Endeavour guest stars
520 actors have guest-starred in Endeavour across 35 episodes and 9 seasons. The most-credited is Jack Bannon, Sam Thursday in 11 episodes. 35 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Bannon | Sam Thursday | 11 |
| Colin Dexter | Audience Member at Piano Recital, Cello Player, Don at Booth Hill Debate | 10 |
| Shvorne Marks | Monica Hicks | 7 |
| Simon Harrison | Ronnie Box | 7 |
| Carol Royle | Mrs Carrie Bright | 5 |
| Mark Arden | Eddie Nero | 4 |
| Richard Riddell | DS Alan Jago | 4 |
| Alison Newman | Viv Wall | 3 |
| Claire Ganaye | Claudine | 3 |
| Flora London | Bridget Mulcahy | 3 |
| Phil Daniels | Charlie Thursday | 3 |
| Ryan Gage | Ludo Talenti | 3 |
| Sam Ferriday | Carl Sturgis | 3 |
| Stephanie Leonidas | Violetta Talenti | 3 |
| Colin Tierney | ACC Bottoms | 2 |
| David Jonsson | Cromwell Ames | 2 |
| David Reed | Julian Calendar | 2 |
| Holli Dempsey | Jenny Tate | 2 |
| James Doherty | Mr. Lee | 2 |
| Joanna Horton | Linda Snow, Selina Berger | 2 |
| John Hollingworth | Dan Lofthouse, Taxi Driver | 2 |
| Lynda Rooke | Gwen Morse | 2 |
| Matt Walker | Ray Morton | 2 |
| Nick Waring | Force Medical Examiner | 2 |
| Rebecca Saire | Hazel Radowicz | 2 |
Endeavour guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 61 | Colin Dexter, Alan Morrissey, Alan Williams, Albert Welling, Billy Geraghty, Chris Barnes, Claire Vousden, Clive Wood, Craig Parkinson, Craige Els, Darwin Shaw, Dominic Taylor and 49 more |
| Season 2 | 67 | Colin Dexter, Shvorne Marks, Jack Bannon, Nick Waring, Abby Ford, Adrian Schiller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Beth Goddard, Brian Lipson, Cécile Paoli, Celyn Jones, Daniel Ings and 55 more |
| Season 3 | 51 | Jack Bannon, Colin Dexter, Shvorne Marks, Amalia Vitale, Amelia Clarkson, Amy McCallum, Angela Terence, Ben Lambert, Ben Mansfield, Bronson Webb, Charles Babalola, Chris Larkin and 39 more |
| Season 4 | 64 | Matt Walker, Abram Rooney, Adam James, Adam Levy, Alex Mann, Alex McSweeney, Alex Wyndham, Amy Marston, Celine Buckens, Chris Fulton, Christopher Coghill, Ciara Charteris and 52 more |
| Season 5 | 102 | Mark Arden, Claire Ganaye, David Jonsson, Phil Daniels, Abby Wilson, Alan David, Aldo Maland, Alister Hawke, Andrew Buckley, Andrew Paul, Anson Boon, Antonia Clarke and 90 more |
| Season 6 | 62 | Richard Riddell, Simon Harrison, Alison Newman, Carol Royle, Colin Tierney, Abby Barnes, Adam De Ville, Aidan McArdle, Alexander Hanson, Alice Orr-Ewing, Aston McAuley, Ava Masters and 50 more |
| Season 7 | 38 | Carol Royle, Flora London, Ryan Gage, Sam Ferriday, Stephanie Leonidas, Holli Dempsey, Richard Harrington, Andy Williams, Angus Wright, Beverley Klein, Buom Tihngang, Charlotte Potter and 26 more |
| Season 8 | 51 | Adam Ewan, Adam Mirsky, Amy Griffiths, Andrea Lowe, Andrew Havill, Andrew Woodall, Angus Yellowlees, Anna Burnett, Anthony Flanagan, Ben Bishop, Catherine Cusack, Chirag Lobo and 39 more |
| Season 9 | 42 | Jack Bannon, Simon Harrison, Ayesha Antoine, Bill Skinner, Brian Pettifer, Christopher Godwin, Danny Webb, Imogen Daines, Jack Hamilton, Jake Kenny-Byrne, James Anderson, James Doherty and 30 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 Endeavour | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin McNally | Superintendent Kenny Jolliphant | 11 |
| Richard Dillane | Leo Richardson | 10 |
| Emma Cunniffe | Rosemary Prince | 8 |
| Jonathan Coy | Archie Batten | 8 |
| Matthew Marsh | Percy Walsh | 8 |
| Nicholas Farrell | Sir Alexander Lermontov | 8 |
| Alan Williams | Cyril Morse | 7 |
| Andrew Havill | Professor Lucius Stamfield | 7 |
| Caroline Goodall | Lady Bayswater | 7 |
| Danny Webb | DI Arthur Lott | 7 |
| Michael J. Shannon | Nahum Gardiner | 7 |
| Struan Rodger | Wilf Karswell | 7 |
| Beth Goddard | Barbara Batten | 6 |
| Donald Sumpter | Emil Valdemar | 6 |
| Ellie Haddington | Millie Bagshot | 6 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Dexter | Audience Member at Piano Recital, Cello Player, Don at Booth Hill Debate | 10 |
| Joanna Horton | Linda Snow, Selina Berger | 2 |
| John Hollingworth | Dan Lofthouse, Taxi Driver | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Endeavour and Midsomer Murders — 124 shared actors
- Endeavour and Father Brown — 81 shared actors
- Endeavour and Call the Midwife — 55 shared actors
- Endeavour and Lewis — 53 shared actors
- The Crown — 47 shared actors
- Silent Witness — 46 shared actors
- Doctor Who — 44 shared actors
- Vera — 44 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.