Alias guest stars
150 actors have guest-starred in Alias across 105 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Terry O'Quinn, Asst Director Kendall in 18 episodes. 92 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Terry O'Quinn | Asst Director Kendall | 18 |
| Patricia Wettig | Dr. Judy Barnett | 12 |
| Amy Irving | Emily Sloane | 9 |
| Amanda Foreman | Carrie Bowman | 8 |
| Gina Torres | Anna Espinosa | 8 |
| James Handy | Arthur Devlin | 8 |
| Ira Heiden | Rick McCarthy | 7 |
| Sarah Shahi | Jenny | 7 |
| Angus Scrimm | Calvin McCullough | 6 |
| Evan Parke | Charlie Bernard | 6 |
| Kurt Fuller | Robert Lindsey | 6 |
| Tyrees Allen | Gordon Dean | 6 |
| Isabella Rossellini | Katya Derevko | 5 |
| Joey Slotnick | Steven Haladki | 5 |
| Ric Young | Dr. Zhang Lee | 5 |
| Sonia Braga | Elena Derevko | 5 |
| Wolf Muser | Ramon Veloso | 5 |
| Yvonne Farrow | Diane Dixon | 5 |
| Aharon Ipalé | Ineni Hassan | 4 |
| Angela Bassett | Hayden Chase | 4 |
| Derrick O'Connor | Alexander Khasinau | 4 |
| Keone Young | Professor Choy | 4 |
| Mark Bramhall | Andrian Lazarey | 4 |
| Quentin Tarantino | McKenas Cole | 4 |
| Angus Macfadyen | Joseph Ehrmann | 3 |
Alias guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 65 | Sarah Shahi, Evan Parke, Amy Irving, James Handy, Joey Slotnick, Aharon Ipalé, Angus Scrimm, Derrick O'Connor, Gina Torres, Keone Young, Miguel Sandoval, Patricia Wettig and 53 more |
| Season 2 | 47 | Terry O'Quinn, Ira Heiden, Patricia Wettig, Amy Irving, Faye Dunaway, James Lesure, Yvonne Farrow, Amanda Foreman, Jonathan Banks, Ric Young, Tracy Middendorf, Wolf Muser and 35 more |
| Season 3 | 26 | Kurt Fuller, Patricia Wettig, Mark Bramhall, Amanda Foreman, Clifton Collins Jr., Djimon Hounsou, Isabella Rossellini, David Cronenberg, Griffin Dunne, Justin Theroux, Quentin Tarantino, Raymond J. Barry and 14 more |
| Season 4 | 29 | Sonia Braga, Angela Bassett, Joel Grey, Michael K. Williams, Gina Torres, Isabella Rossellini, Michael McKean, Rick Yune, Rob Benedict, Amanda Foreman, Amy Irving, Angus Scrimm and 17 more |
| Season 5 | 10 | Tyrees Allen, Angus Macfadyen, Gina Torres, Amanda Foreman, James Handy, Patrick Bauchau, Jennifer Hetrick, Keone Young, Stephen Spinella, Sterling K. Brown |
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 Alias | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| José Zúñiga | Roberto Fox | 36 |
| Greg Collins | Kenny | 31 |
| Kurt Fuller | Robert Lindsey | 29 |
| Keone Young | Professor Choy | 29 |
| Erick Avari | Dr. Vasson | 29 |
| Faran Tahir | Mokhtar | 29 |
| Nestor Serrano | Thomas Raimes | 27 |
| George Gerdes | Analyst | 26 |
| Tony Amendola | Tambor Barcelo | 25 |
| Michael Ensign | Vogel | 24 |
| Paul Ben-Victor | Carter | 24 |
| Rob Benedict | Brodien | 22 |
| Amy Aquino | Virginia Kerr | 22 |
| Danny Trejo | Emilio Vargas | 22 |
| John Aylward | Jeffrey Davenport | 22 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Spinella | Mr. Kishell, Boyd Harkin | 3 |
Shares a cast with
- ER — 36 shared actors
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 34 shared actors
- NCIS — 27 shared actors
- Charmed — 22 shared actors
- Criminal Minds — 22 shared actors
- The X-Files — 22 shared actors
- Grey's Anatomy — 21 shared actors
- L.A. Law — 21 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.