True Detective guest stars
412 actors have guest-starred in True Detective across 30 episodes and 4 seasons. The most-credited is Chris Kerson, Nails in 8 episodes. 121 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Kerson | Nails | 8 |
| Afemo Omilami | Police Chief Holloway | 7 |
| Christopher James Baker | Blake Churchman | 7 |
| James Frain | Lieutenant Kevin Burris | 7 |
| Ritchie Coster | Mayor Austin Chessani | 7 |
| Sarah Gadon | Elisa Montgomery | 7 |
| Abigail Spencer | Gena Brune | 6 |
| Adria Arjona | Emily | 6 |
| Alain Uy | Ernst Bodine | 6 |
| Andy Mackenzie | Ivar | 6 |
| Anna Lambe | Kayla Prior | 6 |
| Brett Cullen | Gerald Kindt | 6 |
| Dana Gourrier | Cathleen | 6 |
| Inuik Lee Nielsen Shapiro | Holden Danvers | 6 |
| Isaiah C. Morgan | Young Henry Hays | 6 |
| J.D. Evermore | Det. Lutz | 6 |
| Joel Montgrand | Eddie Qavvik | 6 |
| Madison Wolfe | Audrey Hart | 6 |
| Mamie Gummer | Lucy Purcell | 6 |
| Michael Irby | Detective Elvis Ilinca | 6 |
| Timothy V. Murphy | Osip Agronov | 6 |
| Yara Martinez | Felicia | 6 |
| Angunnguaq Larsen | Dominic Pitka | 5 |
| Dane Rhodes | Det. Favre | 5 |
| Davíð Þór Katrínarson | Officer Cooper | 5 |
True Detective guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 103 | Dana Gourrier, J.D. Evermore, Madison Wolfe, Dane Rhodes, Joe Chrest, Kevin Dunn, Alexandra Daddario, Anthony Molina, Meghan Wolfe, Don Yesso, Erin Moriarty, Garrett Kruithof and 91 more |
| Season 2 | 127 | Chris Kerson, Afemo Omilami, Christopher James Baker, James Frain, Ritchie Coster, Abigail Spencer, Adria Arjona, Alain Uy, Andy Mackenzie, Michael Irby, Timothy V. Murphy, Yara Martinez and 115 more |
| Season 3 | 113 | Sarah Gadon, Brett Cullen, Isaiah C. Morgan, Mamie Gummer, Emily Nelson, Jon Tenney, Kennedi Lynn Butler, Michael Greyeyes, Rhys Wakefield, Bea Santos, Brian Oerly, James MacDonald and 101 more |
| Season 4 | 70 | Anna Lambe, Inuik Lee Nielsen Shapiro, Joel Montgrand, Angunnguaq Larsen, Davíð Þór Katrínarson, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Aka Niviâna, Anemarie Ottosen, Diane Benson, Grace Anderson, Kathryn Wilder, Mary Lou Asicksik and 58 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 True Detective | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Fernandez | James O'Neal | 34 |
| Brett Cullen | Gerald Kindt | 28 |
| Molly Hagan | Mrs. Harris | 28 |
| Michael Hyatt | Katherine Davis | 27 |
| Jeff Doucette | Jeweler | 27 |
| Matt Battaglia | Commander Floyd Heschmeyer | 26 |
| Gareth Williams | Police Chief Warren | 26 |
| Chet Grissom | Bart Sallis | 26 |
| Melinda Page Hamilton | Gena's Attorney | 26 |
| Josh Clark | Deiffenbach | 25 |
| Tim Griffin | Special Agent Burt Diller | 24 |
| Myk Watford | Detective Morelli | 24 |
| Paul Ben-Victor | Major Leroy Salter | 24 |
| Andy Mackenzie | Ivar | 23 |
| Ronnie Gene Blevins | Stan | 23 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Harlon Miller | Video Tech, Wal-Mart Security | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- True Detective and Criminal Minds — 59 shared actors
- NCIS: New Orleans — 48 shared actors
- NCIS — 46 shared actors
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 42 shared actors
- Grey's Anatomy — 39 shared actors
- ER — 36 shared actors
- NCIS: Los Angeles — 36 shared actors
- Castle — 33 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.