Will & Grace guest stars
775 actors have guest-starred in Will & Grace across 246 episodes and 11 seasons. The most-credited is Harry Connick, Jr., Dr. Leo Markus in 25 episodes. 397 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Connick, Jr. | Dr. Leo Markus | 25 |
| Leigh-Allyn Baker | Ellen | 21 |
| Bobby Cannavale | Vince D'Angelo | 17 |
| Tim Bagley | Larry | 17 |
| Tom Gallop | Rob | 17 |
| Leslie Jordan | Beverley Leslie | 16 |
| Blythe Danner | Marilyn Truman | 15 |
| Brian Jordan Alvarez | Estefan Gloria | 13 |
| Debbie Reynolds | Bobbi Adler | 12 |
| Jerry Levine | Joe | 12 |
| Charles C. Stevenson Jr. | Smitty | 11 |
| Alec Baldwin | Malcolm Widmark | 10 |
| Laura Kightlinger | Nurse Sheila | 10 |
| Minnie Driver | Lorraine Finster | 9 |
| Gregory Hines | Ben Doucette | 8 |
| Mathew Botuchis | Dave | 8 |
| Molly Shannon | Val Bassett | 8 |
| Woody Harrelson | Nathan | 8 |
| Clinton Leupp | Miss Coco Peru, Lawrence | 7 |
| David Schwimmer | Noah Broader | 7 |
| Marshall Manesh | Mr. Zamir | 7 |
| Eileen Brennan | Zandra | 6 |
| Jo Marie Payton | Mrs. Freeman | 6 |
| John Cleese | Lyle Finster | 6 |
| Matt Bomer | McCoy Whitman | 6 |
Will & Grace guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 55 | Ellen Idelson, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Tom Gallop, John Slattery, Todd Eckert, Anthony Paul Meindl, Ben Caswell, Ben Reed, Beth Lapides, Bob Morrisey, Burt Goodman, Chuck Roy and 43 more |
| Season 2 | 86 | Gregory Hines, Jo Marie Payton, Corey Parker, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Tom Gallop, Amy Crofoot, Marshall Manesh, Mary Pat Gleason, Richard Gross, Aaron Lustig, Al Roker, Alan March and 74 more |
| Season 3 | 102 | Tim Bagley, Woody Harrelson, Jerry Levine, Marshall Manesh, Patrick Dempsey, Tom Gallop, Branden Williams, David Correia, Debbie Reynolds, Ever Carradine, Gregory Hines, John David Conti and 90 more |
| Season 4 | 121 | Woody Harrelson, Andrew Rosenbach, Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner, Brent Sexton, Charles C. Stevenson Jr., Clinton Leupp, Debbie Reynolds, Eileen Brennan, Joseph Will, Kenneth Mars, Landry Allbright and 109 more |
| Season 5 | 81 | Harry Connick, Jr., Dan Futterman, Jerry Levine, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Tim Bagley, Judith Ivey, Minnie Driver, Tom Gallop, Debbie Reynolds, Emily Rutherfurd, Gene Wilder, Jamie Kaler and 69 more |
| Season 6 | 82 | Harry Connick, Jr., John Cleese, Dave Foley, Blythe Danner, Bobby Cannavale, Minnie Driver, Eileen Brennan, Jennifer Lopez, Laura Kightlinger, Leslie Jordan, Michael Morris, Tim Curry and 70 more |
| Season 7 | 100 | Bobby Cannavale, Mathew Botuchis, John Ducey, Edward Burns, Jeff Goldblum, Mark Harelik, Alec Baldwin, Benjamin Sprunger, Blythe Danner, Bridget Flanery, Eric Stoltz, Gina Morelli and 88 more |
| Season 8 | 88 | Bobby Cannavale, Leslie Jordan, Alec Baldwin, Harry Connick, Jr., Leigh-Allyn Baker, Taye Diggs, Blythe Danner, Mathew Botuchis, Tim Bagley, Brian A. Setzer, Brooke Baumer, Charles C. Stevenson Jr. and 76 more |
| Season 9 | 82 | Anthony Ramos, Ryan Pinkston, Alec Baldwin, Charles C. Stevenson Jr., Jordan Julian, Leslie Jordan, Mackenzie Marsh, Mary Pat Gleason, Ramone Hamilton, Robert Klein, Alexa Nisenson, Andrew Rannells and 70 more |
| Season 10 | 73 | David Schwimmer, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Matt Bomer, Livia Treviño, Samira Wiley, Alec Baldwin, Blythe Danner, Charles C. Stevenson Jr., Clinton Leupp, Cody Murray, Connie Shin, Robert Klein and 61 more |
| Season 11 | 77 | Brian Jordan Alvarez, Vanessa Bayer, Demi Lovato, Clinton Leupp, Patton Oswalt, Chaz Ahern, Chris Parnell, Christopher Thornton, Joel McHale, Livia Treviño, Matt Bomer, Matt Letscher and 65 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 Will & Grace | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Raphael Sbarge | Alex | 54 |
| Robert Curtis Brown | "Will" actor | 45 |
| Kenneth Tigar | John | 41 |
| Christopher Darga | Officer Kirk | 38 |
| Patrick Fabian | Alan | 38 |
| Andy Umberger | Captain | 36 |
| Jack McGee | Officer Murphy | 34 |
| Ken Lerner | Bob | 33 |
| Lee Garlington | Annette | 32 |
| Larry Poindexter | Dan | 32 |
| Brian Howe | Ken | 31 |
| Karl T. Wright | Wayne | 31 |
| Todd Stashwick | Gabe Robinson | 31 |
| Mary Pat Gleason | Bridget, Sally | 30 |
| Mark Harelik | Tim | 30 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Crofoot | Female Student, Mamie Crowfoot, Receptionist | 4 |
| Cody Murray | Doug, Officer Jared, Orderly | 4 |
| Chaz Ahern | Keith, Newscaster, Walk Button | 3 |
| Clinton Leupp | Miss Coco Peru, Lawrence | 7 |
| Steve Paymer | Steve, Delivery Man | 6 |
| Vanessa Bayer | Amy, Friday | 6 |
| Ellen Idelson | Will's Secretary - Ellen, Usherette | 5 |
| Mary Pat Gleason | Bridget, Sally | 4 |
| Derek Gaines | Theodore, Theo | 3 |
| Joel McHale | Phil, Ian | 3 |
Shares a cast with
- Will & Grace and ER — 126 shared actors
- Will & Grace and Grey's Anatomy — 114 shared actors
- Will & Grace and NCIS — 99 shared actors
- Will & Grace and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 95 shared actors
- Will & Grace and Bones — 91 shared actors
- Will & Grace and Criminal Minds — 91 shared actors
- Will & Grace and Boston Legal — 74 shared actors
- Will & Grace and Malcolm in the Middle — 74 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.