Brothers & Sisters guest stars
513 actors have guest-starred in Brothers & Sisters across 109 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Ken Olin, David Caplan in 29 episodes. 321 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Olin | David Caplan | 29 |
| Denis O'Hare | Travis March | 12 |
| Peter Gerety | Dennis York | 11 |
| Emily Rose | Lena Branigan | 10 |
| Isabella Rae Thomas | Olivia Carla Salazar | 10 |
| Josh Hopkins | Warren Salter | 9 |
| Marika Dominczyk | Tyler Altamirano | 9 |
| Mark Ricks | Evan McCallister | 9 |
| Daniel Oshionebo | Evan McCallister | 8 |
| David Burke | Jack Bishop | 8 |
| David Oshionebo | Evan McCallister | 8 |
| Jason Lewis | Chad Berry | 8 |
| Roxy Olin | Michelle McCormack | 8 |
| Steven Weber | Graham Finch | 8 |
| Danny Glover | Isaac Marshall | 6 |
| Eric Christian Olsen | Kyle DeWitt | 6 |
| Nigel Havers | Roger Grant | 6 |
| Paul Cassell | Gary Morris | 6 |
| Ryan Devlin | Seth Whitley | 6 |
| Tom Skerritt | William "Bill" Walker | 6 |
| Will McCormack | Ethan Tavis | 6 |
| Beau Bridges | Nick Brody | 5 |
| Eric Winter | Jason McCallister | 5 |
| Jay Huguley | Whit Peyton | 5 |
| John Terry | Dr. Karl West | 5 |
Brothers & Sisters guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 134 | Josh Hopkins, David Burke, Jason Lewis, Marika Dominczyk, Jay Huguley, Matthew Settle, Paul Cassell, Keri Lynn Pratt, Peter Coyote, Shawn Michael Patrick, Tom Skerritt, Treat Williams and 122 more |
| Season 2 | 89 | Denis O'Hare, Emily Rose, Steven Weber, Danny Glover, Ken Olin, Eric Winter, Justine Dorsey, Chevy Chase, Emil Beheshti, Jim Jansen, Max Burkholder, Michael Nouri and 77 more |
| Season 3 | 118 | Ken Olin, Eric Christian Olsen, Will McCormack, Nigel Havers, Luc Charbonnier, Matt Letscher, Sonja Sohn, Gayla Johnson, Mitch Pileggi, Tymberlee Hill, Cotter Smith, David Andrews and 106 more |
| Season 4 | 110 | Peter Gerety, Ken Olin, Daniel Oshionebo, David Oshionebo, Jon Tenney, Amy Aquino, Jay Karnes, Cheryl Hines, Denzel Whitaker, John Aylward, Roxy Olin, Chris Flanders and 98 more |
| Season 5 | 100 | Isabella Rae Thomas, Mark Ricks, Ken Olin, Ryan Devlin, Beau Bridges, John Terry, Odette Annable, Richard Chamberlain, Edwina Findley, Jeremy Davidson, John Apicella, Cara Buono and 88 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 Brothers & Sisters | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Virtue | Dr. Bob Feldman | 48 |
| John Rubinstein | Dr. Marc Wilson | 40 |
| Phil Abrams | Harold Wallace | 38 |
| Michael B. Silver | Stu Orenbacher | 37 |
| Scott Michael Campbell | Young Dennis York | 37 |
| Romy Rosemont | The Counselor | 36 |
| Michael Dempsey | Ed | 36 |
| John Prosky | Ron Robinson | 34 |
| Jim Jansen | Governor Clay Adamson | 33 |
| Thomas Kopache | Berkeley Goldschmidt | 33 |
| Karl T. Wright | Alan Simms | 31 |
| Scott Klace | Kent Barnes | 31 |
| Cristine Rose | Dean Danielle Whitley | 30 |
| Patrick St. Esprit | Bill Stanton | 29 |
| Shelley Robertson | Lynda, Journalist | 28 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Flanders | Steve, Reporter | 3 |
| Shelley Robertson | Lynda, Journalist | 3 |
| Maia Danziger | Board Member #1, E.R. Nurse | 2 |
| Marie Michel | Desk Attendant, Mona | 2 |
| Paula Rhodes | B-Movie Victim, Miss Mitchell | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Brothers & Sisters and Criminal Minds — 127 shared actors
- Brothers & Sisters and ER — 124 shared actors
- Brothers & Sisters and NCIS — 122 shared actors
- Brothers & Sisters and Grey's Anatomy — 119 shared actors
- Brothers & Sisters and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 88 shared actors
- Brothers & Sisters and Castle — 84 shared actors
- Brothers & Sisters and Bones — 80 shared actors
- Brothers & Sisters and CSI: Miami — 80 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.