The Boys guest stars
618 actors have guest-starred in The Boys across 40 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Nneka Elliott, NNC News Anchor, Female News Anchor, Nneka Elliott in 17 episodes. 52 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Nneka Elliott | NNC News Anchor, Female News Anchor, Nneka Elliott | 17 |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Stan Edgar, Meerkat Stan Edgar | 13 |
| Laila Robins | Grace Mallory | 13 |
| Shantel VanSanten | Rebecca "Becca" Saunders Butcher | 12 |
| Jim Beaver | Robert "Bob" Singer | 11 |
| Jordana Lajoie | Cherie | 10 |
| Katy Breier | Cassandra | 10 |
| Matthew Edison | Cameron Coleman | 10 |
| Christian Keyes | Nathan Franklin | 9 |
| Simon Pegg | Hugh Campbell, Sr. | 9 |
| Ann Cusack | Donna January | 8 |
| Liyou Abere | Janine | 8 |
| Nicola Correia-Damude | Elena | 8 |
| Sabrina Saudin | Also Ashley | 8 |
| Frances Turner | Monique | 7 |
| Malcolm Barrett | Seth Reed | 7 |
| David Andrews | President Steven Calhoun | 6 |
| David Reale | Evan Lambert | 6 |
| Jennifer Esposito | CIA Deputy Director Susan Raynor | 6 |
| Matthew Gorman | Todd | 6 |
| Olivia Morandin | Zoe Neuman | 6 |
| P.J. Byrne | Adam Bourke | 6 |
| Rosemarie DeWitt | Daphne Campbell | 6 |
| Ana Sani | Anika | 5 |
| Jessica Hecht | Carol | 5 |
The Boys guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 132 | Jennifer Esposito, Christian Keyes, Jess Salgueiro, Nneka Elliott, Shaun Benson, Simon Pegg, Alex Hassell, Ann Cusack, Brittany Allen, Jordana Lajoie, Malcolm Barrett, Mishka Thébaud and 120 more |
| Season 2 | 172 | Laila Robins, Shantel VanSanten, Jessica Hecht, Nicola Correia-Damude, Nneka Elliott, Abraham Lim, Giancarlo Esposito, Goran Višnjić, Jordana Lajoie, Langston Kerman, Ann Cusack, Connie Wang and 160 more |
| Season 3 | 146 | Katy Breier, Sabrina Saudin, Laurie Holden, Liyou Abere, Matthew Edison, Matthew Gorman, Giancarlo Esposito, Jack Doolan, Katia Winter, Kristin Booth, Miles Gaston Villanueva, Ryan Blakely and 134 more |
| Season 4 | 124 | Rosemarie DeWitt, Matthew Edison, Elliot Knight, Jim Beaver, Simon Pegg, Will Ferrell, Derek Wilson, Erika Prevost, Frances Turner, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Nneka Elliott, Olivia Morandin and 112 more |
| Season 5 | 137 | Aadin Church, Alrick Robinson, André Blissett, Diane Jean-Louis, Ely Henry, Emma Elle Paterson, Feden Kidane, Giancarlo Esposito, Golden Johnson, Janée Olivia, Jasmin Kar, Liana Lewis and 125 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 The Boys | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Beaver | Robert "Bob" Singer | 28 |
| Omid Abtahi | Dr. Sameer Shah | 23 |
| Nancy Lenehan | Barbara | 23 |
| Anna Khaja | Lydia Parker | 23 |
| Rob Benedict | Splinter | 22 |
| Patton Oswalt | Gills, Patton Oswalt | 21 |
| W. Earl Brown | Reverend Greg Dupree | 21 |
| Wallace Langham | Dr. Damien Hodgman | 21 |
| Ann Cusack | Donna January | 20 |
| David Andrews | President Steven Calhoun | 20 |
| John Doman | Jonah Vogelbaum | 16 |
| Brit Morgan | Rachel Saunders | 15 |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Stan Edgar, Meerkat Stan Edgar | 14 |
| P.J. Byrne | Adam Bourke | 14 |
| Greg Grunberg | Agent Bill Pearson | 14 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Nneka Elliott | NNC News Anchor, Female News Anchor, Nneka Elliott | 17 |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Stan Edgar, Meerkat Stan Edgar | 13 |
| Laurie Holden | Crimson Countess, Fox Crimson Countess | 5 |
| Dan Duran | VNN News Anchor, VNN Reporter | 4 |
| Jack Doolan | Horse Tommy, Tommy | 4 |
| Kristin Booth | Horse Tessa, Tessa | 4 |
| Seth Rogen | Seth Rogen, Sir-Cums-A-Lot779 | 4 |
| Billy Zane | Billy Zane, Alastair Adana in "Not Without My Dolphin" | 3 |
| Gattlin Griffith | Pig Gunpowder, Young Gunpowder | 3 |
| Jack Fulton | Teen, Teen Lenny | 3 |
Shares a cast with
- The Handmaid's Tale — 48 shared actors
- The Expanse — 44 shared actors
- Reacher — 37 shared actors
- The Umbrella Academy — 25 shared actors
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 17 shared actors
- NCIS — 16 shared actors
- Star Trek: Discovery — 14 shared actors
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — 14 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.