Heroes guest stars
489 actors have guest-starred in Heroes across 78 episodes and 4 seasons. The most-credited is Ashley Crow, Sandra Bennet in 39 episodes. 268 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Crow | Sandra Bennet | 39 |
| Jimmy Jean-Louis | The Haitian | 30 |
| Elizabeth Lackey | Janice Parkman | 18 |
| Randall Bentley | Lyle Bennet | 18 |
| Adair Tishler | Molly Walker | 16 |
| Brea Grant | Daphne Millbrook | 16 |
| Dawn Olivieri | Lydia | 16 |
| David H. Lawrence XVII | Eric Doyle | 13 |
| George Takei | Kaito Nakamura | 12 |
| Željko Ivanek | Emile Danko | 12 |
| Madeline Zima | Gretchen Berg | 11 |
| Stephen Tobolowsky | Robert Bishop | 11 |
| Thomas Dekker | Zach | 11 |
| Blake Shields | Flint | 10 |
| Jamie Hector | Benjamin "Knox" Washington | 10 |
| Jessalyn Gilsig | Meredith Gordon | 10 |
| Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine | Usutu | 10 |
| Deanne Bray | Emma Coolidge | 9 |
| Malcolm McDowell | Mr. Linderman | 9 |
| Nick D'Agosto | West Rosen | 9 |
| Ray Park | Edgar | 9 |
| Robert Forster | Arthur Petrelli | 9 |
| Danielle Savre | Jackie Wilcox | 8 |
| Elisabeth Röhm | Lauren Gilmore | 8 |
| Matthew John Armstrong | Theodore Sprague | 8 |
Heroes guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 143 | Ashley Crow, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Thomas Dekker, Elizabeth Lackey, Matthew John Armstrong, Nora Zehetner, Clea DuVall, Danielle Savre, Deirdre Quinn, Missy Peregrym, Randall Bentley, Adair Tishler and 131 more |
| Season 2 | 96 | Adair Tishler, Stephen Tobolowsky, Nick D'Agosto, Ashley Crow, Shalim Ortiz, Eriko Tamura, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Katie Carr, Randall Bentley, Nichelle Nichols, Adetokumboh M'Cormack, Barry Shabaka Henley and 84 more |
| Season 3 | 166 | Brea Grant, Ashley Crow, Željko Ivanek, Blake Shields, Jamie Hector, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Robert Forster, David H. Lawrence XVII, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Malcolm McDowell, Randall Bentley and 154 more |
| Season 4 | 134 | Dawn Olivieri, Madeline Zima, Deanne Bray, Ray Park, Elisabeth Röhm, Daryl Crittenden, Elizabeth Lackey, Todd Stashwick, David H. Lawrence XVII, Harry Perry, Sasha Pieterse, Ashley Crow and 122 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 Heroes | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Raphael Sbarge | Sheriff Werner | 54 |
| Michael Reilly Burke | Detective | 44 |
| Michael B. Silver | Liam Samuels | 37 |
| Alex Fernandez | Captain Baldwin | 34 |
| John Prosky | Micah's Principal | 34 |
| Colby French | Hank | 33 |
| Ernie Hudson | Captain Lubbock | 32 |
| Todd Stashwick | Eli | 31 |
| Karl T. Wright | Prinicipal Marks | 31 |
| Nigel Gibbs | DC Lieutenant | 31 |
| Mark Harelik | Howard Lemay | 30 |
| Erick Avari | Chandra Suresh | 29 |
| Alan Blumenfeld | Maury Parkman | 28 |
| K Callan | Elderly Charlie | 28 |
| Lauren Stamile | Miss Gerber | 28 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Daryl Crittenden | Carney #1, Fire Breather Dad "Chris" | 6 |
| Kat Purgal | Sister #5 – Allison, Mask #2 | 3 |
| Adam Jamal Craig | Staffer, Wellner | 2 |
| David Ury | Landlord, Super | 2 |
| Garrett Masuda | Young Asian, Young Hiro | 2 |
| Kenji Nakamura | Brigand, Camp Supervisor | 2 |
| Milos Milicevic | Big Guy, Hulk | 2 |
| Roberto Sanchez | Police Officer, Secret Service Agent #1 | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Heroes and NCIS — 111 shared actors
- Heroes and Criminal Minds — 109 shared actors
- Heroes and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 95 shared actors
- Heroes and ER — 93 shared actors
- Heroes and Cold Case — 90 shared actors
- Heroes and Grey's Anatomy — 88 shared actors
- Heroes and Bones — 85 shared actors
- Heroes and CSI: Miami — 85 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.