Shameless guest stars
1,549 actors have guest-starred in Shameless across 134 episodes and 11 seasons. The most-credited is Michael Patrick McGill, Tommy in 90 episodes. 704 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Patrick McGill | Tommy | 90 |
| Jim Hoffmaster | Kermit | 69 |
| Joan Cusack | Sheila Jackson | 44 |
| Scott Michael Campbell | Brad | 38 |
| Kellen Michael | Chuckie Slott | 25 |
| Dermot Mulroney | Sean Pierce | 23 |
| Vanessa Bell Calloway | Carol Fisher | 23 |
| Dennis Cockrum | Terry Milkovich | 21 |
| Ruby Modine | Sierra Morton | 21 |
| Alan Rosenberg | Clyde Youens | 19 |
| Elliot Fletcher | Trevor | 18 |
| Kerry O'Malley | Kate | 17 |
| Nichole Sakura | Amanda | 17 |
| Chloe Webb | Monica Gallagher | 14 |
| Jaylen Barron | Dominique Winslow | 14 |
| Jess Gabor | Kelly Keefe | 14 |
| Steve Kazee | Gus Pfender | 14 |
| Tyler Jacob Moore | Tony Markovich | 14 |
| Paris Newton | Franny Gallagher | 13 |
| Stephanie Fantauzzi | Estefania | 13 |
| Elise Eberle | Sandy Milkovich | 12 |
| Brenden Sims | Liam Gallagher | 11 |
| Danika Yarosh | Holly Herkimer | 11 |
| James Allen McCune | Matty Baker | 11 |
| Jessica Szohr | Nessa Chabon | 11 |
Shameless guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 145 | Joan Cusack, Joel Murray, Tyler Jacob Moore, Pej Vahdat, Jane Levy, Michael Patrick McGill, Marguerite Moreau, Missy Doty, Madison Davenport, Amy Smart, Blake Alexander Johnson, Carlease Burke and 133 more |
| Season 2 | 130 | Joan Cusack, Stephanie Fantauzzi, Kerry O'Malley, Madison Davenport, Michael Patrick McGill, Chloe Webb, Amy Smart, Nicky Korba, Dennis Boutsikaris, Dennis Cockrum, Jack Carter, James Wolk and 118 more |
| Season 3 | 168 | Joan Cusack, Bernardo de Paula, Michael Patrick McGill, Kerry O'Malley, Harry Hamlin, Stephanie Fantauzzi, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Eric Edelstein, Bill Brochtrup, Dennis Cockrum, Ed Lauter, Keiko Agena and 156 more |
| Season 4 | 190 | James Allen McCune, Michael Patrick McGill, Nichole Sakura, Adam Cagley, Joan Cusack, Kellen Michael, Sheldon Bailey, Danika Yarosh, Jim Hoffmaster, Nick Gehlfuss, Teresa Ornelas, Abram Teunissen and 178 more |
| Season 5 | 136 | Steve Kazee, Dermot Mulroney, Kellen Michael, Michael Patrick McGill, Chris Stills, Nichole Sakura, Alessandra Balazs, Axle Whitehead, Bojana Novakovic, Danika Yarosh, Dichen Lachman, Luca Oriel and 124 more |
| Season 6 | 145 | Dermot Mulroney, Alan Rosenberg, Jaylen Barron, Jeff Pierre, Kellen Michael, Jim Hoffmaster, Michael Patrick McGill, Sasha Alexander, Sherilyn Fenn, Brenden Sims, Ever Carradine, Peter Macon and 133 more |
| Season 7 | 79 | Ruby Modine, Elliot Fletcher, Zack Pearlman, June Squibb, Jim Hoffmaster, Tate Ellington, Alan Rosenberg, Arden Myrin, Jaylen Barron, Michael Patrick McGill, Pasha Lychnikoff, Alicia Coppola and 67 more |
| Season 8 | 65 | Elliot Fletcher, Jessica Szohr, Ruby Modine, Jim Hoffmaster, Michael Patrick McGill, Scott Michael Campbell, Juliette Angelo, Sammi Hanratty, Alan Rosenberg, Laura Cerón, Payam Banifaz, Alicia Coppola and 53 more |
| Season 9 | 226 | Michael Patrick McGill, Jim Hoffmaster, Scott Michael Campbell, Jess Gabor, Amirah J, Katey Sagal, Ashley Romans, Ozie Nzeribe, Patrick Davis, Rebecca Field, Sarah Colonna, Andy Buckley and 214 more |
| Season 10 | 228 | Jim Hoffmaster, Michael Patrick McGill, Scott Michael Campbell, Chelsea Rendon, Constance Zimmer, Dylan Gelula, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Melissa Paladino, Sarah Colonna, Alison Jaye, Danube R. Hermosillo, Elise Eberle and 216 more |
| Season 11 | 220 | Paris Newton, Brooklyn Regans, London Regans, Jim Hoffmaster, Michael Patrick McGill, Elise Eberle, Presley Schrader, Scott Michael Campbell, Joshua Malina, Dennis Cockrum, Jaden Joyner, Kimleigh Smith and 208 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 Shameless | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Reilly Burke | Theo Wallace | 44 |
| George Wyner | Board Member | 41 |
| Patrick Fischler | Wade Shelton | 40 |
| John Kapelos | Larry Burke | 40 |
| Christopher Darga | Debbie's Teacher | 38 |
| John Billingsley | Dr. Drew | 38 |
| Phil Abrams | Mr. Bancroft | 38 |
| Scott Michael Campbell | Brad | 37 |
| Michael B. Silver | Lorenzo | 37 |
| Michael Patrick McGill | Tommy | 34 |
| Jack McGee | Misogynist Sponsor | 34 |
| Van Epperson | Guidance Counselor | 34 |
| Dennis Cockrum | Terry Milkovich | 32 |
| Karl T. Wright | Alderman Jenkins | 31 |
| Mac Brandt | Sgt. Ruger | 31 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Denise Hughes | Gloria, Mailman, Officer Scotty | 3 |
| Doby Daenger | Barfly, Pool Player, Social Security Customer | 3 |
| Dichen Lachman | Angela, Driver | 6 |
| Adam Poss | Crying Teenager, Gideon | 2 |
| Alison Rood | Hipster Flipper, Irene Bragg | 2 |
| Carlos Ayala | Salty, South American | 2 |
| Greg Bryan | Campus Cop, Police Officer | 2 |
| Jerome Ro Brooks | Black Man, Emiliano | 2 |
| Jocelyn Ayanna | Shonda, Trauma Nurse | 2 |
| Jon Baggio | Leslie, Man in Neckbrace | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Shameless and ER — 319 shared actors
- Shameless and NCIS — 310 shared actors
- Shameless and Grey's Anatomy — 280 shared actors
- Shameless and Criminal Minds — 270 shared actors
- Shameless and NCIS: Los Angeles — 226 shared actors
- Shameless and Bones — 189 shared actors
- Shameless and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 181 shared actors
- Shameless and The Mentalist — 167 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.