Vikings guest stars
398 actors have guest-starred in Vikings across 89 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Jennie Jacques, Judith in 40 episodes. 6 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie Jacques | Judith | 40 |
| Maude Hirst | Helga | 39 |
| Adam Copeland | Kjetill Flatnose | 25 |
| Edvin Endre | Erlendur | 22 |
| Ferdia Walsh-Peelo | Alfred | 22 |
| Alicia Agneson | Freydis, Katia | 21 |
| Jefferson Hall | Torstein | 20 |
| Ida Nielsen | Margrethe | 19 |
| Philip O'Sullivan | Bishop Edmund | 19 |
| Josefin Asplund | Astrid | 18 |
| Kelly Campbell | Ingvild | 18 |
| Lucy Martin | Ingrid | 18 |
| Scott Graham | Frodi | 18 |
| Morgane Polanski | Princess Gisla | 17 |
| Cormac Melia | Ubbe | 14 |
| Darren Cahill | Aethelred | 14 |
| Cathal O'hallin | Hvitserk | 13 |
| Gaia Weiss | Porunn | 13 |
| Huw Parmenter | Roland | 13 |
| Oran Glynn O'Donovan | Igor | 13 |
| Ryan Henson | Hali | 13 |
| Ivan Kaye | King Aelle of Northumbria | 12 |
| Leah McNamara | Aud | 12 |
| Nathan O'Toole | Bjorn Lothbrok | 12 |
| Owen Roe | Count Odo | 12 |
Vikings guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 72 | Nathan O'Toole, Tadhg Murphy, Diarmaid Murtagh, Jefferson Hall, David Pearse, Elinor Crawley, Ruby O'Leary, Maude Hirst, Vladimir Kulich, Eric Higgins, Ivan Kaye, Peter Gaynor and 60 more |
| Season 2 | 42 | Jefferson Hall, Cathal O'hallin, Cormac Melia, Edvin Endre, Maude Hirst, Thorbjørn Harr, Philip O'Sullivan, Gaia Weiss, Carrie Crowley, Morgan C. Jones, Morten Suurballe, Sarah Greene and 30 more |
| Season 3 | 62 | Maude Hirst, Robert MacDomhnail, Gaia Weiss, Jennie Jacques, Cormac Melia, Edvin Endre, Amy Bailey, Cathal O'hallin, Morgane Polanski, Philip O'Sullivan, Aaron Monaghan, Frankie McCafferty and 50 more |
| Season 4 | 87 | Maude Hirst, Jennie Jacques, Morgane Polanski, Huw Parmenter, Josefin Asplund, Edvin Endre, Elijah O'Sullivan, Ida Nielsen, Karen Hassan, Luke Shanahan, Owen Roe, Philip O'Sullivan and 75 more |
| Season 5 | 84 | Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Jennie Jacques, Darren Cahill, Adam Copeland, Leah McNamara, Alicia Agneson, Ida Nielsen, Jack McEvoy, Kelly Campbell, Kris Holden-Ried, Scott Graham, Elijah Rowen and 72 more |
| Season 6 | 126 | Lucy Martin, Adam Copeland, Oran Glynn O'Donovan, Elodie Curry, Alicia Agneson, Kristy Dawn Dinsmore, Steven Berkoff, Kelly Campbell, Lenn Kudrjawizki, Noella Brennan, Scott Graham, Andrei Claude and 114 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 Vikings | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Rex Ryon | Soldier | 8 |
| Carmen Moore | Pekitaulet | 7 |
| Vladimir Kulich | Eric | 6 |
| Trevor Cooper | Earl Bjarni | 6 |
| Dianne Doan | Yidu | 5 |
| Cillian O'Sullivan | Eirik | 5 |
| Tomi May | Jarl Olavsonn | 4 |
| Eddie Jackson | Monk | 4 |
| Kris Holden-Ried | Eyvind | 3 |
| Gina Costigan | Runa | 3 |
| Marko Leht | Torturer | 3 |
| Adam McNamara | Thorhall | 3 |
| Ian Beattie | King Brihtwulf | 3 |
| Steven Berkoff | King Olaf the Stout | 2 |
| Diarmaid Murtagh | Leif | 2 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Ciaran O'Grady | Greenland Settler, Kattegat Defender, Viking Man | 3 |
| Tristan McConnell | Greenland Settler, Grey Viking, Saxon Warrior | 3 |
| Alicia Agneson | Freydis, Katia | 21 |
| Adam Goodwin | First Scout, Saxon Noble | 4 |
| Michael Power | Ivar's Bodyguard, Captain of the Guard | 4 |
| Niall Ó Sioradáin | Chief Priest, Priest Uppsala | 4 |
| Peter Michael Dillon | Alfred's Mounted Bodyguard, Viking Scout | 4 |
| Damien Devaney | Wilfred, Priest 1 | 3 |
| Gavan Duffy | King Frodo, Housecarl 1 | 3 |
| Adam Traynor | First Viking, Warrior 2 | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Game of Thrones — 35 shared actors
- Outlander — 9 shared actors
- Line of Duty — 8 shared actors
- Silent Witness — 8 shared actors
- Doctor Who — 6 shared actors
- Father Brown — 5 shared actors
- Killing Eve — 4 shared actors
- Midsomer Murders — 4 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.