Scandal guest stars
600 actors have guest-starred in Scandal across 124 episodes and 7 seasons. The most-credited is Kate Burton, Sally Langston in 43 episodes. 410 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Burton | Sally Langston | 43 |
| Brian Letscher | Tom Larsen | 33 |
| Dan Bucatinsky | James Novak | 29 |
| Gregg Henry | Hollis Doyle | 23 |
| Artemis Pebdani | Susan Ross | 19 |
| Khandi Alexander | Maya Lewis | 19 |
| Eben Ham | Tanner Shaw | 18 |
| Jay Jackson | Mike Waters | 18 |
| Paul Adelstein | Leo Bergen | 18 |
| Vanya Asher | Ethan | 17 |
| Norm Lewis | Senator Edison Davis | 16 |
| Jon Tenney | Vice President Andrew Nichols | 15 |
| Matthew Del Negro | Michael Ambruso | 15 |
| Sharmila Devar | Lauren Wellman | 15 |
| Ricardo Antonio Chavira | Governor Francisco Vargas | 14 |
| Laila Ayad | Charlotte Reid | 13 |
| Debra Mooney | Verna Thornton | 11 |
| Dinora Walcott | Reporter Carol | 10 |
| Mackenzie Astin | Noah Baker | 10 |
| Reece Rios | Reporter Peter | 9 |
| Susan Pourfar | Becky | 9 |
| Erica Shaffer | Anchor Julia, Field Reporter, TV Anchor | 8 |
| Kimrie Lewis | Lisa Campbell, Ashley Davidson, Legal Reporter | 8 |
| Matt Letscher | Billy Chambers | 8 |
| Molly Baker | Rachel | 8 |
Scandal guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 28 | Brendan Hines, Matt Letscher, Liza Weil, Dan Bucatinsky, Kate Burton, Brian Letscher, Leslie Grossman, Troy Winbush, Amanda Fuller, Brenda Song, Curtis Armstrong, Darren Pettie and 16 more |
| Season 2 | 206 | Gregg Henry, Dan Bucatinsky, Debra Mooney, Norm Lewis, Susan Pourfar, Kate Burton, Joe Holt, Sharmila Devar, Wendy Davis, Brenda Song, Brian Letscher, Kate McGregor-Stewart and 194 more |
| Season 3 | 155 | Kate Burton, Dan Bucatinsky, Khandi Alexander, Paul Adelstein, Brian Letscher, Eben Ham, Jon Tenney, Sharmila Devar, Nazanin Boniadi, Vanya Asher, Jack Coleman, Jennifer Peo and 143 more |
| Season 4 | 102 | Eben Ham, Matthew Del Negro, Brian Letscher, Jon Tenney, Vanya Asher, Artemis Pebdani, Brian White, Paul Adelstein, Anthony Ma, Jaden Betts, Jasika Nicole, Khandi Alexander and 90 more |
| Season 5 | 133 | Artemis Pebdani, Kate Burton, Brian Letscher, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Laila Ayad, Gregg Henry, Jay Jackson, Matthew Del Negro, Norm Lewis, Danny Pino, Joelle Carter, John Prosky and 121 more |
| Season 6 | 57 | Tessie Santiago, Zoe Perry, Chelsea Kurtz, David Warshofsky, Phoebe Neidhardt, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Saycon Sengbloh, Khandi Alexander, Laila Ayad, Matthew Del Negro, Nancy Stafford, Brian Letscher and 45 more |
| Season 7 | 45 | Jay Hernandez, Jay Jackson, Dean Norris, Michael O'Neill, Faran Tahir, Molly Baker, Sumalee Montano, Jessalyn Gilsig, Kate Burton, Shaun Toub, Abbi Snee, Aja Naomi King and 33 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 Scandal | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Fischler | Arthur "Artie" Hornbacher | 40 |
| Patrick Fabian | Senator Richard Meyers | 38 |
| Sam Anderson | Sherman | 38 |
| Glenn Morshower | Admiral Hawley | 37 |
| Michael B. Silver | Gavin Mitchell | 37 |
| Romy Rosemont | Patty Snell | 36 |
| José Zúñiga | General Benicio Flores | 36 |
| Michael O'Neill | Lonnie Mencken | 34 |
| John Prosky | Senator Stanley Gibson | 34 |
| Michael Patrick McGill | Clerk | 34 |
| John Getz | Patrick Keating | 33 |
| Dean Norris | Fenton Glackland | 32 |
| Ernie Hudson | Commander Randolph Boles | 32 |
| Larry Poindexter | Mr. Morgan | 32 |
| Karl T. Wright | Dr. Patrick Newman | 31 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Erica Shaffer | Anchor Julia, Field Reporter, TV Anchor | 8 |
| Kimrie Lewis | Lisa Campbell, Ashley Davidson, Legal Reporter | 8 |
| Michelle Wong | Reporter #3, Newscaster #2, On Scene Reporter | 4 |
| Mel Fair | Reporter #1, Smarmy Cable Host #1, White House Reporter | 3 |
| Tiffany Phillips | Angela Raines, BNC News Anchor Angela Raines, Reporter #1 | 3 |
| Aaron Scotti | B613 Agent, Agent | 4 |
| Diahnna Nicole Baxter | News Anchor, Smarmy Cable Host #2 | 3 |
| J. Rene Pena | Secretary, Louise | 3 |
| Will Dixon | Reporter Jim, Reporter Kevin | 3 |
| Adam Burch | 1st Reporter, Reporter | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Scandal and Grey's Anatomy — 211 shared actors
- Scandal and Criminal Minds — 201 shared actors
- Scandal and NCIS — 182 shared actors
- Scandal and Castle — 135 shared actors
- Scandal and ER — 127 shared actors
- Scandal and NCIS: Los Angeles — 118 shared actors
- Scandal and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 110 shared actors
- Scandal and The Mentalist — 101 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.