The Bear guest stars
203 actors have guest-starred in The Bear across 46 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Corey Hendrix, Gary "Sweeps" Woods in 34 episodes. 17 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Corey Hendrix | Gary "Sweeps" Woods | 34 |
| Oliver Platt | Jimmy "Cicero" Kalinowski | 27 |
| Ricky Staffieri | Theodore Fak | 27 |
| Jose M. Cervantes | Angel | 25 |
| Richard Esteras | Manny | 25 |
| Chris Witaske | Pete | 19 |
| Christopher J. Zucchero | Chi-Chi | 19 |
| Sarah Ramos | Jessica | 18 |
| Molly Gordon | Claire | 16 |
| Paulie James | Chuckie | 15 |
| Will Poulter | Chef Luca | 15 |
| Andrew Lopez | Garrett | 13 |
| Rene Gube | Rene | 13 |
| Brian Koppelman | Nicholas "Computer" Marshall | 12 |
| Carmen Christopher | Chester | 12 |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | Donna Berzatto | 12 |
| Robert Townsend | Emmanuel Adamu | 12 |
| Adam Shapiro | Chef Adam Shapiro | 8 |
| Gillian Jacobs | Tiffany Jerimovich | 8 |
| Elsie Fisher | Terry "Cheese" Cheddario | 7 |
| Joel McHale | Chef David Fields | 6 |
| Jon Bernthal | Michael Berzatto | 6 |
| Mitra Jouhari | Kelly | 6 |
| Annabelle Toomey | Eva | 5 |
| David Zayas | David Marrero | 5 |
The Bear guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 39 | Corey Hendrix, Jose M. Cervantes, Richard Esteras, Chris Witaske, Carmen Christopher, Christopher J. Zucchero, Joel McHale, Jon Bernthal, Millie Hurley, Oliver Platt, PJ Fishwick, Aaron Crippen and 27 more |
| Season 2 | 68 | Corey Hendrix, Jose M. Cervantes, Molly Gordon, Oliver Platt, Richard Esteras, Alex Moffat, Robert Townsend, Alma Washington, Carmen Christopher, Chris Witaske, Isa Arciniegas, Jack Lancaster and 56 more |
| Season 3 | 70 | Ricky Staffieri, Corey Hendrix, Molly Gordon, Oliver Platt, Adam Shapiro, Christopher J. Zucchero, Chris Witaske, Jose M. Cervantes, Richard Esteras, Annabelle Toomey, David Zayas, Gillian Jacobs and 58 more |
| Season 4 | 43 | Christopher J. Zucchero, Corey Hendrix, Paulie James, Ricky Staffieri, Sarah Ramos, Andrew Lopez, Oliver Platt, Chris Witaske, Rene Gube, Robert Townsend, Brian Koppelman, Molly Gordon and 31 more |
| Season 5 | 74 | Oliver Platt, Ricky Staffieri, Sarah Ramos, Will Poulter, Brian Koppelman, Elsie Fisher, Corey Hendrix, Jamie Lee Curtis, Paulie James, Rene Gube, Andrew Lopez, Christopher J. Zucchero and 62 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 The Bear | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| David Zayas | David Marrero | 14 |
| Bob Odenkirk | Uncle Lee | 12 |
| Brad Morris | Allan Mitchell | 9 |
| Oliver Platt | Jimmy "Cicero" Kalinowski | 8 |
| Sarah Paulson | Cousin Michelle | 8 |
| Sarah Ramos | Jessica | 7 |
| Joel McHale | Chef David Fields | 7 |
| Rob Reiner | Albert Schnur | 7 |
| Harry Lennix | Mr. Brooks | 7 |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | Donna Berzatto | 6 |
| Jon Bernthal | Michael Berzatto | 6 |
| Amy Morton | Nancy Chore | 6 |
| Deirdre O'Connell | Mary Heyman | 6 |
| Gillian Jacobs | Tiffany Jerimovich | 5 |
| Alma Washington | Angela Brooks | 5 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Anthony Chang | Guy outside The Bear, TBD | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- The Bear and Chicago P.D. — 49 shared actors
- Chicago Fire — 37 shared actors
- Chicago Med — 33 shared actors
- Shameless — 12 shared actors
- Fargo — 9 shared actors
- The Simpsons — 7 shared actors
- Bob's Burgers — 5 shared actors
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 5 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.