Fargo guest stars
486 actors have guest-starred in Fargo across 51 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Bokeem Woodbine, Mike Milligan in 11 episodes. 74 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Bokeem Woodbine | Mike Milligan | 11 |
| Brad Mann | Gale Kitchen | 11 |
| Russell Harvard | Mr. Wrench | 11 |
| Angus Sampson | Bear Gerhardt | 9 |
| Bob Odenkirk | Deputy Bill Oswalt | 9 |
| Cristin Milioti | Betsy Solverson | 9 |
| Joey King | Greta Grimly | 9 |
| Keith Carradine | Lou Solverson | 9 |
| Rodney L. Jones III | Satchel Cannon | 9 |
| Timothy Olyphant | U.S. Marshal Dick "Deafy" Wickware | 9 |
| Zahn McClarnon | Hanzee Dent | 9 |
| Andy Yu | Meemo | 8 |
| Emily Haine | Noreen Vanderslice | 8 |
| Kelsey Chow | Swanee Capps | 8 |
| Michael Stuhlbarg | Sy Feltz | 8 |
| Will Clinger | Snowman | 8 |
| Conrad Coates | Bowman | 7 |
| Emily Palmer | Scotty Performance Double | 7 |
| Glynn Turman | Doctor Senator | 7 |
| Graham Verchere | Nathan Burgle | 7 |
| J. Nicole Brooks | Buel Cannon | 7 |
| Jameson Braccioforte | Zero Fadda | 7 |
| Jeffrey Donovan | Dodd Gerhardt | 7 |
| Olivia Sandoval | Winnie Lopez | 7 |
| Rachel Keller | Simone Gerhardt | 7 |
Fargo guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 106 | Bob Odenkirk, Joey King, Keith Carradine, Russell Harvard, Gary Valentine, Joshua Close, Adam Goldberg, Barry Flatman, Glenn Howerton, Oliver Platt, Rachel Blanchard, Susan Park and 94 more |
| Season 2 | 101 | Bokeem Woodbine, Brad Mann, Angus Sampson, Cristin Milioti, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Haine, Jeffrey Donovan, Rachel Keller, Raven Stewart, Michael Hogan, Wilma Pelly, Allan Dobrescu and 89 more |
| Season 3 | 87 | Andy Yu, Michael Stuhlbarg, Graham Verchere, Olivia Sandoval, Mark Forward, Shea Whigham, Zina Lee, Caitlynne Medrek, Hamish Linklater, Linda Kash, Mary McDonnell, Russell Harvard and 75 more |
| Season 4 | 103 | Rodney L. Jones III, Timothy Olyphant, Kelsey Chow, Will Clinger, Glynn Turman, J. Nicole Brooks, Jameson Braccioforte, Sean Fortunato, Hannah Love Jones, Nadia Simms, Nick Dibrizzi, Jr., Eric Slater and 91 more |
| Season 5 | 98 | Conrad Coates, Emily Palmer, Brooke Sauvé, Jessica Pohly, Nick Gomez, Quinn Sauvé, Rebecca Liddiard, Erik Ermantrout, Kudjio Fiakpui, Lukas Gage, Michael Copeman, Stephen Joffe and 86 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 Fargo | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Wise | Paul Marrane | 33 |
| Andrew Rothenberg | Liev Moskowitz | 29 |
| Stephen Root | Burt Canton | 27 |
| Wayne Duvall | Captain Jeb Cheney | 24 |
| Ann Cusack | Judge | 20 |
| Adam Arkin | Hamish Broker | 19 |
| Julie Ann Emery | Ida Thurman | 18 |
| Nick Offerman | Karl Weathers | 17 |
| Frances Fisher | Vivian Lord | 17 |
| Glynn Turman | Doctor Senator | 16 |
| Brian Markinson | Bruce Gold | 15 |
| Peter Breitmayer | Lt. Ben Schmidt | 14 |
| Keegan-Michael Key | FBI Agent Pepper | 13 |
| Bob Odenkirk | Deputy Bill Oswalt | 12 |
| DJ Qualls | The Golem | 12 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Ira Amyx | Owney "Yiddles" Milligan (40yrs), Bandaged Man | 3 |
| Aaron Lamm | Ari Moskowitz (16yrs), Teen Helper | 2 |
| Blair Young | Bus Driver, School Bus Driver | 2 |
| David LeReaney | Mail Clerk, Therapist | 2 |
| Gordon Rix | Administrator, Dr. Emilious | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Fargo and Supernatural — 50 shared actors
- Chicago Fire — 43 shared actors
- Chicago Med — 27 shared actors
- Chicago P.D. — 25 shared actors
- Psych — 25 shared actors
- Fringe — 23 shared actors
- ER — 20 shared actors
- Smallville — 19 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.