José Zúñiga | Senator Carlos Morejon | 16 |
| Sam Breslin Wright | Dylan Larsen | 16 |
| Sandra Daley | Adele Steele | 15 |
| Francis Jue | Chinese Foreign Minister Chen | 14 |
| Yasen Peyankov | Russian Foreign Minister Konstantin Avdonin | 14 |
| Eric Stoltz | Will Adams | 13 |
| Jill Hennessy | DIA Superior Jane Fellows | 13 |
| Tony Plana | Admiral Ed Parker | 12 |
| Arian Moayed | Mohammed "Mo" Alwash | 11 |
| Chagmion Antoine | News Anchor, Cable News Anchor, Correspondent | 10 |
| Masha King | Talia Petrov | 10 |
| Matt Meinsen | DS Agent Matt, D.S. Official, Joe | 10 |
| Tonya Pinkins | Susan Thompson, Susan Thomas | 10 |
| Kobi Libii | Oliver Shaw | 9 |
| Wentworth Miller | Senator Mark Hanson | 9 |
| Christine Garver | Molly Reid | 8 |
| J.C. MacKenzie | Governor Sam Evans | 8 |
| Marin Hinkle | Isabelle Barnes | 8 |
| Roslyn Ruff | Marguerite Sanchez | 8 |
Madam Secretary guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 231 | Marin Hinkle, Patrick Breen, Nilaja Sun, Dion Graham, Johanna Day, Josh Hamilton, Anna Wood, Martin Bashir, Mike Pniewski, Tony Plana, Usman Ally, Alexis Suarez and 219 more |
| Season 2 | 259 | Jill Hennessy, Mandy Gonzalez, Clifton Davis, Kobi Libii, Chris Petrovski, Julian Acosta, Carlos Gómez, Alex Morf, Angela Gots, Johanna Day, Jordan Lage, Tony Plana and 247 more |
| Season 3 | 287 | Arian Moayed, J.C. MacKenzie, Darren Pettie, Michael Boatman, Roslyn Ruff, Sandra Daley, Stephanie J. Block, Andy Lucien, Brian Reddy, Cat Andersen, Joey Parsons, Matt DeAngelis and 275 more |
| Season 4 | 276 | Sam Breslin Wright, Chris Petrovski, José Zúñiga, Christine Garver, Clifton Davis, Mandy Gonzalez, Ephraim Ware, Johanna Day, Mike Pniewski, Chagmion Antoine, Jayne Atkinson, John Cullum and 264 more |
| Season 5 | 289 | Tracee Chimo, Sandra Daley, Clifton Davis, Eric Stoltz, Mike Pniewski, Yasen Peyankov, Johanna Day, John Bolton, Will Chase, Chagmion Antoine, Francis Jue, José Zúñiga and 277 more |
| Season 6 | 141 | Wentworth Miller, Chris Petrovski, Amanda Warren, Tonya Pinkins, Tracee Chimo, Bruce Sabath, Clifton Davis, Kenya Brome, Sabina Zúñiga Varela, Johanna Day, Linda Powell, Masha King and 129 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 Madam Secretary | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Tigar | Dr. Stuart Bachman | 41 |
| Spencer Garrett | Alan Canning | 40 |
| Glenn Morshower | General Arthur Hayes | 37 |
| José Zúñiga | Senator Carlos Morejon | 36 |
| Dakin Matthews | Ambassador Roy Curtis | 36 |
| Tim Guinee | Paul Wellington | 35 |
| Alex Fernandez | Vice President Mark Delgado | 34 |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Choden Gyatso | 34 |
| Fredric Lehne | John Dalton | 34 |
| Thomas Kopache | Bob Haverford | 33 |
| Michael Gaston | CIA Director Hugh Haymond | 32 |
| Lee Tergesen | Governor Richard Barker | 31 |
| Anthony Azizi | Iraqi Oil Minister Barakat | 31 |
| Andrew Rothenberg | Ben | 29 |
| Bernard White | Pakistani Ambassador Ahmad Hesbani | 29 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Chagmion Antoine | News Anchor, Cable News Anchor, Correspondent | 10 |
| Clark Jackson | FBI Agent # 1, FBI Agent #1, FBI Interrogator | 5 |
| Cat Andersen | News Anchor, News Reporter, Newscaster | 5 |
| Fajer Al-Kaisi | Hezbollah Soldier #1, Smuggler, Translator | 4 |
| Matt Meinsen | DS Agent Matt, D.S. Official, Joe | 10 |
| Duarte Geraldino | News Anchor, Newscaster, Reporter | 4 |
| Joey Parsons | Reporter #2, Joey Parsons, Reporter # 1 | 4 |
| Mario Bósquez | News Anchor, Commentator, Reporter | 4 |
| Agnes Chung | Commentator, Reporter, TV Reporter | 3 |
| Jennifer Lee Crowl | Assistant, Elizabeth's Aide, Frankie | 3 |
Shares a cast with
- Madam Secretary and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 424 shared actors
- Madam Secretary and Elementary — 411 shared actors
- Madam Secretary and The Blacklist — 395 shared actors
- Madam Secretary and Blue Bloods — 369 shared actors
- Madam Secretary and The Good Wife — 296 shared actors
- Madam Secretary and Person of Interest — 220 shared actors
- Madam Secretary and Bull — 180 shared actors
- Madam Secretary and FBI — 160 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.