The Handmaid's Tale guest stars
609 actors have guest-starred in The Handmaid's Tale across 66 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Nina Kiri, Alma / Ofrobert in 29 episodes. 32 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Nina Kiri | Alma / Ofrobert | 29 |
| Bahia Watson | Brianna / Oferic | 25 |
| Stephen Kunken | Commander Warren Putnam | 19 |
| Jonathan Watton | Commander Matthew Calhoun | 16 |
| Angela Vint | Leah | 13 |
| Jordana Blake | Hannah | 13 |
| Edie Inksetter | Aunt Elizabeth | 11 |
| Jenessa Grant | Dolores / Ofsamuel | 11 |
| Kristen Lee Gutoskie | Beth | 10 |
| Carey Cox | Rose Blaine | 9 |
| Josh Charles | Commander Gabriel Wharton | 9 |
| Tattiawna Jones | Lillie Fuller / Ofglen #2 | 9 |
| Julie Dretzin | Eleanor Lawrence | 8 |
| Ashleigh LaThrop | Natalie / Ofmatthew | 7 |
| Sugenja Sri | Sienna | 7 |
| Sydney Sweeney | Eden Spencer | 7 |
| Vanessa Burns | Mrs. Calhoun | 7 |
| Cherry Jones | Holly Maddox | 6 |
| Krista Morin | Rachel Tapping | 6 |
| Mckenna Grace | Esther Keyes | 6 |
| Paula Boudreau | Grace Scott | 6 |
| Birgitte Solem | Putnam Martha | 5 |
| Clea DuVall | Sylvia | 5 |
| Genevieve Angelson | Alanis Wheeler | 5 |
| Robert Curtis Brown | Andrew Pryce | 5 |
The Handmaid's Tale guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 81 | Nina Kiri, Tattiawna Jones, Bahia Watson, Jenessa Grant, Jordana Blake, Angela Vint, Birgitte Solem, Stephen Kunken, Edie Inksetter, Jennie Raymond, Kristen Lee Gutoskie, Robert Curtis Brown and 69 more |
| Season 2 | 140 | Bahia Watson, Nina Kiri, Sydney Sweeney, Stephen Kunken, Jenessa Grant, Angela Vint, Adrian Walters, Chris Gillett, Danielle Height, Greg Bryk, Jamila Fleming, Jordana Blake and 128 more |
| Season 3 | 159 | Nina Kiri, Bahia Watson, Ashleigh LaThrop, Kristen Lee Gutoskie, Julie Dretzin, Sugenja Sri, Jonathan Watton, Christopher Meloni, Stephen Kunken, Clea DuVall, Elizabeth Reaser, Angela Vint and 147 more |
| Season 4 | 70 | Bahia Watson, Edie Inksetter, Jeananne Goossen, Krista Morin, Mckenna Grace, Nina Kiri, Stephen Kunken, Zawe Ashton, Alex Castillo, Allison Edwards-Crewe, Amanda Zhou, Bill MacDonald and 58 more |
| Season 5 | 126 | Carey Cox, Genevieve Angelson, Jonathan Watton, Jordana Blake, Lucas Neff, Jason Butler Harner, Malaika Hennie-Hamadi, Mckenna Grace, Michael Rhoades, Rossif Sutherland, Stephen Kunken, Vanessa Burns and 114 more |
| Season 6 | 108 | Josh Charles, Timothy Simons, Athena Karkanis, Carey Cox, Jonathan Watton, Tim Campbell, Cherry Jones, D'Arcy Carden, Kyle Jonathon, Patricia Vanstone, Angela Vint, Avaah Blackwell and 96 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 Handmaid's Tale | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Curtis Brown | Andrew Pryce | 45 |
| Deidrie Henry | Martha | 19 |
| Julie Dretzin | Eleanor Lawrence | 16 |
| Clea DuVall | Sylvia | 15 |
| Jeremy Shamos | Dr. Alan Landers | 15 |
| Reed Birney | Lieutenant Stans | 14 |
| Tim Ransom | Whitford | 14 |
| Erin Way | Erin | 13 |
| Laila Robins | Pamela Joy | 12 |
| Jason Butler Harner | Commander MacKenzie | 11 |
| Ericka Kreutz | Nurse Wheeler | 11 |
| John Carroll Lynch | Dan | 11 |
| Zabryna Guevara | Mrs. Castillo | 10 |
| Omar Maskati | Steven | 8 |
| Laurie Murdoch | Canadian Minister | 8 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Dani Pagliarello | Bird Dog Protestor #2, Linda (Aid Worker) | 2 |
| Ian Ronningen | Guardian, Offred's Guardian 2 | 2 |
| Raven Riley Duporte | Hannah (3 Years Old), Young Hannah | 2 |
| Sarah Slywchuk | Handmaid, Red Center Handmaid | 2 |
| Sophia Walker | Abby, Investigator Zhou | 2 |
| Troy Blundell | Guardian #1, Offred's Guardian | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- The Handmaid's Tale and The Expanse — 59 shared actors
- The Boys — 48 shared actors
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — 30 shared actors
- Reacher — 28 shared actors
- The Umbrella Academy — 26 shared actors
- Star Trek: Discovery — 19 shared actors
- Suits — 19 shared actors
- Schitt's Creek — 18 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.