Person of Interest guest stars
1,108 actors have guest-starred in Person of Interest across 103 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is John Nolan, John Greer in 28 episodes. 576 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| John Nolan | John Greer | 28 |
| Enrico Colantoni | Carl Elias | 24 |
| Robert John Burke | Patrick Simmons | 16 |
| Al Sapienza | Raymond Terney | 13 |
| Boris McGiver | Agent Robert N. Hersh | 13 |
| Brett Cullen | Nathan Ingram | 11 |
| Clarke Peters | Alonzo Quinn | 11 |
| David Valcin | Anthony "Scarface" Marconi | 11 |
| Jay O. Sanders | Special Counsel | 10 |
| John Doman | Senator Ross Garrison | 10 |
| Annie Parisse | Kara Stanton | 9 |
| Brennan Brown | FBI Special Agent Nicholas Donnelly | 9 |
| Camryn Manheim | Control | 9 |
| Paige Turco | Zoe Morgan | 9 |
| Cara Buono | Martine Rousseau | 8 |
| Carrie Preston | Grace Hendricks | 8 |
| Leslie Odom Jr. | Peter Collier | 8 |
| Elizabeth Marvel | Alicia Corwin | 7 |
| Julian Ovenden | Jeremy Lambert | 7 |
| Michael Kelly | CIA Agent Mark Snow | 7 |
| Winston Duke | Dominic "Mini" Besson | 7 |
| Wrenn Schmidt | Dr. Iris Campbell | 7 |
| Anthony Mangano | Detective Kane | 6 |
| Sterling K. Brown | Calvin "Cal" Beecher | 6 |
| Annie Ilonzeh | Harper Rose | 5 |
Person of Interest guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 292 | Enrico Colantoni, Elizabeth Marvel, Susan Misner, Al Sapienza, Anthony Mangano, Brennan Brown, David Valcin, Michael Kelly, Robert John Burke, Annie Parisse, Brett Cullen, Darien Sills-Evans and 280 more |
| Season 2 | 255 | Jay O. Sanders, Boris McGiver, Clarke Peters, Robert John Burke, Sterling K. Brown, Al Sapienza, Brennan Brown, Brett Cullen, Annie Parisse, Carrie Preston, Enrico Colantoni, Ken Leung and 243 more |
| Season 3 | 250 | John Nolan, Leslie Odom Jr., Boris McGiver, Camryn Manheim, Robert John Burke, Brian Wiles, Clarke Peters, John Doman, Enrico Colantoni, Al Sapienza, David Valcin, Alex Shimizu and 238 more |
| Season 4 | 241 | John Nolan, Cara Buono, Winston Duke, Enrico Colantoni, Wrenn Schmidt, Andreas Damm, Annie Ilonzeh, Jamie Hector, Jessica Pimentel, Camryn Manheim, David Valcin, John Doman and 229 more |
| Season 5 | 146 | Joshua Close, Enrico Colantoni, John Nolan, Julian Ovenden, Kim Ramirez, Robert Manning, Jr., Brett Cullen, Brian J. Carter, Carrie Preston, David Aaron Baker, James Le Gros, John Doman and 134 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 Person of Interest | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Al Sapienza | Raymond Terney | 41 |
| José Zúñiga | Neil Vargas | 36 |
| Tim Guinee | Mark Lawson | 35 |
| Thomas Kopache | Borsalino Cap | 33 |
| Michael Gaston | Chief of Staff Mike Richelli | 32 |
| Anthony Azizi | Yusuf | 31 |
| Lee Tergesen | Detective Petersen | 31 |
| Andrew Rothenberg | Ross Haskell | 29 |
| Brett Cullen | Nathan Ingram | 28 |
| Dan Lauria | Stanley Amis | 28 |
| Dennis Boutsikaris | Dr. Richard Nelson | 28 |
| Henri Lubatti | Agent Alain Bouchard | 28 |
| Mark Pellegrino | Daniel Drake | 28 |
| Paul Schulze | Gianni Moretti Junior | 28 |
| Tony Plana | Senor Mendoza | 28 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Hecht | Elizabeth "Beth" Bridges, Psychiatrist | 3 |
| Alfredo Narciso | Forensics Tech, Patrol Uni | 2 |
| Brian J. Carter | Medical Tech, Stewart | 2 |
| Damian Young | Pete Matheson, Therapist | 2 |
| Gregory Konow | Bank Security Guard, Beat Cop | 2 |
| Gregory Lay | Officer Valentino, Transit Cop | 2 |
| Kelvin McGrue | Moto Masked Man #1, NYPD Uni #1 | 2 |
| Luis da Silva, Jr. | Garcia, Trinitario Leader | 2 |
| Maechi Aharanwa | Gate Agent, Waitress | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Person of Interest and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 476 shared actors
- Person of Interest and The Blacklist — 402 shared actors
- Person of Interest and Blue Bloods — 400 shared actors
- Person of Interest and Elementary — 362 shared actors
- Person of Interest and The Good Wife — 305 shared actors
- Person of Interest and Madam Secretary — 220 shared actors
- Person of Interest and Bull — 156 shared actors
- Person of Interest and Unforgettable — 148 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.