Riverdale guest stars
530 actors have guest-starred in Riverdale across 137 episodes and 7 seasons. The most-credited is Martin Cummins, Tom Keller, Mayor Keller in 78 episodes. 134 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Cummins | Tom Keller, Mayor Keller | 78 |
| Alvin Sanders | Pop Tate | 70 |
| Nathalie Boltt | Penelope Blossom | 61 |
| Barbara Wallace | Rose Blossom | 52 |
| Lochlyn Munro | Hal Cooper | 51 |
| Peter Bryant | Principal Waldo Weatherbee | 44 |
| Ryan Robbins | Frank Andrews | 39 |
| Molly Ringwald | Mary Andrews | 36 |
| Jordan Connor | Sweet Pea | 35 |
| Cody Kearsley | Moose Mason, Teen Marcus Mason | 34 |
| Tiera Skovbye | Polly Cooper | 32 |
| Barclay Hope | Clifford Blossom, Claudius Blossom | 29 |
| Robin Givens | Sierra McCoy | 29 |
| Nikolai Witschl | Dr. Curdle Jr., Dr. Curdle | 27 |
| Malcolm Stewart | Dr. Freiderich Werthers, Francis Dupont | 26 |
| Shannon Purser | Ethel Muggs, Rivervale Ethel Muggs | 25 |
| Trinity Likins | Jellybean Jones | 23 |
| Zoé De Grand Maison | Evelyn Evernever | 22 |
| Tom McBeath | Smithers | 21 |
| Marion Eisman | Doris Bell, Mrs. Phillips | 19 |
| Sean Depner | Bret Weston Wallis | 19 |
| Trevor Stines | Jason Blossom, Teen Clifford Blossom | 19 |
| William MacDonald | Principal Featherhead, Warden Norton | 19 |
| Wyatt Nash | Charles Smith | 19 |
| Karl Walcott | Clay Walker | 18 |
Riverdale guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 61 | Lochlyn Munro, Hayley Law, Nathalie Boltt, Barclay Hope, Martin Cummins, Asha Bromfield, Trevor Stines, Cody Kearsley, Caitlin Mitchell-Markovitch, Robin Givens, Tiera Skovbye, Alvin Sanders and 49 more |
| Season 2 | 108 | Lochlyn Munro, Martin Cummins, Jordan Connor, Nathalie Boltt, Alvin Sanders, Robin Givens, Peter Bryant, Cody Kearsley, Hart Denton, Brit Morgan, Barclay Hope, Emilija Baranac and 96 more |
| Season 3 | 135 | Jordan Connor, Zoé De Grand Maison, Alvin Sanders, Martin Cummins, Nathalie Boltt, Trinity Likins, Peter Bryant, Gina Gershon, Bernadette Beck, Chad Michael Murray, Cody Kearsley, Eli Goree and 123 more |
| Season 4 | 124 | Sarah Desjardins, Sean Depner, Doralynn Mui, Alex Barima, Molly Ringwald, Wyatt Nash, Alvin Sanders, Malcolm Stewart, Trinity Likins, Barbara Wallace, Kerr Smith, Marion Eisman and 112 more |
| Season 5 | 165 | Barbara Wallace, Peter Bryant, Martin Cummins, Ryan Robbins, Nathalie Boltt, Sommer Carbuccia, Chris Mason, Kyra Leroux, Peter Kelamis, Tom McBeath, Adeline Rudolph, Alvin Sanders and 153 more |
| Season 6 | 101 | Christopher O'Shea, Barbara Wallace, Alvin Sanders, Ryan Robbins, Martin Cummins, Kyra Leroux, Nikolai Witschl, Caroline Day, Ace Rudy Allan Carter, Bentley Thomas Storteboom, Cody Kearsley, Hannah Bos and 89 more |
| Season 7 | 70 | Karl Walcott, Nicholas Barasch, Daniel Yang, Malcolm Stewart, William MacDonald, Abby Ross, Martin Cummins, Ryan Robbins, Garry Chalk, Lochlyn Munro, Nathalie Boltt, Shannon Purser and 58 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 Riverdale | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Lochlyn Munro | Hal Cooper | 26 |
| M.C. Gainey | Paul Boucher | 26 |
| Tony Todd | Farmer McGinty | 24 |
| Robert Baker | Mr. Phillips | 21 |
| Matthew Yang King | Marty Mantle | 16 |
| Gina Torres | Mrs. Burble | 16 |
| Brit Morgan | Penny Peabody | 15 |
| Sam Witwer | Rupert Chipping | 15 |
| Louis Ferreira | Vittorio "Vito" Alto | 15 |
| Gina Gershon | Gladys Jones | 13 |
| Azura Skye | Darla Dickenson | 13 |
| Paul Lazenby | Manager, Inmate #1 | 13 |
| Christopher Shyer | Brad Rayberry | 13 |
| Catherine Lough Haggquist | Mrs. Tate | 13 |
| Peter Bryant | Principal Waldo Weatherbee | 12 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher O'Shea | Percival Pickens, FBI Agent Perry Pierce, Paul Prince | 16 |
| Jesse Goldwater | Bernie Burstein, Johnny Goldwater, Soda Jerk | 7 |
| Martin Cummins | Tom Keller, Mayor Keller | 78 |
| Cody Kearsley | Moose Mason, Teen Marcus Mason | 34 |
| Barclay Hope | Clifford Blossom, Claudius Blossom | 29 |
| Nikolai Witschl | Dr. Curdle Jr., Dr. Curdle | 27 |
| Malcolm Stewart | Dr. Freiderich Werthers, Francis Dupont | 26 |
| Shannon Purser | Ethel Muggs, Rivervale Ethel Muggs | 25 |
| Marion Eisman | Doris Bell, Mrs. Phillips | 19 |
| Trevor Stines | Jason Blossom, Teen Clifford Blossom | 19 |
Shares a cast with
- Riverdale and Supernatural — 190 shared actors
- Riverdale and Arrow — 100 shared actors
- Riverdale and Fringe — 91 shared actors
- Riverdale and Psych — 87 shared actors
- Riverdale and The Flash — 74 shared actors
- Riverdale and The Good Doctor — 73 shared actors
- Riverdale and Smallville — 68 shared actors
- Riverdale and The 100 — 66 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.