The Walking Dead guest stars
497 actors have guest-starred in The Walking Dead across 177 episodes and 11 seasons. The most-credited is Kerry Cahill, Dianne in 36 episodes. 111 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry Cahill | Dianne | 36 |
| Nadine Marissa | Nabila | 27 |
| Kenric Green | Scott | 26 |
| Antony Azor | R.J. | 24 |
| Jason Douglas | Tobin | 24 |
| Mandi Christine Kerr | Barbara | 22 |
| Lindsley Register | Laura | 21 |
| James Chen | Kal | 19 |
| Okea Eme-Akwari | Elijah | 19 |
| Anabelle Holloway | Gracie | 17 |
| Dan Fogler | Luke Abrams | 17 |
| Kien Michael Spiller | Hershel Rhee | 17 |
| Anthony Michael Lopez | Oscar | 16 |
| Jordan Woods-Robinson | Eric | 16 |
| Matt Mangum | D.J. | 16 |
| Peter Zimmerman | Eduardo | 16 |
| Karen Ceesay | Bertie | 14 |
| Gustavo Gomez | Marco | 13 |
| Jose Pablo Cantillo | Caesar Martinez | 13 |
| Ann Mahoney | Olivia | 12 |
| Dahlia Legault | Francine | 12 |
| Mike Seal | Gary | 12 |
| Sydney Park | Cyndie | 12 |
| Traci Dinwiddie | Regina | 12 |
| Elizabeth Faith Ludlow | Arat | 11 |
The Walking Dead guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 19 | Emma Bell, Jeryl Prescott, Andrew Rothenberg, Juan Gabriel Pareja, Adam Minarovich, Maddie Lomax, Noah Emmerich, Addy Miller, Adrian Kali Turner, Anthony Guajardo, Brent Bernhard, Gina Morelli and 7 more |
| Season 2 | 15 | Jane McNeill, James Allen McCune, Michael Zegen, Aaron Muñoz, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Ylian Alfaro Snyder, Adam Minarovich, Amber Chaney, Amy Cain, Brian Hillard, Deja Dee, Keedar Whittle and 3 more |
| Season 3 | 39 | Jose Pablo Cantillo, Dallas Roberts, Lew Temple, Vincent Ward, Daniel Thomas May, Travis Love, Tyler Chase, Melissa Ponzio, Alexa Nikolas, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Lawrence Kao, Markice Moore and 27 more |
| Season 4 | 48 | Brighton Sharbino, Kyla Kenedy, Davi Jay, Luke Donaldson, Sunkrish Bala, Audrey Marie Anderson, Eric Mendenhall, J.D. Evermore, Jeff Kober, Keith Brooks, Marcus Hester, Melissa Ponzio and 36 more |
| Season 5 | 53 | Tyler James Williams, Corey Brill, Michael Traynor, Chris Coy, Jordan Woods-Robinson, Major Dodson, Ricky Wayne, Steve Coulter, Christine Woods, Daniel Bonjour, Erik Jensen, Jason Douglas and 41 more |
| Season 6 | 65 | Jason Douglas, Merritt Wever, Ann Mahoney, Austin Abrams, Kenric Green, Major Dodson, Mandi Christine Kerr, Corey Hawkins, Dahlia Legault, David Marshall Silverman, Benedict Samuel, Jordan Woods-Robinson and 53 more |
| Season 7 | 60 | Peter Zimmerman, Carlos Navarro, Jason Douglas, Jordan Woods-Robinson, Karl Makinen, Mike Seal, Daniel Newman, Elizabeth Faith Ludlow, Kenric Green, Kerry Cahill, Logan Miller, Martinez and 48 more |
| Season 8 | 87 | Kenric Green, Kerry Cahill, Peter Zimmerman, James Chen, Joshua Mikel, Jason Douglas, Macsen Lintz, Mike Seal, Nadine Marissa, Anthony Michael Lopez, Mandi Christine Kerr, Traci Dinwiddie and 75 more |
| Season 9 | 70 | Kerry Cahill, Matt Lintz, Matt Mangum, Dan Fogler, James Chen, Brett Butler, John Finn, Lindsley Register, Nadine Marissa, Traci Dinwiddie, Gustavo Gomez, Kelley Mack and 58 more |
| Season 10 | 70 | Antony Azor, Thora Birch, Kerry Cahill, Dan Fogler, Juan Javier Cardenas, Lindsley Register, Nadine Marissa, Anabelle Holloway, Gustavo Gomez, Anthony Michael Lopez, John Finn, Alex Sgambati and 58 more |
| Season 11 | 119 | Okea Eme-Akwari, Kien Michael Spiller, Antony Azor, Anabelle Holloway, Medina Senghore, Teo Rapp-Olsson, Chelle Ramos, Ian Anthony Dale, Nadine Marissa, Branton Box, Glenn Stanton, Kerry Cahill and 107 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 Walking Dead | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Menendez | Commonwealth Soldier | 30 |
| Andrew Rothenberg | Jim | 29 |
| Jeff Kober | Joe | 29 |
| John Finn | Earl Sutton | 24 |
| Karl Makinen | Richard | 24 |
| Matt Bushell | Romano | 24 |
| Chris Coy | Martin | 22 |
| Erik Jensen | Steven Edwards | 22 |
| David Ury | Zion | 22 |
| Eve Gordon | Celeste | 21 |
| Rodney Rowland | Baxter | 21 |
| Al Vicente | Mexican Man | 20 |
| Sunkrish Bala | Dr. Caleb Subramanian | 19 |
| Preston James Hillier | April's Father | 19 |
| Taylor Nichols | Jeremiah | 19 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Davis | Café Savior, Dad, Red Poncho Man | 3 |
| Addy Miller | Summer the Teddy Bear Girl Walker, Walker at the Gas Station | 2 |
| Elena Sanchez | CW Cleaning Crew #1, Satchel Wolf | 2 |
| Ylian Alfaro Snyder | Highway Walker, Walker | 2 |
| Robert Patrick | Mays, Mays' Brother | 1 |
Shares a cast with
- The Walking Dead and The Resident — 58 shared actors
- The Walking Dead and Drop Dead Diva — 54 shared actors
- The Walking Dead and NCIS — 51 shared actors
- NCIS: New Orleans — 46 shared actors
- Nashville — 42 shared actors
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 39 shared actors
- Ozark — 37 shared actors
- Criminal Minds — 36 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.