The Office guest stars
482 actors have guest-starred in The Office across 202 episodes and 9 seasons. The most-credited is Andy Buckley, David Wallace in 37 episodes. 204 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Buckley | David Wallace | 37 |
| Rashida Jones | Karen Filippelli | 28 |
| Robert R. Shafer | Bob Vance | 24 |
| Hugh Dane | Hank | 21 |
| Mark Proksch | Nate | 16 |
| David Koechner | Todd Packer | 15 |
| Ameenah Kaplan | Val | 14 |
| Mike Schur | Mose | 14 |
| Jack Coleman | State Senator Rob Lipton | 13 |
| Lindsey Broad | Cathy Simms | 12 |
| Calvin Tenner | Calvin, Glenn | 10 |
| Linda Purl | Helene | 9 |
| Charles Esten | Josh Porter | 8 |
| Kathy Bates | Jo Bennett | 8 |
| Idris Elba | Charles Miner | 7 |
| Nancy Carell | Carol Stills | 7 |
| Ursula Burton | Hannah Smotridge-Barr | 7 |
| Karly Rothenberg | Madge | 6 |
| Nora Kirkpatrick | Esther | 6 |
| Amy Pietz | Donna | 5 |
| Chris Diamantopoulos | Brian, Cameraman | 5 |
| Hidetoshi Imura | Hidetoshi Hasagawa | 5 |
| Joanne Carlsen | Teri Hudson | 5 |
| Lee Eisenberg | Gino | 5 |
| Nelson Franklin | Nick, Graphic Design Guy | 5 |
The Office guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | Amy Adams, Charlie Hartsock, Henriette Mantel, Karly Rothenberg, Larry Wilmore, Matt DeCaro, Mike McCaul, Patrice O'Neal, Toby Huss |
| Season 2 | 80 | David Koechner, Nancy Carell, Alec Zbornak, Amy Adams, Hugh Dane, Joanne Carlsen, Karly Rothenberg, Marcus A. York, Robert R. Shafer, Trish Gates, Allyson Everitt, Amanda Warren and 68 more |
| Season 3 | 67 | Rashida Jones, Charles Esten, Ursula Burton, Andy Buckley, Tom Chick, Nick D'Agosto, Robert R. Shafer, Brittany Ishibashi, David Koechner, Kathrien Ahn, Michael Patrick McGill, Mike Bruner and 55 more |
| Season 4 | 55 | Mike Schur, Robert R. Shafer, Andy Buckley, Hugh Dane, Rashida Jones, Adam Jamal Craig, Allan Wasserman, Ann Maddox, Ashley Walsh, Barry Sigismondi, Beth Grant, Brooke Dillman and 43 more |
| Season 5 | 77 | Andy Buckley, Idris Elba, Robert R. Shafer, Hugh Dane, John Hartmann, Lisa K. Wyatt, Rich Sommer, Cloris Leachman, Emily Evan Rae, Gene Stupnitsky, Jack Black, Jennifer Ann Burton and 65 more |
| Season 6 | 62 | Andy Buckley, Amy Pietz, Kathy Bates, Kelen Coleman, Linda Purl, Nelson Franklin, Robert R. Shafer, Calvin Tenner, Sam Daly, Anna Camp, Blake Robbins, David Koechner and 50 more |
| Season 7 | 68 | Hugh Dane, Kathy Bates, Linda Purl, Will Ferrell, Cody Horn, David Koechner, Jack Coleman, Robert R. Shafer, Taylar Hollomon, Mark Proksch, Mike Schur, Ray Romano and 56 more |
| Season 8 | 62 | Lindsey Broad, Ameenah Kaplan, Mark Proksch, David Koechner, Eleanor Seigler, Andy Buckley, Georgia Engel, Jack Coleman, Calvin Tenner, Hugh Dane, Jerry Minor, Michael Daniel Cassady and 50 more |
| Season 9 | 113 | Andy Buckley, Jack Coleman, Mark Proksch, Nora Kirkpatrick, Chris Diamantopoulos, Ameenah Kaplan, Ben Silverman, Mike Schur, Robert R. Shafer, Sam Richardson, Calvin Tenner, Chris Gethard and 101 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 Office | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Abrams | Shelby Thomas Weems | 38 |
| Robert Pine | Gerald Halpert | 36 |
| Michael Patrick McGill | Kenny Anderson | 34 |
| Jim Jansen | High School Principal | 33 |
| Alan Fudge | Alan Brand | 32 |
| Greg Collins | Assassin | 31 |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Erin's Biological Father | 30 |
| David Grant Wright | Mr. Sylvie | 29 |
| Drew Powell | The Bartender | 28 |
| Rob Brownstein | Salesman | 28 |
| Wayne Wilderson | Martin | 23 |
| Dan Castellaneta | Mr. Ramish | 23 |
| Amy Pietz | Donna | 22 |
| Jackie Debatin | Elizabeth the Stripper | 22 |
| Dee Wallace | Ellen Bernard | 22 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Calvin Tenner | Calvin, Glenn | 10 |
| Chris Diamantopoulos | Brian, Cameraman | 5 |
| Nelson Franklin | Nick, Graphic Design Guy | 5 |
| Noel Petok | Troy Undercook, Troy Underbridge | 3 |
| Spencer Daniels | Jake Palmer, Jakey the Stripper | 3 |
| Alec Zbornak | Blonde Kid, Bumble Bee Trick or Treater | 2 |
| Beth Grant | Dwight's Babysitter, Melvina | 2 |
| Owen Daniels | Eight-Year-Old Kid, Teddy | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- The Office and Arrested Development — 68 shared actors
- The Office and Criminal Minds — 65 shared actors
- The Office and Grey's Anatomy — 55 shared actors
- The Office and ER — 49 shared actors
- NCIS — 47 shared actors
- Bones — 44 shared actors
- Modern Family — 41 shared actors
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 39 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.