Arrow guest stars
1,016 actors have guest-starred in Arrow across 170 episodes and 8 seasons. The most-credited is Keri Adams, Bethany Snow in 47 episodes. 300 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Keri Adams | Bethany Snow | 47 |
| Audrey Marie Anderson | Lyla Michaels | 39 |
| Caity Lotz | Sara Lance | 37 |
| David Nykl | Anatoly Knyazev | 36 |
| Jack Moore | William Clayton | 27 |
| Marrett Green | Merritt Davis | 23 |
| Celina Jade | Shado, Mei | 21 |
| Brandon Routh | Dr. Raymond "Ray" Palmer | 20 |
| Katrina Law | Nyssa al Ghul | 20 |
| Neal McDonough | Damien Darhk | 20 |
| Karl Yune | Maseo Yamashiro | 19 |
| Cynthia Addai Robinson | Amanda Waller | 17 |
| Elysia Rotaru | Taiana Venediktov | 17 |
| Eliza Faria | Zoe Ramirez | 16 |
| Jimmy Akingbola | Baron Reiter | 16 |
| Rila Fukushima | Tatsu Yamashiro | 16 |
| Adrian Holmes | Lt. Frank Pike | 15 |
| Colin Salmon | Walter Steele | 14 |
| Grant Gustin | Barry Allen | 14 |
| Venus Terzo | Dr. Elisa Schwartz | 14 |
| Andrea Sixtos | Zoe Ramirez (Adult) | 13 |
| Brandon Nomura | Akio Yamashiro | 13 |
| Joe Dinicol | Rory Regan | 13 |
| Kelly Hu | China White | 13 |
| Byron Mann | Yao Fei Gulong | 12 |
Arrow guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 202 | Byron Mann, Colin Salmon, Marrett Green, Roger Cross, Sebastian Dunn, Annie Ilonzeh, Celina Jade, Christie Laing, Jeffrey C. Robinson, Kelly Hu, Lee Vincent, Chin Han and 190 more |
| Season 2 | 167 | Caity Lotz, Keri Adams, Kevin Alejandro, Celina Jade, Dylan Neal, David Nykl, Summer Glau, Dylan Bruce, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Cynthia Addai Robinson, Jesse Hutch, Marrett Green and 155 more |
| Season 3 | 165 | Karl Yune, Brandon Routh, Rila Fukushima, Brandon Nomura, Matt Nable, Katrina Law, Cynthia Addai Robinson, Audrey Marie Anderson, Keri Adams, Marc Singer, Caity Lotz, J.R. Ramirez and 153 more |
| Season 4 | 142 | Neal McDonough, Elysia Rotaru, Jimmy Akingbola, Parker Young, Charlotte Ross, Ryan Robbins, Audrey Marie Anderson, Eugene Byrd, Janet Kidder, Tuesday Hoffman, Adrian McMorran, Alexander Calvert and 130 more |
| Season 5 | 184 | David Nykl, Joe Dinicol, Carly Pope, Madison McLaughlin, David Meunier, Dolph Lundgren, Mike Dopud, Tyler Ritter, Alexander Kalugin, Audrey Marie Anderson, Kacey Rohl, Keri Adams and 172 more |
| Season 6 | 165 | Jack Moore, David Nykl, Keri Adams, Venus Terzo, Eliza Faria, Michael Emerson, Evan Roderick, Sydelle Noel, Tina Huang, Jarryd Baine, Johann Urb, Kathleen Gati and 153 more |
| Season 7 | 155 | Andrea Sixtos, Keri Adams, Brendan Fletcher, Michael Jai White, Audrey Marie Anderson, Cody Rhodes, Eliza Faria, Evan Roderick, Miranda Edwards, Vinnie Jones, Christopher Gerard, Danny Wattley and 143 more |
| Season 8 | 76 | Audrey Marie Anderson, Andrea Sixtos, Charlie Barnett, Caity Lotz, David Nykl, Grant Gustin, Keri Adams, Lexa Doig, Melissa Benoist, Aiden Stoxx, Alex Bogomolov, Andrew Chin and 64 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 Arrow | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Al Sapienza | Edward Rasmus | 41 |
| Steven Culp | Senator Joseph Cray | 34 |
| Currie Graham | Derek Reston | 32 |
| Ernie Hudson | General Roy Stewart | 32 |
| David Meunier | Pakhan Gregor | 26 |
| Lochlyn Munro | Captain Stein | 26 |
| Jeffrey Nordling | Frank Bertinelli | 22 |
| Catherine Dent | Alexa Van Owen | 22 |
| Carlos Sanz | Dragos | 20 |
| Eugene Byrd | Andy Diggle | 19 |
| Christina Cox | Mayor Celia Castle | 19 |
| Jason Kelley | Dr. Jarrett Parker | 19 |
| Kevin Alejandro | Sebastian Blood | 18 |
| Graham Shiels | Brother Cyrus Gold | 18 |
| Robert Knepper | William Tockman | 18 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Jaeson Lee | Mercenary, Cavanaugh, SCPD Uni #1 | 6 |
| Rhys Williams | Bank Guard #1, Landmine Soldier, Orderly | 5 |
| Chad Riley | Cop #1, ESU Officer, Halcones Gangbanger | 4 |
| Tom Cavanagh | Dr. Harrison Nash Wells, Eobard Thawne / Harrison Wells / Reverse-Flash, Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash | 3 |
| Patrick Sabongui | Captain David Singh, Soldier #2, Street Dealer | 5 |
| Bruce Crawford | Bank Guard #2, Mobster, Older Man | 3 |
| Cassandra Ebner | Model #1, Scientist, Veronica Sparks | 3 |
| Chris Ang | Officer, Technician #1, Thug | 3 |
| Dexter Bell | Gangbanger #2, Released Criminal, Security Guard | 3 |
| Jason Wingham | Officer #1, Pablo Estevez, Thug | 3 |
Shares a cast with
- Arrow and Supernatural — 423 shared actors
- Arrow and Fringe — 225 shared actors
- Arrow and Psych — 184 shared actors
- Arrow and Stargate SG·1 — 167 shared actors
- Arrow and The 100 — 149 shared actors
- Arrow and Smallville — 143 shared actors
- Arrow and The Flash — 137 shared actors
- Arrow and Supergirl — 127 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.