Southland guest stars
817 actors have guest-starred in Southland across 43 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Jamie McShane, Sergeant Terry Hill in 19 episodes. 429 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Jamie McShane | Sergeant Terry Hill | 19 |
| Dorian Missick | Detective Ruben Robinson | 18 |
| Emily Bergl | Tammi Bryant | 15 |
| Mario Cortez | Officer Munoz | 13 |
| Roxana Brusso | Detective Alicia Fernandez | 13 |
| Lucy Liu | Officer Jessica Tang | 10 |
| Jenny Gago | Detective Josie Ochoa | 9 |
| Lex Medlin | Detective Andy Williams | 9 |
| Hedy Burress | Laurie Cooper | 8 |
| Patrick Fischler | Detective Kenny 'No-Gun' | 8 |
| Annie Monroe | Brooke Riley | 7 |
| Anthony Ruivivar | Officer Henry "Hank" Lucero | 7 |
| Carmen Corral | Elena Herrera, Sienna | 7 |
| L. Scott Caldwell | Enid Adams | 7 |
| Yara Martinez | Mariella Moretta | 7 |
| Javier Nunez | Moco, Cris | 6 |
| Annamarie Kenoyer | Kimmy Salinger | 5 |
| Bokeem Woodbine | Officer John Jones | 5 |
| Emily Swallow | Dina Clarke | 5 |
| Gerald McRaney | Detective Hicks | 5 |
| Jona Littman | Pete Moretta | 5 |
| Richard Cabral | Leprechaun, Cholo #2, Joker Ruiz | 5 |
| Victor Alfieri | Victor Cifuentes | 5 |
| Carla Jeffery | Janila | 4 |
| Laz Alonso | Detective Gil Puente | 4 |
Southland guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 159 | Emily Bergl, Lex Medlin, Patrick Fischler, Carla Jeffery, Emily Swallow, Annamarie Kenoyer, Lori Alan, Roxana Brusso, Ally Walker, Billy Brown, Colette Divine, Desean Terry and 147 more |
| Season 2 | 157 | Lex Medlin, Amaury Nolasco, Jonathan Castellanos, Laz Alonso, Marty Ryan, Patrick Fischler, Roxana Brusso, Wood Harris, Alyssa Diaz, Annamarie Kenoyer, Dean Austin, Denise Crosby and 145 more |
| Season 3 | 192 | Jenny Gago, Jamie McShane, Emily Bergl, Jona Littman, Yara Martinez, Mario Cortez, Richard Cabral, Victor Alfieri, Mike Alonso, Roxana Brusso, Bokeem Woodbine, Charles Malik Whitfield and 180 more |
| Season 4 | 202 | Lucy Liu, Dorian Missick, Jamie McShane, Bokeem Woodbine, Carl Lumbly, Cle Sloan, Karina Logue, Mario Cortez, Roxana Brusso, Alexis Matthews, Aline Elasmar, Audrey Wasilewski and 190 more |
| Season 5 | 169 | Dorian Missick, Jamie McShane, Annie Monroe, Anthony Ruivivar, Carmen Corral, Javier Nunez, Gerald McRaney, Lesley Fera, Mario Cortez, Hedy Burress, Annie Heise, Chad Michael Murray and 157 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 Southland | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Virtue | Russell's Doctor | 48 |
| Patrick Fischler | Detective Kenny 'No-Gun' | 40 |
| John Billingsley | Man with Dog | 38 |
| Scott Michael Campbell | Mr. Davis | 37 |
| Christopher Cousins | Peter Wellington | 36 |
| Jamie McShane | Sergeant Terry Hill | 35 |
| Michael Patrick McGill | M.C. | 34 |
| Ken Lerner | Mr. Kahan | 33 |
| Lee Garlington | Cathleen Kerik | 32 |
| Dennis Cockrum | Tom | 32 |
| Frederick Koehler | Arrested Man | 32 |
| Tom Wright | Mr. Hill | 32 |
| Audrey Wasilewski | Doctor | 30 |
| Gary Kraus | Sheriff Carter | 30 |
| Vernée Watson | Mrs. Johnson | 29 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Cabral | Leprechaun, Cholo #2, Joker Ruiz | 5 |
| Eddie Serpa | Flaco Ruiz, Kev, Pancho | 3 |
| Peter Vieyra | Cholo #3, Doobie, Latino Gangster | 3 |
| Carmen Corral | Elena Herrera, Sienna | 7 |
| Javier Nunez | Moco, Cris | 6 |
| Mike Alonso | Black Jimmy, Cholo #1 | 3 |
| Al Coronel | Frank, Nicky Hernandez | 2 |
| Aline Elasmar | Female Patrol Cop, Tina Salazar | 2 |
| Carla Vila | Coleman, Yvette | 2 |
| Carlos Ayala | Cholo, Gunshot Victim | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Southland and ER — 227 shared actors
- Southland and NCIS — 172 shared actors
- Southland and Shameless — 160 shared actors
- Southland and Criminal Minds — 152 shared actors
- Southland and Grey's Anatomy — 127 shared actors
- Southland and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 126 shared actors
- Southland and NCIS: Los Angeles — 121 shared actors
- Southland and The Mentalist — 112 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.