Sherlock guest stars
203 actors have guest-starred in Sherlock across 12 episodes and 4 seasons. The most-credited is Una Stubbs, Mrs. Hudson in 12 episodes. 14 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Una Stubbs | Mrs. Hudson | 12 |
| Louise Brealey | Molly Hooper | 11 |
| Rupert Graves | DI Lestrade | 11 |
| Mark Gatiss | Mycroft Holmes | 9 |
| Andrew Scott | Jim Moriarty | 7 |
| Amanda Abbington | Mary Morstan | 6 |
| Jonathan Aris | Anderson | 4 |
| Vinette Robinson | Sgt. Sally Donovan | 4 |
| Lindsay Duncan | Lady Alicia Smallwood | 3 |
| Siân Brooke | Eurus Holmes | 3 |
| Simon Kunz | Sir Edwin | 3 |
| Tanya Moodie | Ella | 3 |
| Ed Birch | Tom | 2 |
| Honor Kneafsey | Girl on Plane, Little Girl | 2 |
| Lara Pulver | Irene Adler | 2 |
| Lisa McAllister | Anthea | 2 |
| Paul Chequer | DI Dimmock | 2 |
| Timothy Carlton | Mr. Holmes | 2 |
| Tom Brooke | Bill Wiggins | 2 |
| Wanda Ventham | Mrs Holmes | 2 |
| Yasmine Akram | Janine Danlevy | 2 |
| Zoe Telford | Sarah | 2 |
| Aaron Richards | Young Mycroft | 1 |
| Adam Greaves-Neal | Page Boy / Billy | 1 |
| Al Weaver | Andy Galbraith | 1 |
Sherlock guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 58 | Louise Brealey, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves, Vinette Robinson, Zoe Telford, Al Weaver, Alison Lintott, Andrew Scott, Ben Green, Bertie Carvel, Caroline Trowbridge, Daniel Percival and 46 more |
| Season 2 | 57 | Andrew Scott, Mark Gatiss, Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs, Louise Brealey, Amelia Bullmore, Andrew Havill, Anthony Cozens, Chipo Chung, Christopher Hunter, Clive Mantle, Danny Webb and 45 more |
| Season 3 | 54 | Amanda Abbington, Louise Brealey, Mark Gatiss, Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs, Andrew Scott, Ed Birch, Jonathan Aris, Yasmine Akram, Adam Greaves-Neal, Alfred Enoch, Alice Lowe and 42 more |
| Season 4 | 64 | Amanda Abbington, Louise Brealey, Mark Gatiss, Rupert Graves, Siân Brooke, Una Stubbs, Lindsay Duncan, Simon Kunz, Aaron Richards, Albert Magashi, Aleksandar Mikic, Amanda Root and 52 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 Sherlock | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Havill | The Equerry | 7 |
| Danny Webb | DI Carter | 7 |
| Haydn Gwynne | Miss Wenceslas | 7 |
| John Sessions | Kenny Prince | 7 |
| Zoe Telford | Sarah | 6 |
| Ian Hallard | Defence Barrister | 6 |
| Jeany Spark | Homeless Girl | 6 |
| Nicholas Asbury | Landlord | 6 |
| Vinette Robinson | Sgt. Sally Donovan | 5 |
| Art Malik | Prison Governor | 5 |
| Gabrielle Glaister | Ambassador | 5 |
| Gordon Kennedy | Gary | 5 |
| Phil Davis | Jeff | 5 |
| Simon Paisley Day | Major Barrymore | 5 |
| Rupert Graves | DI Lestrade | 4 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Honor Kneafsey | Girl on Plane, Little Girl | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Midsomer Murders — 48 shared actors
- Doctor Who — 30 shared actors
- Call the Midwife — 23 shared actors
- Death in Paradise — 22 shared actors
- Father Brown — 19 shared actors
- Lewis — 17 shared actors
- Vera — 17 shared actors
- Agatha Christie Poirot — 16 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.