Gotham guest stars
829 actors have guest-starred in Gotham across 100 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is J.W. Cortes, Detective Alvarez in 32 episodes. 290 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| J.W. Cortes | Detective Alvarez | 32 |
| Kelcy Griffin | Detective Harper | 22 |
| Krista Braun | Jennifer Luree | 21 |
| Anthony Carrigan | Victor Zsasz | 20 |
| Cameron Monaghan | Jerome Valeska, Jeremiah Valeska | 20 |
| Chelsea Spack | Kristen Kringle, Isabella | 17 |
| Alex Corrado | Gabe | 16 |
| B.D. Wong | Dr. Hugo Strange | 16 |
| Richard Kind | Mayor Aubrey James | 14 |
| Nathan Darrow | Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze | 13 |
| David Zayas | Sal Maroni | 11 |
| Leslie Hendrix | Kathryn Monroe | 11 |
| Tonya Pinkins | Ms. Ethel Peabody | 11 |
| Andrew Sellon | Mr. Penn / Mr. Scarface | 10 |
| Carol Kane | Gertrud Kapelput | 10 |
| Clare Foley | Ivy Pepper | 10 |
| Francesca Root-Dodson | Ecco | 8 |
| Ian Quinlan | Carl Pinkney | 8 |
| James Carpinello | Mario Calvi | 8 |
| Makenzie Leigh | Liza | 8 |
| Michelle Veintimilla | Bridgit Pike / Firefly | 8 |
| Natalie Alyn Lind | Silver St. Cloud | 7 |
| David Thompson | Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow | 6 |
| Jamie Chung | Valerie Vale | 6 |
| Shiva Kalaiselvan | Lelia | 6 |
Gotham guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 242 | David Zayas, Alex Corrado, Chelsea Spack, J.W. Cortes, Makenzie Leigh, Richard Kind, Carol Kane, Clare Foley, Dashiell Eaves, Anthony Carrigan, Kyle Massey, Peter Scolari and 230 more |
| Season 2 | 167 | Tonya Pinkins, B.D. Wong, Ian Quinlan, J.W. Cortes, Krista Braun, Natalie Alyn Lind, Chelsea Spack, Michelle Veintimilla, Nathan Darrow, Alex Corrado, Carol Kane, Lucas Salvagno and 155 more |
| Season 3 | 173 | Leslie Hendrix, James Carpinello, J.W. Cortes, Jamie Chung, Flora Diaz, Alex Corrado, B.D. Wong, Chelsea Spack, Krista Braun, Raymond J. Barry, Adam Petchel, Anthony Carrigan and 161 more |
| Season 4 | 235 | Kelcy Griffin, Cameron Monaghan, Anthony Carrigan, Andrew Sellon, Krista Braun, David Thompson, J.W. Cortes, Michael Cerveris, Nathan Darrow, Shiva Kalaiselvan, Christopher Convery, Joanne Nosuchinsky and 223 more |
| Season 5 | 94 | Francesca Root-Dodson, J.W. Cortes, Kelcy Griffin, Cameron Monaghan, Jaime Murray, Hunter Jones, Shane West, Andrew Sellon, David Carranza, Alex Morf, Anthony Carrigan, B.D. Wong and 82 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 Gotham | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Al Sapienza | Dick Lovecraft | 41 |
| Dakin Matthews | Niles Winthrop | 36 |
| Todd Stashwick | Richard Sionis | 31 |
| Jimmy Palumbo | Detective Boggs | 24 |
| Wayne Duvall | Morry Quillan | 24 |
| James Remar | Frank Gordon | 22 |
| Caroline Lagerfelt | Mrs. Kean | 21 |
| John Bedford Lloyd | General Wade | 21 |
| Michael Bowen | Matches Malone | 21 |
| Richard Kind | Mayor Aubrey James | 20 |
| Jon Sklaroff | Billy Boy | 20 |
| Marceline Hugot | Gretel | 20 |
| Michael Kostroff | Sgt. Tannenbaum | 20 |
| Willie C. Carpenter | Leon Winkler | 20 |
| Jeremy Davidson | Nikolai | 19 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Monaghan | Jerome Valeska, Jeremiah Valeska | 20 |
| Chelsea Spack | Kristen Kringle, Isabella | 17 |
| Brette Taylor | Martha Wayne, Martha Wayne Double | 3 |
| Edward Inzauto | Orderly #1, Officer | 3 |
| Grayson McCouch | Dr. Thomas Wayne, Dr. Thomas Wayne Double | 3 |
| Gregory Konow | Detective, Beat Cop | 3 |
| Adam DeCarlo | Reporter, Squirrelly Guy | 2 |
| Adrian Matilla | Man #2, Monk #1 | 2 |
| Angel Rosa | Cop #1, Detective | 2 |
| Anthony Hoang | Delivery Man, Security Guard | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Gotham and Blue Bloods — 254 shared actors
- Gotham and The Blacklist — 236 shared actors
- Gotham and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 229 shared actors
- Gotham and FBI — 118 shared actors
- Gotham and Bull — 110 shared actors
- Gotham and FBI: Most Wanted — 105 shared actors
- Gotham and Elementary — 89 shared actors
- Gotham and Person of Interest — 85 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.