Parks and Recreation guest stars
594 actors have guest-starred in Parks and Recreation across 125 episodes and 7 seasons. The most-credited is Jay Jackson, Perd Hapley in 28 episodes. 280 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Jackson | Perd Hapley | 28 |
| Ben Schwartz | Jean-Ralphio Saperstein | 19 |
| Mo Collins | Joan Callamezzo | 19 |
| Yvans Jourdain | Councilman Howser | 19 |
| Jon Glaser | Councilman Jeremy Jamm | 18 |
| Billy Eichner | Craig Middlebrooks | 16 |
| James Greene | Councilman Milton | 16 |
| Andy Forrest | Kyle | 15 |
| Kevin Symons | Councilman Bill Dexhart | 14 |
| Alison Becker | Shauna Malwae-Tweep | 13 |
| Andrew Burlinson | Burly, Scarecrow Boat Guitar | 13 |
| Alan Yang | Chang, Scarecrow Boat Bass | 12 |
| Helen Slayton-Hughes | Ethel Beavers | 11 |
| Jama Williamson | Wendy Haverford | 11 |
| Natalie Morales | Lucy | 11 |
| Kathryn Hahn | Jennifer Barkley | 10 |
| Susan Yeagley | Jessica Wicks | 10 |
| Cooper Thornton | Dr. Harris | 9 |
| Eric Isenhower | Orin | 9 |
| Jenny Slate | Mona-Lisa Saperstein | 9 |
| John Balma | Barney | 9 |
| Lucy Lawless | Diane Lewis | 9 |
| Marc Evan Jackson | Trevor Nelsson | 9 |
| Mark Rivers | Mark, Drummer, Rivers | 9 |
| Pamela Reed | Marlene Knope | 9 |
Parks and Recreation guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 35 | Pamela Reed, Eric Edelstein, Todd Grinnell, Alan Yang, Alison Becker, Andrew Burlinson, Brian Huskey, Bruce Jarchow, Bryce Hurless, Claudia Michelle Wallace, Cletus Young, Cooper Thornton and 23 more |
| Season 2 | 169 | Jama Williamson, Andy Forrest, Blake Lee, Josh Duvendeck, Louis C.K., Phil Reeves, Justin Theroux, Mo Collins, Andrew Burlinson, Ben Schwartz, Jay Jackson, Alan Yang and 157 more |
| Season 3 | 91 | Andy Forrest, Jama Williamson, Jay Jackson, Alison Becker, Andy Milder, Ben Schwartz, Carlo Mendez, Darlene Hunt, Eric Isenhower, Eric Pierpoint, Matt Besser, Minni Jo Mazzola and 79 more |
| Season 4 | 120 | Jay Jackson, Antonia Raftu, Johnny Sneed, Kathryn Hahn, Ben Schwartz, Paul Rudd, Andy Forrest, James Michael Connor, Sarah Wright Olsen, Alan Yang, Andrew Burlinson, Cooper Thornton and 108 more |
| Season 5 | 142 | James Greene, Jon Glaser, Yvans Jourdain, Kevin Symons, Lucy Lawless, Alison Becker, Rylan Lee, Tracy Howe, Ben Schwartz, Colton Dunn, Cooper Thornton, Harris Wittels and 130 more |
| Season 6 | 140 | Billy Eichner, Jay Jackson, Jon Glaser, Henry Winkler, Kevin Symons, Marc Evan Jackson, Ben Schwartz, Mo Collins, Yvans Jourdain, Helen Slayton-Hughes, James Greene, Jenny Slate and 128 more |
| Season 7 | 125 | Billy Eichner, Natalie Morales, Jay Jackson, Herbert Russell, Jorma Taccone, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key, Mo Collins, Rodney To, Susan Yeagley, Andrew Burlinson, Ben Schwartz and 113 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 Parks and Recreation | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Don McManus | Randall | 37 |
| Dakin Matthews | David | 36 |
| Robert Pine | Herb | 36 |
| Michael Patrick McGill | Sanitation Steve | 34 |
| Van Epperson | Stu Fretch | 34 |
| Jim Jansen | Stuart | 33 |
| Gary Kraus | Gene Strackwell | 30 |
| Judith Moreland | Evelyn Roushland | 27 |
| Bonita Friedericy | Maria | 26 |
| Jim Hanna | Bill | 26 |
| Pat Crawford Brown | Grandma | 26 |
| Jim Meskimen | Martin Housely | 25 |
| Stephanie Erb | Beth | 25 |
| Richard Portnow | MItch Savner | 24 |
| Dan Castellaneta | Derry Murbles | 23 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Rivers | Mark, Drummer, Rivers | 9 |
| Karen Teliha | Beverly, Muriel, Weird Woman | 3 |
| Andrew Burlinson | Burly, Scarecrow Boat Guitar | 13 |
| Alan Yang | Chang, Scarecrow Boat Bass | 12 |
| Jeffrey Markle | Chance Frenlm, Man 2 | 7 |
| Tracy Howe | Officer Skorggel, Police Officer #1 | 6 |
| Jon Daly | John, Drunk | 3 |
| Katie Dippold | Mindy Marfan, Woman in Line | 3 |
| Susan Isaacs | Martha, Broker | 3 |
| Biff Yeager | George, Lenny | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Parks and Recreation and NCIS — 90 shared actors
- Parks and Recreation and Grey's Anatomy — 89 shared actors
- Parks and Recreation and Brooklyn Nine-Nine — 83 shared actors
- Parks and Recreation and ER — 80 shared actors
- Parks and Recreation and Criminal Minds — 74 shared actors
- Parks and Recreation and Modern Family — 63 shared actors
- Parks and Recreation and Bones — 62 shared actors
- Parks and Recreation and The Middle — 59 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.