The Outer Limits guest stars
1,041 actors have guest-starred in The Outer Limits across 154 episodes and 7 seasons. The most-credited is Eric Schneider, Detective Barclay, Dr. Golden, Dr. Osgoode in 7 episodes. 422 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Schneider | Detective Barclay, Dr. Golden, Dr. Osgoode | 7 |
| Alex Diakun | Nicholas Prentice, Minister, Moses Saxon | 6 |
| Garvin Cross | Agent Bauer, Hawkes, Lt. Jackson | 6 |
| Nathaniel DeVeaux | Security Captain, Captain, Col. Birch | 6 |
| Kavan Smith | Allan, Dominic Langton, Harrison Taylor | 5 |
| Larry Musser | Clerk, Detective Pete Button, Dr. Evan Swift | 5 |
| Scott Swanson | Emil Dobkins, General Baker, Kyle Haller | 5 |
| Andrew Airlie | Agent Corey Lonn, Don, Dr. Kevington | 4 |
| Barry W. Levy | Colonel Bell, David Cohen, Jules Mason | 4 |
| Benz Antoine | Fence Guard, LaRue, Security Guard #1 | 4 |
| Bruce Harwood | Dr. Avery Strong, Dr. Norris, Miles Pendergast | 4 |
| David Cameron | Technician #1, Medic, Overseer #3 | 4 |
| David McNally | Pete, Roy Chance, Shak-El | 4 |
| Joanna Piros | T.V. Newscaster, Reporter #1, T.V. Interviewer | 4 |
| John Novak | Adam Link, Dave Pettigrew, Dr. Stansfield | 4 |
| Mark Gibbon | Bailiff, Male Vorak, Overseer #2 | 4 |
| Michael Kopsa | Commander Ivers, Curtis Sawyer, Detective Broder | 4 |
| Robert Lewis | Commander Guy LeClerc, Gould, Jake Sternlight | 4 |
| Robert Moloney | Agent Pinter, Beauregard Larouche, Lab Technician | 4 |
| Tom Butler | Charlie Bouton, Charlie Rogers, Dr. Werner | 4 |
| William deVry | Ben, Bartender, Craig Swenson | 4 |
| Aaron Pearl | Clark, Lt. Winters, Roger Beckersly | 3 |
| Adam J. Harrington | Billy Valentine, Puppet Show Host, Ty Chafey | 3 |
| Allixandria East | Isabelle 'Bix' Bixel, Nurse, Sarah James | 3 |
| Amanda Plummer | Dr. Theresa Givens | 3 |
The Outer Limits guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 185 | J.B. Bivens, Nathaniel DeVeaux, Beau Bridges, David Cameron, Deryl Hayes, Don S. Davis, Dylan Bridges, Garry Davey, Garvin Cross, Helen Shaver, John Novak, Kim Coates and 173 more |
| Season 2 | 224 | Adrian G. Griffiths, Corrie Clark, Gabrielle Miller, Garvin Cross, Nathaniel DeVeaux, Sam Vincent, A.J. Unger, Aaron Pearl, Adam J. Harrington, Adrian Holmes, Adrien Dorval, Alan C. Peterson and 212 more |
| Season 3 | 189 | Bart Anderson, Chilton Crane, Alan Scarfe, Alan Thicke, Alannah Ong, Alexander Pollock, Althea McAdam, Andrew Airlie, Andrew Johnston, Andrew Younghusband, Angela Moore, Anna Hagan and 177 more |
| Season 4 | 257 | Doug Jones, Camille Mitchell, Eg Mahan, Eric Schneider, Matthew Prior, Aaron Pearl, Adam Baldwin, Adam J. Harrington, Adrian Pasdar, Alan Scarfe, Alex Diakun, Alex McArthur and 245 more |
| Season 5 | 243 | Benz Antoine, Alex Diakun, G. Patrick Currie, Robbi Chong, Aaron Smolinski, Adam Hann-Byrd, Adam J. Harrington, Alec Willows, Alex Zahara, Allan Zinyk, Andrea Martin, Andrew Airlie and 231 more |
| Season 6 | 233 | Amanda Plummer, Charlton Heston, Cicely Tyson, Erica Carroll, Hal Holbrook, Kelly McGillis, Laara Ong, Lee Taylor, Mark Gibbon, Michael Moriarty, Robert Loggia, Swoosie Kurtz and 221 more |
| Season 7 | 16 | Brent-Karl Clackson, Christina Jastrzembska, David Cubitt, Dean Marshall, Glynis Davies, James Crescenzo, Jason Gedrick, Jeremy London, Jud Tylor, Kavan Smith, Ken Tremblett, Kim Coates and 4 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 Outer Limits | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Guinee | Corporal Charles Pendelton | 35 |
| Robert Picardo | Emmet Harley | 34 |
| Bruce Davison | Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney | 31 |
| Jessica Tuck | Linda Andrews | 30 |
| John de Lancie | Donald Finley | 29 |
| Peter Onorati | Frank Martin | 29 |
| Brett Cullen | Dr. James Martin | 28 |
| Gary Cole | Detective Ray Venable | 28 |
| Arye Gross | Bernard Selden | 27 |
| Barbara Eve Harris | Colonel Samantha Elliot | 27 |
| Lochlyn Munro | Captain Eric Woodward, Waters | 26 |
| Bruce French | Wayne Fowler | 25 |
| Chris Mulkey | Mike | 25 |
| Gary Basaraba | Ben Miller | 25 |
| John Pyper-Ferguson | Brian Chason | 25 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Schneider | Detective Barclay, Dr. Golden, Dr. Osgoode | 7 |
| Garvin Cross | Agent Bauer, Hawkes, Lt. Jackson | 6 |
| Alex Diakun | Nicholas Prentice, Minister, Moses Saxon | 6 |
| Nathaniel DeVeaux | Security Captain, Captain, Col. Birch | 6 |
| Kavan Smith | Allan, Dominic Langton, Harrison Taylor | 5 |
| Larry Musser | Clerk, Detective Pete Button, Dr. Evan Swift | 5 |
| Scott Swanson | Emil Dobkins, General Baker, Kyle Haller | 5 |
| Andrew Airlie | Agent Corey Lonn, Don, Dr. Kevington | 4 |
| Barry W. Levy | Colonel Bell, David Cohen, Jules Mason | 4 |
| Benz Antoine | Fence Guard, LaRue, Security Guard #1 | 4 |
Shares a cast with
- The Outer Limits and The X-Files — 313 shared actors
- The Outer Limits and Stargate SG·1 — 277 shared actors
- The Outer Limits and Supernatural — 241 shared actors
- The Outer Limits and Smallville — 178 shared actors
- The Outer Limits and Psych — 170 shared actors
- The Outer Limits and MacGyver — 126 shared actors
- The Outer Limits and Fringe — 123 shared actors
- The Outer Limits and Arrow — 90 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.