Modern Family guest stars
1,297 actors have guest-starred in Modern Family across 250 episodes and 11 seasons. The most-credited is Pierce Wallace, Joe Pritchett in 33 episodes. 534 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Pierce Wallace | Joe Pritchett | 33 |
| Adam DeVine | Andy Bailey | 22 |
| Christian Barillas | Ronaldo | 14 |
| Dana Powell | Pameron Tucker | 14 |
| Fred Willard | Frank Dunphy | 14 |
| Marsha Kramer | Margaret | 14 |
| Joe Mande | Ben | 13 |
| Kevin Daniels | Longinus | 12 |
| Kasey Mahaffy | Dom | 10 |
| Nathan Lane | Pepper Saltzman | 10 |
| Spenser McNeil | Reuben | 10 |
| Chris Geere | Professor Arvin Fennerman | 9 |
| Andy Daly | Principal Brown | 8 |
| Matthew Risch | Jotham | 8 |
| Rob Riggle | Gil Thorpe | 8 |
| Shelley Long | DeDe Pritchett | 8 |
| Elizabeth Banks | Sal | 7 |
| Nathan Fillion | Rainer Shine | 7 |
| Benjamin Bratt | Javier Delgado | 6 |
| Chazz Palminteri | Shorty | 6 |
| Hillary Anne Matthews | Sherry Shaker | 6 |
| Jimmy Tatro | Bill | 6 |
| Justin Kirk | Charlie Bingham | 6 |
| Celia Weston | Barb Tucker | 5 |
| Colin Hanlon | Steven | 5 |
Modern Family guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 85 | Andrew Borba, Fred Willard, Suzy Nakamura, Ailish O'Connor, Alex Staggs, Alexandra Park, Amy Landers, Andrew Harlander, Andrew Heffernan, Ariane Price, Ben LeJeune, Ben Seaward and 73 more |
| Season 2 | 91 | Kevin Daniels, Nathan Lane, Aaron Sanders, Abraham Higginbotham, Adam Kulbersh, Ajay Mehta, Alexa Gardner, Alice Dodd, Alisa Statman, Amir Talai, Amro Salama, Anjali Bhimani and 79 more |
| Season 3 | 127 | David Cross, Joe Bonilla, Kevin Hart, Philip Baker Hall, Aaron Krebs, Albert Marrero, Jr., Alex Quijano, Alex Schemmer, Alexis Fowlkes, Amanda Musso, Anastasia Basil, Andrea Savage and 115 more |
| Season 4 | 182 | Pierce Wallace, Fred Willard, Lucia Vecchio, Nicholas Furu, Piper MacKenzie Harris, Rob Riggle, Spenser McNeil, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Abe Zuckerman, Aidan Gould, Alex Fernandez, Amy Anderson and 170 more |
| Season 5 | 171 | Pierce Wallace, Adam DeVine, Celia Weston, Christian Barillas, Dana Powell, Nathan Lane, Andy Daly, Arden Belle, Austin Michael Coleman, Barry Corbin, Colin Hanlon, Elizabeth Banks and 159 more |
| Season 6 | 125 | Pierce Wallace, Adam DeVine, Andrea Anders, Steve Zahn, Andy Daly, Aubree Young, Brooke Sorenson, Kevin Daniels, Laura Ashley Samuels, Matthew Risch, Michael Urie, Aaron Landon and 113 more |
| Season 7 | 150 | Adam DeVine, Spenser McNeil, Joe Mande, Kasey Mahaffy, Laura Ashley Samuels, Michele Panu, Chad Roberts, Chloe Csengery, Jon Polito, June Squibb, Marsha Kramer, Olivia Welch and 138 more |
| Season 8 | 159 | Nathan Fillion, Joe Mande, Dana Powell, Fred Willard, Kasey Mahaffy, Liv Mai, Winston Duke, Andy Daly, Faith Prince, Jaime Moyer, John Gemberling, Marsha Kramer and 147 more |
| Season 9 | 150 | Dana Powell, Marsha Kramer, Chris Geere, Christian Barillas, Joe Mande, Michael Churven, Mira Sorvino, Caden Dragomer, Cuyle Carvin, Kasey Mahaffy, Margaret Judson, Rahnuma Panthaky and 138 more |
| Season 10 | 118 | Marcello Reyes, Hillary Anne Matthews, Jimmy Tatro, Chris Geere, Andy Daly, Ben Schwartz, Christian Barillas, Frankie A. Rodriguez, Greta Jung, Kylen Deporter, Landon Klotz, Rachel Bay Jones and 106 more |
| Season 11 | 141 | Marsha Kramer, Christian Barillas, Amy Pietz, Chris Geere, Hillary Anne Matthews, Josh Pins, Julia Fowler, Kevin Daniels, Matthew Risch, Rory O'Malley, Alejandra López, Alex Perez 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 Modern Family | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| John Kapelos | Stavros | 40 |
| Christopher Darga | Lou | 38 |
| Alex Fernandez | Park Worker | 34 |
| Ernie Hudson | Miles | 32 |
| Lawrence Pressman | Fred | 32 |
| Tom Wright | Pete | 32 |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Jerry | 30 |
| Gary Kraus | Father | 30 |
| Harry Groener | Joey L.L. Logan | 30 |
| Drew Powell | Terry | 28 |
| Rob Brownstein | Judge Lewis | 28 |
| Jeremiah Birkett | Fire Marshal | 27 |
| Eric Lange | Coach Stupak | 27 |
| Robert Costanzo | Earl Chambers | 27 |
| Melinda Page Hamilton | Sandy | 26 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Churven | Jarvis, Kiosk Worker, Superman | 3 |
| Chris Prinzo | Sam, Hug-a-Bunny | 3 |
| Craig Welzbacher | Office Worker, Mark | 3 |
| Anastasia Basil | Jilted Wife, Sydney | 2 |
| FINNEAS | RJ, Singer | 2 |
| Jack Axelrod | Bert, Harvey | 2 |
| Jenica Bergere | Janet, Soccer Mom | 2 |
| Jerry Lambert | Lawyer, Matt | 2 |
| Johnny Ray Meeks | Man At Debate, Theater Goer | 2 |
| Kendall Foote | Auctioneer, Teacher | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Modern Family and NCIS — 211 shared actors
- Modern Family and Grey's Anatomy — 190 shared actors
- Modern Family and Criminal Minds — 189 shared actors
- Modern Family and Bones — 146 shared actors
- Modern Family and ER — 123 shared actors
- Modern Family and Castle — 110 shared actors
- Modern Family and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 109 shared actors
- Modern Family and NCIS: Los Angeles — 108 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.