Twin Peaks guest stars
344 actors have guest-starred in Twin Peaks across 48 episodes and 3 seasons. The most-credited is Wendy Robie, Nadine Hurley in 28 episodes. 102 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy Robie | Nadine Hurley | 28 |
| Miguel Ferrer | FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield | 20 |
| Don S. Davis | Major Garland Briggs | 19 |
| Al Strobel | Phillip Michael Gerard | 17 |
| Catherine E. Coulson | Margaret Lanterman | 17 |
| David Patrick Kelly | Jerry Horne | 16 |
| David Lynch | FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole | 15 |
| Chris Mulkey | Hank Jennings | 13 |
| Chrysta Bell | FBI Agent Tammy Preston | 11 |
| Ian Buchanan | Dick Tremayne | 11 |
| Frank Silva | Bob | 10 |
| Naomi Watts | Janey-E Jones | 10 |
| Robert Forster | Sheriff Frank Truman | 10 |
| Carel Struycken | The Giant, The Fireman | 9 |
| Laura Dern | Diane Evans | 9 |
| Pierce Gagnon | Sonny Jim Jones | 9 |
| Charlotte Stewart | Betty Briggs | 8 |
| Don Murray | Bushnell Mullins | 8 |
| John Boylan | Mayor Dwayne Milford | 8 |
| John Pirruccello | Deputy Chad Broxford | 8 |
| Brent Briscoe | Detective Dave Macklay | 7 |
| Phoebe Augustine | Ronnette Pulaski, American Girl | 7 |
| Victoria Catlin | Blackie O'Reilly | 7 |
| Amy Shiels | Candie | 6 |
| Andrea Leal | Mandie | 6 |
Twin Peaks guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 58 | Wendy Robie, Lance Davis, Al Strobel, Catherine E. Coulson, Charlotte Stewart, Chris Mulkey, Don S. Davis, Jill Rogosheske, Brian Straub, David Patrick Kelly, Erika Anderson, Peter Michael Goetz and 46 more |
| Season 2 | 93 | Wendy Robie, Don S. Davis, Ian Buchanan, Chris Mulkey, Catherine E. Coulson, John Boylan, Al Strobel, Dan O'Herlihy, David Patrick Kelly, Heather Graham, Miguel Ferrer, Robyn Lively and 81 more |
| Season 3 | 234 | Miguel Ferrer, Chrysta Bell, David Lynch, Naomi Watts, Robert Forster, Laura Dern, Pierce Gagnon, Don Murray, John Pirruccello, Al Strobel, Brent Briscoe, David Patrick Kelly and 222 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 Twin Peaks | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Fischler | Duncan Todd | 40 |
| John Billingsley | Dr. Ben | 38 |
| Jack McGee | Bartender | 34 |
| Ernie Hudson | Colonel Davis | 32 |
| Matt Battaglia | Cop, Cowboy #3 | 26 |
| Willie Garson | Heavy Metal Roadie | 26 |
| Chris Mulkey | Hank Jennings | 25 |
| Larry Clarke | Detective T. Fusco | 25 |
| Brenda Strong | Ms. Jones | 24 |
| Karl Makinen | Inspector Randy Hollister | 24 |
| Cullen Douglas | Disc Jockey | 24 |
| Ronnie Gene Blevins | Tommy | 23 |
| Robyn Lively | Lana Budding Milford | 22 |
| Kathleen Wilhoite | Gwen Morton | 21 |
| Rodney Rowland | Chuck | 21 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Carel Struycken | The Giant, The Fireman | 9 |
| Phoebe Augustine | Ronnette Pulaski, American Girl | 7 |
| Walter Olkewicz | Jacques Renault, Jean-Michel Renault | 6 |
| Nathan Frizzell | Phillip Jeffries, Voice | 3 |
| Bellina Logan | Female Doctor, Louie | 2 |
| Matt Battaglia | Cop, Cowboy #3 | 2 |
| Riley Lynch | Bing, Trouble | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Criminal Minds — 32 shared actors
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 30 shared actors
- NCIS — 27 shared actors
- ER — 26 shared actors
- CSI: Miami — 21 shared actors
- Matlock — 20 shared actors
- Murder, She Wrote — 20 shared actors
- Cold Case — 19 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.