Outlander guest stars
652 actors have guest-starred in Outlander across 101 episodes and 8 seasons. The most-credited is Paul Gorman, Josiah Beardsley, Keziah Beardsley in 23 episodes. 15 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Gorman | Josiah Beardsley, Keziah Beardsley | 23 |
| Rosa Morris | Mandy MacKenzie | 16 |
| Blake Johnston-Miller | Jemmy MacKenzie | 15 |
| Hugh Ross | Arch Bug | 15 |
| Paul Donnelly | Ronnie Sinclair | 15 |
| Diarmaid Murtagh | William "Buck" MacKenzie | 14 |
| Gary Lamont | Evan Lindsay | 14 |
| Robin Scott | Germain Fraser | 14 |
| Antony Byrne | Hiram Crombie | 13 |
| Florrie May Wilkinson | Frances "Fanny" Pocock | 13 |
| Sarah Collier | Murdina Bug | 13 |
| Andrew Adair | Jemmy MacKenzie | 12 |
| Joey Phillips | Dr. Denzell Hunter | 12 |
| Matthew Adair | Jemmy MacKenzie | 12 |
| Romann Berrux | Fergus Fraser | 12 |
| Kyle Rees | John Quincy Myers | 11 |
| Jack Tarlton | Kenny Lindsay | 10 |
| James Allenby-Kirk | Gavin Hayes | 10 |
| Keith Fleming | Lesley | 10 |
| Alexander Vlahos | Allan Christie | 8 |
| Ben Lambert | Captain Ezekiel Richardson | 8 |
| Finn Den Hertog | Willie | 8 |
| Iona Claire | Fiona Graham | 8 |
| Jessica Reynolds | Malva Christie | 8 |
| Carla Woodcock | Amaranthus Cowden Grey | 7 |
Outlander guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 138 | Finn Den Hertog, Aislín McGuckin, Annette Badland, James Fleet, Daniel Kerr, Douglas Russell, Liam Carney, Lucy Hollis, Roderick Gilkison, Tracey Wilkinson, Aaron Wright, Andrew Whipp and 126 more |
| Season 2 | 92 | Romann Berrux, Robbie McIntosh, Scott Kyle, Adrienne-Marie Zitt, Claire Sermonne, Michèle Belgrand-Hodgson, Laurence Dobiesz, Gerard Horan, Gregor Firth, Jim Sweeney, Julian Wadham, Lionel Lingelser and 80 more |
| Season 3 | 113 | James Allenby-Kirk, Keith Fleming, Gary Young, Cameron Robertson, Nic Rasenti, Charlie Hiett, Russell Crous, Wil Johnson, Alison Pargeter, Mark Hadfield, Albie Marber, Apolinalho Antonio and 101 more |
| Season 4 | 82 | Martin Donaghy, Grant Stott, Iona Claire, Kyle Rees, Leon Herbert, Tim Downie, Edward Fulton, John Mackie, Lee Boardman, Trevor Carroll, Will Strongheart, Ainsley Jordan and 70 more |
| Season 5 | 78 | Paul Gorman, Paul Donnelly, Robin Scott, Kyle Rees, Gilly Gilchrist, Hugh Ross, Jack Tarlton, Sarah Collier, Gary Lamont, Jon Tarcy, Andrew Adair, Matthew Adair and 66 more |
| Season 6 | 62 | Paul Gorman, Alexander Vlahos, Jessica Reynolds, Antony Byrne, Andrew Adair, Hugh Ross, Matthew Adair, Pauline Turner, Robin Laing, Sarah Collier, Caleb Reynolds, Euan Bennet and 50 more |
| Season 7 | 125 | Rosa Morris, Diarmaid Murtagh, Joey Phillips, Blake Johnston-Miller, Ben Lambert, Chris Fulton, Sutara Gayle, Harry Jarvis, Hugh Ross, Paul Gorman, Andrew Adair, Andrew Whipp and 113 more |
| Season 8 | 54 | Paul Gorman, Florrie May Wilkinson, Blake Johnston-Miller, Carla Woodcock, Antony Byrne, Rosa Morris, Diarmaid Murtagh, Gary Lamont, Michael Lindall, Tomisin Ajani, Alex Bhat, Benjamin Moss and 42 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 Outlander | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Nigel Betts | Aloysius Murphy | 8 |
| Annette Badland | Mrs. Fitzgibbons | 7 |
| Julian Wadham | Lord General George Murray | 7 |
| John Sessions | Arthur Duncan | 7 |
| Rupert Vansittart | Lord William Dunsany | 7 |
| Gerard Horan | Quartermaster John O'Sullivan | 6 |
| Francis Magee | Crenshaw | 6 |
| Alec Newman | Joseph Wemyss | 6 |
| Beth Goddard | Lady Louisa Dunsany | 6 |
| Colin Stinton | Dean Jackson | 6 |
| James Fleet | Reverend Reginald Wakefield | 5 |
| Angus Macfadyen | Brigadier General Simon Fraser | 5 |
| Robert Cavanah | Jared Fraser | 5 |
| Albert Welling | Pastor Gottfried | 5 |
| Christopher Fairbank | Aaron Beardsley | 5 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Gorman | Josiah Beardsley, Keziah Beardsley | 23 |
| Diana Gabaldon | Diana Gabaldon, Iona MacTavish | 2 |
| Ethan Thorn | Jamie Fraser (1729), Jamie Murray | 2 |
| Muireann Kelly | Dolina, Rosie MacIver | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Outlander and Shetland — 57 shared actors
- Midsomer Murders — 37 shared actors
- Father Brown — 29 shared actors
- The Crown — 28 shared actors
- Doctor Who — 26 shared actors
- Silent Witness — 21 shared actors
- Endeavour — 20 shared actors
- Grantchester — 20 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.