Vera guest stars

800 actors have guest-starred in Vera across 55 episodes and 14 seasons. The most-credited is Lisa Hammond, Helen Milton in 6 episodes. 57 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.

Who came back most

Vera guest actors by episode count
Actor	Character	Eps
Lisa Hammond	Helen Milton	6
Rob Kirtley	Police Search Advisor	5
Mia Wyles	Jessie Ashworth	4
Steve Evets	PC George Wooten	3
Cathy Tyson	Kath Olivier	2
Mark Spayne	Scene of Crime Officer	2
Martin Oldfield	Solicitor	2
Olivia Armstrong	Jessie Ashworth	2
Ross Waiton	Damien Richardson, Priest	2
Shobna Gulati	Chief Superintendent Khalon	2
Su Elliot	Bron Martin, Irene Francis	2
Abigail Johnston	Alice Masters	1
Ace Bhatti	Stuart Mayfield	1
Adam Arnold	Brad Russell	1
Adam Long	Kyle	1
Adam Turns	Luke Sumner	1
Ade Ajibade	Leonie Becker	1
Adelle Leonce	Yasmin	1
Aden Gillett	Harry Benton	1
Adnan Sarwar	Sergeant	1
Adrian Irvine	Adil Dohni	1
Adrian Lukis	Graham Caswell	1
Agata Jarosz	Cleaning Lady	1
Aiden Nord	Louis Barnes	1
Aimee Cassettari	Lorna Falstone	1

Vera guest stars by season

Guest actors per season of Vera
Season	Guests	Who
Season 1	50	Alan Williams, Alice Sykes, Amber Britton-Dyer, Amy Cudden, Andrew Thompson, Craig Conway, Daniel Flynn, Daniel Rose, Daniela Nardini, Elizabeth Carling, Elizabeth Edmonds, Emma Lowndes and 38 more
Season 2	48	Ben Aldridge, Mia Wyles, Abigail Johnston, Adelle Leonce, Adnan Sarwar, Alex Price, Anna Bolton, Antony Byrne, Barbara Marten, Barry McGee, Billy McColl, Brogan West and 36 more
Season 3	61	Adam Long, Alan Westaway, Alex Childs, Alexander Arnold, Amir Boutrous, Amy Cameron, Ben Addis, Ben Mars, Bev Fox, Billy Kirkwood, Cassie Atkinson, Cheryl Marie Dixon and 49 more
Season 4	61	Olivia Armstrong, Agata Jarosz, Aiden Nord, Alistair Petrie, Anna Francolini, Annabel Leventon, Annmarie Hosell, Billy Howle, Bogdan Kominowski, Caolan Byrne, Charlotte Hope, Christine Kavanagh and 49 more
Season 5	60	Lisa Hammond, Aisling Franciosi, Alex Elliott, Alex Reid, Amer Nazir, Amerjit Deu, Angela Bruce, Athene Parker, Bill Fellows, Blaise Simmons-Johnson, Carla Melaco, Cat Simmons and 48 more
Season 6	59	Lisa Hammond, Aden Gillett, Alex Ferns, Anthony Barclay, Ben-Ryan Davies, Brian Fletcher, Caroline Loncq, Chanel Cresswell, Ciaran Griffiths, Claire Rafferty, Clare Wille, Daniel Ings and 47 more
Season 7	61	Rob Kirtley, Mark Spayne, Ace Bhatti, Alexandra Mardell, Andrew Havill, Annie Hulley, Ashleigh Charlton, Ayoola Smart, Chris Gordon, Clara Indrani, Cole Howard, Cosmo Jarvis and 49 more
Season 8	61	Rob Kirtley, Adrian Irvine, Alistair Findlay, Allyson Ava-Brown, Amy Marston, Angela Lonsdale, Asan N'Jie, Ben Batt, Ben Crompton, Bradley Banton, Caroline Head, Carolyn Pickles and 49 more
Season 9	58	Adrian Lukis, Amira Ghazalla, Andrew Readman, Angela Wynter, Assad Zaman, Ben Robinson, Caitlin Drabble, Chelsea Edge, Chris Iddon, Clare Higgins, Daniel Ryan, Dean Fagan and 46 more
Season 10	63	Adam Turns, Ajay Chabra, Alexander Cobb, Amaka Okafor, Anna Wilson-Jones, Barry Aird, Brian Lonsdale, Cal MacAninch, Caroline O'Neill, Chantelle Alle, Charity Bedu-Addo, Charles De'Ath and 51 more
Season 11	91	Alan Stocks, Amber James, Andrew Whipp, Angela Sims, Ann Mitchell, Ayesha Dharker, Ayten Manyera, Bill Ward, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Catherine Dryden, Cayvan Coates, Charlie Hardwick and 79 more
Season 12	61	Ade Ajibade, Aimee Cassettari, Amanda Horlock, Bill Blackwood, Billy Gunnion, Charlotte Ryder, Connor Crawford, Denver-Isaac Kwashe, Dharmesh Patel, Eilís Konstantina, Elizabeth Hopley, Ellis Eyres and 49 more
Season 13	40	Amit Shah, Andrew Dunn, Aoife Kennan, Beruce Khan, Bridget Marumo, Bryan Dick, Emily Kathryn, Euan Macnaughton, Evie Hargreaves, Farzana Dua Elahe, Fraser James, Gabrielle Green and 28 more
Season 14	36	Cathy Tyson, Shobna Gulati, Adam Arnold, Alexandra Hannant, Amanda Root, Angela Bain, Anthony Flanagan, Bryan Moriarty, Charlotte Bradley, Chelsea Halfpenny, Christopher Connel, Clinton Blake and 24 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.

Vera guest stars who appear in other shows
Actor	In Vera	Other shows
Richard Dillane	Will Peyton	10
Adrian Lukis	Graham Caswell	8
Matthew Marsh	Phil Kingston	8
Nigel Betts	Brian Bennick	8
Patrick Baladi	Ross Varsey	8
Robert Pugh	Eddie Thurston	8
Ace Bhatti	Stuart Mayfield	7
Alan Williams	Michael Long	7
Andrew Havill	Gareth Anderson	7
Anna Wilson-Jones	Orla Cossdale	7
Elizabeth Rider	Eileen Hennings	7
Paul Copley	Malcolm Kenrich	7
Richard Short	Neville Furness	7
Ronald Pickup	Mr. Kipford	7
Struan Rodger	Father O'Brien	7

Played more than one character

Vera actors credited under several characters
Actor	Characters	Eps
Ross Waiton	Damien Richardson, Priest	2
Su Elliot	Bron Martin, Irene Francis	2
Ben Aldridge	Alex Barton, Ollie Barton	1

Shares a cast with

Vera and Midsomer Murders — 146 shared actors
Vera and Death in Paradise — 99 shared actors
Vera and Silent Witness — 99 shared actors
Vera and Father Brown — 74 shared actors
Vera and Doctor Who — 67 shared actors
Vera and Call the Midwife — 62 shared actors
Vera and Lewis — 62 shared actors
Endeavour — 44 shared actors

Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.