Cougar Town guest stars
135 actors have guest-starred in Cougar Town across 102 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Robert Clendenin, Tom Gazelian, Tom in 35 episodes. 60 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Clendenin | Tom Gazelian, Tom | 35 |
| Carolyn Hennesy | Barbara Coman | 22 |
| Ken Jenkins | Chick | 10 |
| Ryan Devlin | Smith | 10 |
| Spencer Locke | Kylie | 10 |
| Lamarcus Tinker | Kevin | 9 |
| Collette Wolfe | Kirsten | 8 |
| Barry Bostwick | Roger Frank | 6 |
| Nicole Sullivan | Lynn Mettler | 6 |
| Shawn Parikh | Sig | 6 |
| Brad Morris | Jerry | 5 |
| Briga Heelan | Holly | 5 |
| Edwin Hodge | Wade | 5 |
| Nick Zano | Josh | 5 |
| Sarah Chalke | Angie LeClaire | 4 |
| Sawyer Ever | Stan | 4 |
| Scott Foley | Jeff | 4 |
| Josh Holloway | Paul | 3 |
| Maria Thayer | Riggs | 3 |
| Sheryl Crow | Sara Kramer | 3 |
| Chad Roberts | Slightly Older Travis, Young Travis | 2 |
| David Clayton Rogers | Matt | 2 |
| Melanie Paxson | Mary | 2 |
| Michael McDonald | Wayne Gibbons | 2 |
| Rachel Rovner | Rachel, Young Barista | 2 |
Cougar Town guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 63 | Carolyn Hennesy, Spencer Locke, Ryan Devlin, Nick Zano, Scott Foley, Robert Clendenin, Sheryl Crow, Barry Bostwick, Ryan Biegel, Tyler Steelman, Yasmin Deliz, Aaron Blake and 51 more |
| Season 2 | 35 | Carolyn Hennesy, Collette Wolfe, Lamarcus Tinker, Robert Clendenin, Ryan Devlin, Barry Bostwick, Spencer Locke, Josh Holloway, Ken Jenkins, Michael McDonald, Rachel Rovner, Andrew Di Palma and 23 more |
| Season 3 | 17 | Robert Clendenin, Briga Heelan, Ken Jenkins, Nicole Sullivan, Sarah Chalke, Shawn Parikh, Edwin Hodge, Barry Bostwick, David Arquette, Lamarcus Tinker, Michael Ausiello, Natalina Maggio and 5 more |
| Season 4 | 34 | Robert Clendenin, Brad Morris, Edwin Hodge, Ken Jenkins, Maria Thayer, Sawyer Ever, Chad Roberts, Nicole Sullivan, Shawn Parikh, Shirley Jones, Ali Wentworth, Amy Phillips and 22 more |
| Season 5 | 4 | Julianna Guill, Ken Jenkins, Matthew Perry, Robert Clendenin |
| Season 6 | 1 | Melanie Paxson |
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 Cougar Town | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Patrick McGill | Richard Vernon | 34 |
| Van Epperson | Dwayne | 34 |
| Jim Hanna | Russ | 26 |
| Robert Clendenin | Tom Gazelian, Tom | 21 |
| Alan Ruck | Frank | 19 |
| Thomas Crawford | Principal | 19 |
| Andrew Thacher | Doug | 15 |
| Gloria Garayua | Rosa | 15 |
| Sam Lloyd | Ted Buckland | 15 |
| Stacy Barnhisel | Robbie's Mom | 15 |
| Barry Bostwick | Roger Frank | 14 |
| David Clayton Rogers | Matt | 14 |
| Rachael Harris | Shanna Miller | 14 |
| Sean Smith | Vet | 14 |
| Nicole Sullivan | Lynn Mettler | 13 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Clendenin | Tom Gazelian, Tom | 35 |
| Chad Roberts | Slightly Older Travis, Young Travis | 2 |
| Rachel Rovner | Rachel, Young Barista | 2 |
| Ryan Biegel | Doug, Shirtless Guy | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Scrubs — 24 shared actors
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 23 shared actors
- NCIS — 20 shared actors
- Grey's Anatomy — 16 shared actors
- Criminal Minds — 15 shared actors
- Modern Family — 14 shared actors
- CSI: Miami — 13 shared actors
- NCIS: Los Angeles — 13 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.