Numb3rs guest stars
1,099 actors have guest-starred in Numb3rs across 118 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Michelle Nolden, AUSA Robin Brooks in 15 episodes. 725 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Nolden | AUSA Robin Brooks | 15 |
| Matthew Yang King | Matt Li | 14 |
| Kathy Najimy | Dr. Mildred Finch | 9 |
| Leslie Silva | M.E. Ridenhour | 9 |
| Lou Diamond Phillips | Agent Ian Edgerton | 9 |
| Susan Beaubian | Stendhauser, FBI Computer Tech #2, FBI Tech Agent #1 | 9 |
| Dan Martin | Detective Cates | 4 |
| Gibby Brand | Dr. Michael Sabello | 4 |
| James Sie | FBI Tech, Lab Tech, ND FBI Agent | 4 |
| Wendell Pierce | William Bradford | 4 |
| Will Patton | Lt. Gary Walker | 4 |
| Bill Nye | Professor Bill Waldie | 3 |
| Cassandra Freeman | Tech | 3 |
| David Gallagher | Buck Winters | 3 |
| Henry Winkler | Agent Roger Bloom | 3 |
| Joey Adams | Shane McKinley, Student #1 | 3 |
| John Cariani | Otto Bahnhoff | 3 |
| Joshua Malina | Howard Meeks | 3 |
| Keith Carradine | Carl McGowan | 3 |
| Lauren Vélez | Claudia Gomez | 3 |
| Sarah Carter | Nadine Hodges | 3 |
| Shawn Hatosy | Dwayne Carter | 3 |
| Tymberlee Hill | FBI Tech, Junior Agent | 3 |
| Amanda Carlin | Forensic Technician | 2 |
| Barbara Evans | Tech | 2 |
Numb3rs guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 161 | Gibby Brand, Joey Adams, Matthew Yang King, Susan Beaubian, Amanda Carlin, James Sie, Lamont Holmes, Lyle Kanouse, Robinne Lee, Troy Argall, Adam J. Smith, Ajay Mehta and 149 more |
| Season 2 | 233 | Susan Beaubian, Sarah Carter, Cassandra Freeman, Matthew Yang King, Michelle Nolden, Will Patton, A.J. Trauth, Aaron McPherson, Adrian LaTourelle, Al Espinosa, Alan Rosenberg, Aldis Hodge and 221 more |
| Season 3 | 238 | Kathy Najimy, Joshua Malina, Lou Diamond Phillips, Matthew Yang King, Wendell Pierce, Barbara Evans, David Gallagher, Gene Gabriel, Jay Baruchel, Kim Dickens, Lauren Vélez, Leslie Silva and 226 more |
| Season 4 | 175 | Michelle Nolden, Chris Bauer, Kenneth Dolin, Michael Balsley, Sharif Atkins, A.K. Murtadha, Aaron Stanford, Albert Malafronte, Alexander Wells, Andre Ing, Andrea Anders, Andrea Roth and 163 more |
| Season 5 | 209 | Michelle Nolden, Keith Carradine, Leslie Silva, Matthew Yang King, Dan Martin, Henry Winkler, Josh Gad, Lou Diamond Phillips, Adam Dunnells, Adam Godley, Adam Wylie, Adrian Kali Turner and 197 more |
| Season 6 | 126 | John Cariani, Leslie Silva, Michelle Nolden, Dan Martin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Matthew Yang King, Tony Hale, Wendy Makkena, Adam Goldberg, Alan Ruck, Alanna Ubach, Alec Mapa and 114 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 Numb3rs | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Raphael Sbarge | Malcolm Galway | 54 |
| John Rubinstein | Gene Evans | 40 |
| Don McManus | Jeff Kinkirk | 37 |
| Andy Umberger | Frank Auster | 36 |
| José Zúñiga | Bernardo Infante | 36 |
| Jamie McShane | Paul Ballard | 35 |
| Tim Guinee | Glen Olin | 35 |
| Benito Martinez | Arthur Ruiz | 34 |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Artifact Seller | 34 |
| John Prosky | Kyle Holtzman | 34 |
| Michael O'Neill | Boyd Keene | 34 |
| Steven Culp | Detective Graham Larson | 34 |
| Ray Wise | Mitch Langford | 33 |
| Thomas Kopache | Officer | 33 |
| Dennis Cockrum | Jack Morrison | 32 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| James Sie | FBI Tech, Lab Tech, ND FBI Agent | 4 |
| Susan Beaubian | Stendhauser, FBI Computer Tech #2, FBI Tech Agent #1 | 9 |
| Joey Adams | Shane McKinley, Student #1 | 3 |
| Tymberlee Hill | FBI Tech, Junior Agent | 3 |
| Joel Stoffer | Agent Davidson, ND Agent | 2 |
| Lamont Holmes | Lt. Douglas, SWAT Commander | 2 |
| Lorraine Toussaint | Agent Terri Green, Medical Examiner | 2 |
| Michael Balsley | Cop, Nathaniel Greene | 2 |
| Robinne Lee | Agent Harrill, Agent Larkin | 2 |
| Roman Mitichyan | Kaleen Rafiq, Qassim | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Numb3rs and NCIS — 304 shared actors
- Numb3rs and ER — 274 shared actors
- Numb3rs and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 247 shared actors
- Numb3rs and Criminal Minds — 240 shared actors
- Numb3rs and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 216 shared actors
- Numb3rs and CSI: Miami — 209 shared actors
- Numb3rs and Grey's Anatomy — 203 shared actors
- Numb3rs and Cold Case — 187 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.