Dexter guest stars
490 actors have guest-starred in Dexter across 96 episodes and 8 seasons. The most-credited is Christina Robinson, Astor Bennett in 37 episodes. 307 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Christina Robinson | Astor Bennett | 37 |
| Preston Bailey | Cody Bennett | 28 |
| Luke Andrew Kruntchev | Harrison Morgan | 18 |
| Dana L. Wilson | Sergeant-Detective Angie Miller | 17 |
| Yvonne Strahovski | Hannah McKay | 17 |
| Keith Carradine | Special Agent Frank Lundy | 15 |
| Colin Hanks | Travis Marshall | 12 |
| David Ramsey | Anton Briggs | 12 |
| Evan George Kruntchev | Harrison Morgan | 12 |
| Jimmy Smits | Miguel Prado | 12 |
| John Lithgow | Arthur Mitchell | 12 |
| Sean Patrick Flanery | Jacob Elway | 12 |
| Billy Brown | Detective Michael "Mike" Anderson | 11 |
| Courtney Ford | Christine Hill | 11 |
| Francisco Viana | Detective Jake Simms | 11 |
| Josh Cooke | Louis Greene | 11 |
| Andrew Kirsanov | Jurg Yeliashkevych | 10 |
| Charlotte Rampling | Dr. Evelyn Vogel | 10 |
| Edward James Olmos | Professor James Gellar | 10 |
| Jadon Wells | Harrison Morgan | 10 |
| Jaime Murray | Lila Tournay | 10 |
| Jason Gedrick | George Novikov | 10 |
| Julia Stiles | Lumen Ann Pierce | 10 |
| Christian Camargo | Rudy Cooper | 9 |
| Daniel Goldman | Cody Bennett | 9 |
Dexter guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 105 | Daniel Goldman, Christina Robinson, Devon Graye, Christian Camargo, Mark Pellegrino, Brad William Henke, Frank Tedesco, Dominic Janes, Rudolf Martin, Angela Alvarado, Demetrius Grosse, Francisco Viana and 93 more |
| Season 2 | 69 | Christina Robinson, Preston Bailey, Keith Carradine, Jaime Murray, Dave Baez, JoBeth Williams, Judith Scott, Tony Amendola, Adam Lieberman, Anna Maganini, Devon Graye, Dominic Janes and 57 more |
| Season 3 | 20 | Jimmy Smits, David Ramsey, Valerie Cruz, Christina Robinson, Karina Michel, Kristin Dattilo, Pablo Soriano, Anthony Tyler Quinn, Bryce Robinson, Jane McLean, Jason Manuel Olazábal, Jelly Howie and 8 more |
| Season 4 | 66 | John Lithgow, Courtney Ford, Preston Bailey, Christina Robinson, Brando Eaton, David Ramsey, Julia Campbell, Vanessa Marano, Keith Carradine, Rick Peters, Mary Mara, Roger Ranney and 54 more |
| Season 5 | 64 | Julia Stiles, April L. Hernandez, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Peter Weller, Jonny Lee Miller, Adam J. Harrington, Christina Robinson, Kathleen Noone, Preston Bailey, Raphael Sbarge, Rick Peters, Steve Eastin and 52 more |
| Season 6 | 72 | Colin Hanks, Luke Andrew Kruntchev, Billy Brown, Edward James Olmos, Evan George Kruntchev, Josh Cooke, Rya Kihlstedt, Germaine De Leon, Lacey Beeman, Mos Def, Brea Grant, Molly Parker and 60 more |
| Season 7 | 77 | Andrew Kirsanov, Jason Gedrick, Yvonne Strahovski, Dana L. Wilson, Francisco Viana, Katia Winter, Ray Stevenson, Luke Andrew Kruntchev, Evan George Kruntchev, Josh Cooke, Brett Rickaby, Jim Beaver and 65 more |
| Season 8 | 59 | Sean Patrick Flanery, Charlotte Rampling, Jadon Wells, Dana L. Wilson, Dora Madison Burge, Darri Ingolfsson, Yvonne Strahovski, Bethany Joy Lenz, Sam Underwood, Kenny Johnson, Scott Michael Morgan, Aaron McCusker and 47 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 Dexter | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Raphael Sbarge | Jim McCourt | 54 |
| Christopher Darga | Security Guard | 38 |
| Don McManus | Roger Hicks | 37 |
| Scott Michael Campbell | Norm | 37 |
| Dakin Matthews | Dr. Pittman | 36 |
| José Zúñiga | Jorge Castillo | 36 |
| Michael Patrick McGill | Troy | 34 |
| Frederick Koehler | Neighbor | 32 |
| Gary Kraus | Sheriff Burns | 30 |
| Lyn Alicia Henderson | Roni | 29 |
| Vernée Watson | Doake's Mother | 29 |
| Mark Pellegrino | Paul Bennett | 28 |
| Jim Beaver | Clint McKay | 28 |
| Barbara Tarbuck | Mrs. Sussman | 28 |
| Nestor Serrano | Hector Estrada | 27 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Germaine De Leon | Nick, Intruder | 5 |
| Katherine Kirkpatrick | Laura Moser, Woman | 3 |
| Andrew Hawkes | Guard, Machado | 2 |
| Demetrius Grosse | Alex Timmons, Morgue Attendant | 2 |
| Geoffrey Rivas | Handyman, Jorge Castillo | 2 |
| Joe Ordaz | Biggest Columbian, Security Crew #1 | 2 |
| Nikki Magnusson | Beach Jogger, Reporter | 2 |
| Sean O'Bryan | Bodyguard, Dan Mendell | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Dexter and NCIS — 142 shared actors
- Dexter and Criminal Minds — 137 shared actors
- Dexter and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 122 shared actors
- Dexter and ER — 110 shared actors
- Dexter and CSI: Miami — 107 shared actors
- Dexter and The Mentalist — 91 shared actors
- Dexter and Grey's Anatomy — 85 shared actors
- Dexter and NCIS: Los Angeles — 78 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.