Monk guest stars
1,493 actors have guest-starred in Monk across 124 episodes and 8 seasons. The most-credited is Stanley Kamel, Dr. Charles Kroger in 41 episodes. 799 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Kamel | Dr. Charles Kroger | 41 |
| Emmy Clarke | Julie Teeger | 24 |
| Kane Ritchotte | Benjy Fleming | 14 |
| Tim Bagley | Harold Krenshaw | 9 |
| Max Morrow | Benjy Fleming | 7 |
| Brooke Adams | Abigail Carlyle, Leigh, Leigh Harrison | 5 |
| Jarrad Paul | Kevin Dorfman | 5 |
| Michael Coleman | Cop, Detective | 5 |
| Glenne Headly | Karen Stottlemeyer | 4 |
| J.C. Kenny | Reporter #1, Second Reporter, TV Reporter | 4 |
| Brian Hatton | Detective #2, Detective Roberts, First Detective | 3 |
| Casper Van Dien | Lt. Steven Albright | 3 |
| Chet Grissom | Detective #1, Detective Burns, Detective Terry Chasen | 3 |
| David Hodges | Arthur Beren Patron, Fashion Show Photographer, Suburban Shopper | 3 |
| David Sparrow | Sgt. Cargill, Cop | 3 |
| David Stanford | Uniform Cop | 3 |
| Ed Fusco | Hooded Scientist, Other Taxi Driver, Sgt. Green | 3 |
| Hira Ambrosino | Reporter | 3 |
| John Turturro | Ambrose Monk | 3 |
| Kathleen Mary Carthy | CSI Technician Macy, Field Tech, Medical Examiner | 3 |
| Lance Krall | Bingo Card Checker, Floppy the Clown, Salesman | 3 |
| Michael Patrick McGill | First Patrolman, Sgt. Steiner, Uniform Cop #2 | 3 |
| Michael Shalhoub | Minister, Ned the Beekeeper, Ron Abrash | 3 |
| Rob MacNeill | Bartender, Face-Painted Fan, Passing Sailor 1 | 3 |
| Sarah Silverman | Marci Maven | 3 |
Monk guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 180 | Max Morrow, Stanley Kamel, J.C. Kenny, David Sparrow, Dean McKenzie, Hrant Alianak, Jane Luk, Michael Gossack, Roger Petersen, Stellina Rusich, Adam Arkin, Adrian Griffin and 168 more |
| Season 2 | 220 | Kane Ritchotte, Stanley Kamel, David Stanford, Glenne Headly, Hira Ambrosino, Lance Krall, Adam Clark, Adam Huss, Albert Owens, Alex Paez, Alfred Dennis, Amy Sedaris and 208 more |
| Season 3 | 198 | Stanley Kamel, Kane Ritchotte, Emmy Clarke, Kathleen Mary Carthy, Scott Adsit, Sean Foley, Tim Bagley, Aaron Parker Mouser, Aaron Wulf, Adam Wylie, Ajay Naidu, Alanna Ubach and 186 more |
| Season 4 | 218 | Emmy Clarke, Stanley Kamel, David Hodges, Chet Grissom, Gregg Daniel, Aaron Lustig, Alan Wilder, Albert Malafronte, Alejandro Chabán, Amad Jackson, Amy Ryder, Andy Holt and 206 more |
| Season 5 | 217 | Stanley Kamel, Emmy Clarke, Danny Arnold, Sy Richardson, Al Rondon, Alex Cohen, Alex Morris, Alice Cooper, Andrea Bogart, Andrew Elvis Miller, Andrew Rothenberg, Andy Richter and 205 more |
| Season 6 | 200 | Stanley Kamel, Emmy Clarke, Courtney Gains, Michael Chandler, Michael Coleman, Scott Glenn, Sharon Lawrence, Aaron Todd Kessee, Abby Walker, Adam Kaufman, Alfred Molina, Allen C. Liu and 188 more |
| Season 7 | 182 | Tim Bagley, Emmy Clarke, Aaron Wayne Hill, Alain Uy, Amaryllis Borrego, Amee Bell, Amy Crofoot, Andrew Goldenhersh, Andy Richter, Angela Kinsey, Anne Marie Howard, Anne McDaniels and 170 more |
| Season 8 | 175 | Michael Coleman, Virginia Madsen, Casper Van Dien, Craig T. Nelson, D.B. Woodside, Emmy Clarke, Mary Beth Evans, Michael Patrick McGill, Sarah Rush, Sean Blodgett, Tim Bagley, Aaron Linker and 163 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 Monk | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Virtue | Benjy's coach | 48 |
| John Kapelos | Pauly Flores | 40 |
| Patrick Fischler | Eddie | 40 |
| Glenn Morshower | Martin Willowby | 37 |
| Michael B. Silver | Lyle Turrow | 37 |
| Christopher Cousins | Lt. Hendrix | 36 |
| Michael Dempsey | Detective Patterson | 36 |
| Jamie McShane | Iverson | 35 |
| Michael Patrick McGill | First Patrolman, Sgt. Steiner, Uniform Cop #2 | 34 |
| Benito Martinez | Ex-Marine | 34 |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Judge Rienzo | 34 |
| Jack McGee | Sgt. Danny Weaver | 34 |
| Van Epperson | Postal Worker Juror | 34 |
| Jim Jansen | Mayor Steven Rudner | 33 |
| Currie Graham | Harold Maloney | 32 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke Adams | Abigail Carlyle, Leigh, Leigh Harrison | 5 |
| J.C. Kenny | Reporter #1, Second Reporter, TV Reporter | 4 |
| Brian Hatton | Detective #2, Detective Roberts, First Detective | 3 |
| Chet Grissom | Detective #1, Detective Burns, Detective Terry Chasen | 3 |
| David Hodges | Arthur Beren Patron, Fashion Show Photographer, Suburban Shopper | 3 |
| Ed Fusco | Hooded Scientist, Other Taxi Driver, Sgt. Green | 3 |
| Kathleen Mary Carthy | CSI Technician Macy, Field Tech, Medical Examiner | 3 |
| Lance Krall | Bingo Card Checker, Floppy the Clown, Salesman | 3 |
| Michael Patrick McGill | First Patrolman, Sgt. Steiner, Uniform Cop #2 | 3 |
| Michael Shalhoub | Minister, Ned the Beekeeper, Ron Abrash | 3 |
Shares a cast with
- Monk and ER — 321 shared actors
- Monk and Criminal Minds — 290 shared actors
- Monk and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 286 shared actors
- Monk and NCIS — 280 shared actors
- Monk and Grey's Anatomy — 205 shared actors
- Monk and Bones — 195 shared actors
- Monk and The Mentalist — 195 shared actors
- Monk and Cold Case — 194 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.