Rizzoli & Isles guest stars
786 actors have guest-starred in Rizzoli & Isles across 105 episodes and 7 seasons. The most-credited is Tina Huang, Susie Chang in 31 episodes. 521 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Tina Huang | Susie Chang | 31 |
| Colin Egglesfield | Thomas Edward "Tommy" Rizzoli | 15 |
| Chris Vance | LTC Charles "Casey" Jones | 10 |
| Christina Chang | Kiki | 9 |
| Darryl Alan Reed | Rondo | 8 |
| Sharon Lawrence | Dr. Hope Martin | 8 |
| John Doman | Patrick "Paddy" Doyle | 7 |
| Alexandra Holden | Lydia Sparks | 6 |
| Chazz Palminteri | Frank Rizzoli Sr. | 6 |
| Gregory Harrison | Ron Hanson | 6 |
| Jaime Collaco | Officer Garcia | 6 |
| Alan Rachins | Stanley | 5 |
| Rick Chambers | Tom Martin, Race Reporter, Reporter | 5 |
| Amaury Nolasco | Lt. Det. Rafael Martinez | 4 |
| Annabeth Gish | Alice Sands | 4 |
| Billy Burke | FBI Special Agent Gabriel Dean | 4 |
| Emilee Wallace | Cailin Martin | 4 |
| Enver Gjokaj | Jack Armstrong | 4 |
| Laura Owen | Teri | 4 |
| Matthew Del Negro | Giovanni Gilberti | 4 |
| Michael Massee | Charles Hoyt | 4 |
| Andrea Bordeaux | Barista, Neda | 3 |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Dr. T. Pike | 3 |
| Jacqueline Bisset | Constance Isles | 3 |
| Jaz Sinclair | Tasha Williams | 3 |
Rizzoli & Isles guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 85 | Chazz Palminteri, Billy Burke, Chris Butler, Darryl Alan Reed, Donnie Wahlberg, Jack Conley, Michael Massee, Omar J. Dorsey, Rick Chambers, Allen Maldonado, Anastasia Barnes, Andrea Bogart and 73 more |
| Season 2 | 147 | Colin Egglesfield, Rick Chambers, Alan Rachins, Chris Vance, Jacqueline Bisset, James Huang, John Doman, Karl T. Wright, Lolita Davidovich, Matthew Del Negro, Aaron Jennings, Aimee-Lynn Chadwick and 135 more |
| Season 3 | 96 | Tina Huang, Alexandra Holden, Chris Vance, Colin Egglesfield, Darryl Alan Reed, Sharon Lawrence, Alan Rachins, Beverly Leech, Ed Begley Jr., Eddie Cibrian, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Aaron Hill and 84 more |
| Season 4 | 124 | Colin Egglesfield, Tina Huang, Chris Vance, Sharon Lawrence, Amaury Nolasco, Andrea Bordeaux, Emilee Wallace, Alexandra Holden, John Doman, Kelly Rohrbach, Ajgie Kirkland, Alan Rachins and 112 more |
| Season 5 | 125 | Tina Huang, Enver Gjokaj, Jaz Sinclair, Jaime Collaco, Jamie Bamber, Karis Campbell, Laura Owen, Adam Hagenbuch, Alain Uy, Alena Savostikova, Alex Weed, Alexa Fischer and 113 more |
| Season 6 | 133 | Christina Chang, Tina Huang, Gregory Harrison, Annabeth Gish, Anthony M. Bertram, David Ogden Stiers, Jaime Collaco, Judith Moreland, Katie Parker, Paul Schulze, Samantha Smith, Abby Brammell and 121 more |
| Season 7 | 129 | Christina Chang, Gregory Harrison, Annabeth Gish, Dwier Brown, Heather Ankeny, Jaime Collaco, Laura Owen, Mark Deklin, Melody Butiu, Nolan North, Satu Runa, Aaron Jaeger and 117 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 Rizzoli & Isles | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Raphael Sbarge | Mr. Davis | 54 |
| Robert Curtis Brown | Noah Brenner | 45 |
| Spencer Garrett | Bill Sutton | 40 |
| Christopher Darga | Mac Hazlet | 38 |
| Patrick Fabian | Nate | 38 |
| Christopher Cousins | Sam Nelson | 36 |
| Michael Dempsey | Bob | 36 |
| Alex Fernandez | Officer Ronald Duncan | 34 |
| Jack McGee | bartender | 34 |
| Michael O'Neill | Jonathan McKnight | 34 |
| Colby French | Skip Ryan | 33 |
| Conor O'Farrell | Warden Price | 33 |
| Ernie Hudson | Admiral Frost | 32 |
| François Chau | Harold Chen | 32 |
| Larry Poindexter | Dr. Byron Slucky | 32 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Chambers | Tom Martin, Race Reporter, Reporter | 5 |
| Andrea Bordeaux | Barista, Neda | 3 |
| Anthony M. Bertram | Driver, Truck Driver | 2 |
| Dominic Pace | Agris, Prison Guard #2 | 2 |
| Tommy Franklin | Mad Driver, Terrell | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Rizzoli & Isles and NCIS — 285 shared actors
- Rizzoli & Isles and Criminal Minds — 240 shared actors
- Rizzoli & Isles and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 182 shared actors
- Rizzoli & Isles and Bones — 180 shared actors
- Rizzoli & Isles and Grey's Anatomy — 178 shared actors
- Rizzoli & Isles and NCIS: Los Angeles — 172 shared actors
- Rizzoli & Isles and Castle — 167 shared actors
- Rizzoli & Isles and The Mentalist — 166 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.