Star Trek: The Next Generation guest stars
700 actors have guest-starred in Star Trek: The Next Generation across 178 episodes and 7 seasons. The most-credited is Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Computer, Lwaxana Troi, Narrator in 105 episodes. 387 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Majel Barrett Roddenberry | Computer, Lwaxana Troi, Narrator | 105 |
| Colm Meaney | Miles O'Brien | 53 |
| Whoopi Goldberg | Guinan | 28 |
| Diana Muldaur | Dr. Katharine Pulaski | 20 |
| Patti Yasutake | Alyssa Ogawa | 17 |
| John de Lancie | Q | 10 |
| Michelle Forbes | Ro Laren, Dara | 9 |
| Rosalind Chao | Keiko O'Brien | 8 |
| Brian Bonsall | Alexander Rozhenko | 7 |
| Andreas Katsulas | Tomalak | 5 |
| April Grace | Transporter Chief Maggie Hubbell | 5 |
| Carel Struycken | Mr. Homn | 5 |
| Dwight Schultz | Lt. Reginald "Reg" Barclay III | 5 |
| Robert O'Reilly | Gowron, Scarface | 5 |
| Sheila Franklin | Ensign Felton, Dr. Felton | 5 |
| Armin Shimerman | Betazoid Gift Box, DaiMon Bractor, Letek | 4 |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Admiral Nakamura | 4 |
| Lanai Chapman | Ensign Sariel Rager | 4 |
| Marc Alaimo | Badar N'D'D, Cmdr. Tebok, Frederick La Rouque | 4 |
| Michael Rider | Transporter Chief, Security Guard | 4 |
| Natalija Nogulich | Admiral Alynna Nechayev | 4 |
| Nick Dimitri | Henchman, Nausicaan, Romulan Guard | 4 |
| Barbara March | Lursa | 3 |
| Brad Zerbst | Nurse | 3 |
| Brian Cousins | Crosis, Parem | 3 |
Star Trek: The Next Generation guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 146 | Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Brad Zerbst, John de Lancie, Michael Rider, Armin Shimerman, Biff Yeager, Colm Meaney, Marc Alaimo, Michael Bell, Robert Schenkkan, Tim Dang, Ward Costello and 134 more |
| Season 2 | 94 | Diana Muldaur, Colm Meaney, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Whoopi Goldberg, Anne Ramsay, Chris Latta, Lycia Naff, Suzie Plakson, Alan Shearman, Albert Stratton, Amanda McBroom, Ann Gillespie and 82 more |
| Season 3 | 114 | Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Colm Meaney, Whoopi Goldberg, Andreas Katsulas, Julie Warner, Albert Hall, Amy O'Neill, Andrew Bicknell, Anne Haney, Betty Muramoto, Carel Struycken, Castulo Guerra and 102 more |
| Season 4 | 118 | Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Colm Meaney, Whoopi Goldberg, April Grace, Patti Yasutake, Rosalind Chao, Lanai Chapman, Mary Kohnert, Pamela Winslow, Robert O'Reilly, Todd Merrill, Adam Ryen and 106 more |
| Season 5 | 128 | Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Michelle Forbes, Colm Meaney, Patti Yasutake, Sheila Franklin, Whoopi Goldberg, Brian Bonsall, Rosalind Chao, Ashley Judd, Daniel Roebuck, Harley Venton, Ken Thorley and 116 more |
| Season 6 | 125 | Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Patti Yasutake, Whoopi Goldberg, Brian Bonsall, Colm Meaney, Cristine Rose, David Warner, Dwight Schultz, James Cromwell, Jennifer Gatti, John de Lancie, John Durbin and 113 more |
| Season 7 | 112 | Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Patti Yasutake, Clyde Kusatsu, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Alison Brooks, Andreas Katsulas, Cameron Thor, Colm Meaney, John de Lancie, Julie Caitlin Brown, Lee Arenberg, Natalija Nogulich and 100 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 Star Trek: The Next Generation | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Reilly Burke | Goval | 44 |
| Spencer Garrett | Simon Tarses | 40 |
| Sam Anderson | Assistant Manager | 38 |
| Glenn Morshower | Ensign Burke, Orton | 37 |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Admiral Nakamura | 34 |
| Benito Martinez | Transporter Technician Salazar | 34 |
| Van Epperson | Morgue Attendant | 34 |
| Thomas Kopache | Engineer, Mirok | 33 |
| Ray Wise | Liko | 33 |
| Dennis Cockrum | Alien Captain | 32 |
| Daniel Roebuck | Jaron | 31 |
| Cristine Rose | Gi'ral | 30 |
| Richard Herd | L'Kor | 30 |
| Harry Groener | Tam Elbrun | 30 |
| John de Lancie | Q | 29 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Armin Shimerman | Betazoid Gift Box, DaiMon Bractor, Letek | 4 |
| Marc Alaimo | Badar N'D'D, Cmdr. Tebok, Frederick La Rouque | 4 |
| Nick Dimitri | Henchman, Nausicaan, Romulan Guard | 4 |
| Majel Barrett Roddenberry | Computer, Lwaxana Troi, Narrator | 105 |
| Carolyn Seymour | Cmdr. Toreth, Mirasta Yale, Sub Cmdr. Taris | 3 |
| Patricia Tallman | Female Alien, Kiro, Security Officer | 3 |
| Peter Marx | Birta, Dr. Reyga, Nibor | 3 |
| Michelle Forbes | Ro Laren, Dara | 9 |
| Robert O'Reilly | Gowron, Scarface | 5 |
| Sheila Franklin | Ensign Felton, Dr. Felton | 5 |
Shares a cast with
- Star Trek: The Next Generation and L.A. Law — 187 shared actors
- Star Trek: The Next Generation and Murder, She Wrote — 139 shared actors
- Star Trek: The Next Generation and ER — 138 shared actors
- Star Trek: The Next Generation and Matlock — 118 shared actors
- Star Trek: The Next Generation and Hunter — 116 shared actors
- Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — 97 shared actors
- Star Trek: The Next Generation and The Practice — 86 shared actors
- Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager — 84 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.