Stranger Things guest stars
465 actors have guest-starred in Stranger Things across 42 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Joe Chrest, Ted Wheeler in 23 episodes. 60 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Chrest | Ted Wheeler | 23 |
| John Reynolds | Officer Phil Callahan | 16 |
| Rob Morgan | Officer Calvin Powell | 16 |
| Randy Havens | Mr. Scott Clarke | 15 |
| Tinsley Price | Holly Wheeler | 15 |
| Catherine Curtin | Claudia Henderson | 12 |
| Sherman Augustus | Lt. Col. Jack Sullivan | 11 |
| Clayton Royal Johnson | Andy | 10 |
| Susan Shalhoub Larkin | Florence | 10 |
| Amybeth McNulty | Vickie Dunne | 8 |
| Anniston Price | Holly Wheeler | 8 |
| Eduardo Franco | Argyle | 8 |
| Joseph Quinn | Eddie Munson | 8 |
| Linnea Berthelsen | Kali Prasad | 8 |
| Mason Dye | Jason Carver | 8 |
| Tom Wlaschiha | Dmitri Antonov | 8 |
| Aimee Mullins | Terry Ives | 7 |
| Alex Breaux | Lieutenant Robert Akers | 7 |
| Andrey Ivchenko | Grigori | 7 |
| Calista Craig | Mary | 7 |
| Chester Rushing | Tommy H. | 7 |
| Jake Connelly | Derek Turnbow | 7 |
| Carson Minniear | Thomas | 6 |
| Chantell D. Christopher | Doris | 6 |
| Chelsea Talmadge | Carol | 6 |
Stranger Things guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 63 | John Reynolds, Rob Morgan, Joe Chrest, Mark Steger, Randy Havens, Susan Shalhoub Larkin, Tobias Jelinek, Anniston Price, Catherine Dyer, Peyton Wich, Tinsley Price, Cade Jones and 51 more |
| Season 2 | 86 | Catherine Curtin, Joe Chrest, Aimee Mullins, Joe Davison, Randy Havens, Chester Rushing, Cynthia Barrett, Drew Scheid, John Reynolds, Linnea Berthelsen, Rob Morgan, Susan Shalhoub Larkin and 74 more |
| Season 3 | 92 | Andrey Ivchenko, Francesca Reale, Cary Elwes, Jake Busey, Michael Park, Alec Utgoff, Caroline Arapoglou, Holly Morris, Olan Montgomery, Peggy Miley, Anthony Belevtsov, Chantell D. Christopher and 80 more |
| Season 4 | 184 | Clayton Royal Johnson, Eduardo Franco, Joseph Quinn, Mason Dye, Tom Wlaschiha, Myles Truitt, Nikola Djuricko, Sherman Augustus, Bentley Williams, Chloe Adona, David Alexander Kaplan, Ethan Green and 172 more |
| Season 5 | 96 | Alex Breaux, Calista Craig, Jake Connelly, Carson Minniear, Eden Stephens, Gianlucca Gazzo, Alyse Elna Lewis, Amybeth McNulty, Kingston James, Liam Askew, Linnea Berthelsen, Olive Abercrombie and 84 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 Stranger Things | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick Koehler | Scientist | 32 |
| Hugh Holub | Scientist | 26 |
| Ron Roggé | State Trooper David O'Bannon | 21 |
| James DuMont | Middle-Aged Man | 20 |
| Pasha Lychnikoff | Oleg | 19 |
| Brandon Morales | Tech #1 | 18 |
| Tobias Jelinek | Lead Agent | 16 |
| Laura Niemi | Mrs. Gracey | 16 |
| Arnell Powell | Charles Sinclair | 15 |
| Robert Englund | Victor Creel | 15 |
| Pruitt Taylor Vince | Ray Carroll | 14 |
| Cuyle Carvin | Soldier | 13 |
| Jake Busey | Bruce Lowe | 12 |
| Mark Withers | Gary | 12 |
| Sherman Augustus | Lt. Col. Jack Sullivan | 11 |
Shares a cast with
- The Resident — 47 shared actors
- Ozark — 33 shared actors
- Drop Dead Diva — 31 shared actors
- The Walking Dead — 29 shared actors
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 24 shared actors
- FBI — 22 shared actors
- Homeland — 21 shared actors
- NCIS: New Orleans — 21 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.