This Is Us guest stars
775 actors have guest-starred in This Is Us across 106 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Kaz Womack, Kevin (6 y/o) in 21 episodes. 312 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Kaz Womack | Kevin (6 y/o) | 21 |
| Isabella Rose Landau | Kate (6 y/o) | 20 |
| Amanda Leighton | Teenage Sophie | 19 |
| Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman | Randall (6 y/o) | 19 |
| Jennifer Morrison | Cassidy Sharp | 14 |
| Rachel Hilson | Teenage Beth | 13 |
| Jermel Nakia | Young William | 12 |
| Peter Onorati | Stanley Pearson | 12 |
| Tim Jo | Jae-won Yoo | 12 |
| Adam Korson | Elijah | 10 |
| Iantha Richardson | Adult Tess | 9 |
| Johnny Kincaid | Jack Jr. | 9 |
| Gerald McRaney | Dr. Nathan "Dr. K" Katowski | 8 |
| Jennifer C. Holmes | Laurel | 8 |
| Joy Brunson | Shauna | 8 |
| Milana Vayntrub | Sloane Sandburg | 8 |
| Blake Stadnik | Jack Damon | 7 |
| Timothy Omundson | Gregory | 7 |
| Vanessa Bell Calloway | Edie | 7 |
| Auden Thornton | Lucy | 6 |
| Austin Abrams | Marc | 6 |
| Elizabeth Perkins | Janet Malone | 6 |
| Jill Lynne Johnson | Laurie | 6 |
| Joaquin Obradors | Young Jack | 6 |
| Laura Niemi | Marilyn Pearson | 6 |
This Is Us guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 165 | Milana Vayntrub, Gerald McRaney, Janet Montgomery, John Pollono, Hari Dhillon, Jermel Nakia, Jill Lynne Johnson, Julia Cho, Sam Trammell, Adam Bartley, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Denis O'Hare and 153 more |
| Season 2 | 118 | Amanda Leighton, Debra Jo Rupp, Isabel Marcus, Jermel Nakia, Joy Brunson, Iantha Richardson, Ron Howard, Arianna Ortiz, Dawnn Lewis, Elizabeth Perkins, Erik Marion, Garrett Morris and 106 more |
| Season 3 | 165 | Tim Jo, Michael Angarano, Drew Olivia Tillman, Maury Morgan, Peter Onorati, Porter Duong, Rob Morgan, Yetide Badaki, Ava Castro, Charlie Robinson, Hunter Parrish, Iantha Richardson and 153 more |
| Season 4 | 161 | Jennifer Morrison, Amanda Leighton, Austin Abrams, Kaz Womack, Rachel Hilson, Aynsley Bubbico, Blake Stadnik, Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman, Isabella Rose Landau, Noah Salsbury Lipson, Tim Jo, Timothy Omundson and 149 more |
| Season 5 | 132 | Jennifer C. Holmes, Annie Funke, Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman, Isabella Rose Landau, Kaz Womack, Peter Onorati, Vien Hong, Jermel Nakia, Joaquin Obradors, Rachel Hilson, Stephen Friedrich, Amanda Leighton and 120 more |
| Season 6 | 163 | Isabella Rose Landau, Kaz Womack, Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman, Adam Korson, Johnny Kincaid, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Callie Carlin Ogden, Jennifer Morrison, Kellan Tetlow, Hays McEachern, La Trice Harper, Allie Elliott and 151 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 This Is Us | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Virtue | Dr. Grader | 48 |
| John Rubinstein | Ron Schiller | 40 |
| John Billingsley | Bill Weston | 38 |
| Phil Abrams | Dr. Weiss | 38 |
| Sam Anderson | Judge Walter Crowder | 38 |
| Scott Michael Campbell | Commanding Officer Sheehan | 37 |
| Jack McGee | George | 34 |
| Michael O'Neill | Arlo | 34 |
| Ken Lerner | Brandon Novak | 33 |
| Gary Kraus | Gus | 30 |
| Peter Onorati | Stanley Pearson | 29 |
| David Grant Wright | Pritchard | 29 |
| Dan Lauria | Mr. Damon | 28 |
| Sumalee Montano | Dr. Gail Jasper | 28 |
| Molly Hagan | Grace Pendergrass | 28 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Jasper Cate McPherson | Teen Franny, Daughter | 3 |
| Jocelyn Riddle | Amelia, VI Choir #6 | 3 |
| Terryn Westbrook | Natasha, Ashley | 3 |
| A.B. Cassidy | Devin, Manny PA | 2 |
| Dominick LaRae | Featured Crowd Man, Stephen | 2 |
| Eileen Grubba | Mrs. Dunn, Teacher | 2 |
| Reasha Honaker | Customer #2, Denise | 2 |
| Richard Gleason | Nervous Player, Professor | 2 |
| Sherry Mandujano | EMT, Jennifer | 2 |
| Sydnee Parker Anderson | 1 Year Old Kate, Toddler Kate | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- This Is Us and Criminal Minds — 140 shared actors
- This Is Us and NCIS — 130 shared actors
- This Is Us and Grey's Anatomy — 126 shared actors
- This Is Us and ER — 94 shared actors
- This Is Us and 9-1-1 — 91 shared actors
- This Is Us and S.W.A.T. — 89 shared actors
- This Is Us and NCIS: Los Angeles — 83 shared actors
- This Is Us and Shameless — 83 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.