Private Practice guest stars
708 actors have guest-starred in Private Practice across 111 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Scott Alan Smith, Therapist in 21 episodes. 476 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Alan Smith | Therapist | 21 |
| A.J. Langer | Erica Warner | 14 |
| Michael Patrick Thornton | Dr. Gabriel Fife | 14 |
| David Sutcliffe | Kevin Nelson | 13 |
| Geffri Maya | Maya Bennett | 12 |
| Hailey Sole | Betsey Parker | 11 |
| Matt Long | Dr. James Peterson | 10 |
| James Morrison | William White | 8 |
| Grant Show | Dr. Archer Montgomery | 7 |
| Stephen Amell | Scott Becker | 7 |
| JoBeth Williams | Bizzy Forbes | 6 |
| Justina Machado | Stephanie Kemp | 6 |
| Stephen Lunsford | Fillmore Davis | 6 |
| Agnes Bruckner | Heather Parker | 5 |
| Aloma Wright | Mildred Clemons | 5 |
| Amanda Detmer | Morgan Gellman | 5 |
| Amanda Foreman | Katie Kent | 5 |
| Anika Noni Rose | Corinne Bennett | 5 |
| Ann Cusack | Susan Grant | 5 |
| Blue Deckert | Detective Joe Price | 5 |
| Diarra Kilpatrick | Nurse Danielle | 5 |
| Evan Olman | Paramedic Rodriguez | 5 |
| Jayne Brook | Dr. Meg Porter | 5 |
| Josh Hopkins | Dr. Noah Barnes | 5 |
| Sharon Leal | Sonya Nichols | 5 |
Private Practice guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 84 | Christopher Wiehl, David Sutcliffe, Geffri Maya, Nina Siemaszko, Allen Lulu, Amanda Pace, Amy Rosoff, Amy Stewart, Andy Milder, Anne Rutter, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Barbara Eve Harris and 72 more |
| Season 2 | 161 | David Sutcliffe, Grant Show, Jayne Brook, Josh Hopkins, Sharon Leal, Amanda Detmer, Hailey Sole, Jay Harrington, Agnes Bruckner, Geffri Maya, Amanda Foreman, D.B. Woodside and 149 more |
| Season 3 | 160 | Michael Patrick Thornton, Geffri Maya, James Morrison, Stephen Lunsford, Christina Chang, Hailey Sole, Derek Phillips, Jeff Skier, Judith Hoag, Michael Reilly Burke, Monica Keena, Stephen Collins and 148 more |
| Season 4 | 157 | JoBeth Williams, Ann Cusack, Cristián de la Fuente, Michael Patrick Thornton, Nicholas Brendon, Blue Deckert, Hailey Sole, Alex Kingston, J. Rene Pena, Jossie Thacker, Kyle Secor, Louise Fletcher and 145 more |
| Season 5 | 133 | Scott Alan Smith, A.J. Langer, Stephen Amell, Anika Noni Rose, Evan Olman, Wes Brown, Aloma Wright, Betsy Brandt, Billy Malone, Michael B. Silver, Aaron Fors, Adria Tennor and 121 more |
| Season 6 | 80 | Matt Long, Justina Machado, Charlie Hofheimer, Chryssie Whitehead, Aloma Wright, Carter MacIntyre, Diane Farr, Elizabeth Pan, Emily Rios, Kylie Rogers, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Missy Yager and 68 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 Private Practice | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Virtue | Dr. Warren | 48 |
| Michael Reilly Burke | Simon McConnell | 44 |
| Patrick Fabian | Robert Weston | 38 |
| Michael B. Silver | David Gibbs | 37 |
| Don McManus | Bruce Tanner | 37 |
| Scott Michael Campbell | Gregory Milford | 37 |
| Christopher Cousins | Eli Wilson | 36 |
| Robert Pine | Jim Wallace | 36 |
| Romy Rosemont | Jackie | 36 |
| Tim Guinee | Seth | 35 |
| John Prosky | Jerry Murphy | 34 |
| Michael Patrick McGill | Marshall | 34 |
| John Getz | Mr. Kent | 33 |
| Currie Graham | Ryan Mason | 32 |
| Ernie Hudson | Frank Kimble | 32 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Micah May | Cop, ER Doctor #1, Officer | 4 |
| Bill Miller | Dr. Mason, Officiant #2, Paramedic | 4 |
| Charli Lindqvist | AA Woman, Assistant, ER Nurse | 3 |
| Conni Marie Brazelton | Judge R.L. Hansen, Judge Faye Daniels | 3 |
| Amanda Pace | Becky, Kelli | 2 |
| Kevin Koster | Officiant #1, Shrink | 2 |
| Meg Wolf | Nancy, Woman | 2 |
| Rachel Pace | Kim, Niki | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Private Practice and Grey's Anatomy — 277 shared actors
- Private Practice and Criminal Minds — 215 shared actors
- Private Practice and NCIS — 185 shared actors
- Private Practice and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 177 shared actors
- Private Practice and ER — 174 shared actors
- Private Practice and Castle — 156 shared actors
- Private Practice and Cold Case — 142 shared actors
- Private Practice and The Mentalist — 138 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.