The American Horror Story cast changes each season but has included over 57 main actors across 13 seasons so far. Being an anthology series, many actors come and go across the seasons in both new and/or returning roles. Evan Peters and Sarah Paulson have appeared in the most seasons with 10 appearances each. This is closely followed by Lily Rabe and Frances Conroy who have both appeared in 9 seasons. Peters has portrayed the most characters across the show with 16, followed by Paulson who has portrayed 12. Naomi Grossman's character, Pepper, from Asylum was the first to reappear in a different season, Freak Show. Gabourey Sidibe's character, Queenie, who first appeared in Coven was the first character to appear in 4 or more seasons after reappearing in Hotel, Apocalypse, and 13. The series has cast many pop culture celebrities, TV personalities, singers, supermodels, or sports stars including Adam Levine, Stevie Nicks, Patti LaBelle, Lady Gaga, Naomi Campbell, Trixie Mattel, Rick Springfield, Gus Kenworthy, Eureka, Kaia Gerber, Kim Kardashian, and Alex Consani.
Cast members and characters
Starring
Actor / ActressMurder House(2011)Asylum(2012–2013)Coven(2013–2014)Freak Show(2014–2015)Hotel(2015–2016)Roanoke(2016)Cult(2017)Apocalypse(2018)1984(2019)Double Feature(2021)NYC(2022)Delicate(2023–2024)13(2026) Connie Britton colspan="6" colspan="5" Dylan McDermott colspan="5" colspan="4" Evan Peters colspan="1" colspan="2" Taissa Farmiga colspan="2" colspan="5" Denis O'Hare colspan="3" colspan="1" Jessica Lange colspan="3" colspan="4" Zachary Quinto colspan="8" colspan="1" Joseph Fiennes colspan="11" Sarah Paulson colspan="2" Lily Rabe Amelia Earhart colspan="3" Lizzie Brocheré colspan="11" James Cromwell colspan="11" Frances Conroy colspan="2" Emma Roberts colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" Kathy Bates colspan="2" colspan="4" Michael Chiklis colspan="3" colspan="9" Finn Wittrock colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="3" Angela Bassett colspan="2" colspan="4" Wes Bentley colspan="3" colspan="7" Matt Bomer colspan="3" colspan="7" Chloë Sevigny colspan="2" colspan="8" Cheyenne Jackson colspan="4" colspan="5" Lady Gaga colspan="4" colspan="7" Cuba Gooding Jr. colspan="5" colspan="7" André Holland colspan="5" colspan="7" Billie Lourd colspan="6" Alison Pill colspan="6" colspan="6" Adina Porter colspan="4" colspan="3" Leslie Grossman colspan="6" Cody Fern colspan="7" colspan="3" Matthew Morrison colspan="8" colspan="4" Gus Kenworthy colspan="8" colspan="4" John Carroll Lynch colspan="3" colspan="3" Angelica Ross colspan="8" colspan="3" Zach Villa colspan="8" colspan="3" Macaulay Culkin colspan="9" colspan="3" Ryan Kiera Armstrong colspan="9" colspan="3" Neal McDonough colspan="9" colspan="3" Kaia Gerber colspan="9" colspan="3" Nico Greetham colspan="9" colspan="3" Isaac Cole Powell colspan="9" colspan="2" Rachel Hilson colspan="9" colspan="3" Rebecca Dayan colspan="9" colspan="2" Russell Tovey colspan="10" colspan="2" Joe Mantello colspan="10" colspan="2" Charlie Carver colspan="10" colspan="2" Sandra Bernhard colspan="7" colspan="2" colspan="2" Patti LuPone colspan="2" colspan="7" colspan="2" Matt Czuchry colspan="11" colspan="1" Kim Kardashian colspan="11" colspan="1" Annabelle Dexter-Jones colspan="11" colspan="1" Michaela Jaé Rodriguez colspan="11" colspan="1" Cara Delevingne colspan="11" colspan="1" Julie White colspan="11" colspan="1" Maaz Ali colspan="11" colspan="1" Gabourey Sidibe colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="4" Joey Pollari colspan="12" Grace Dumdaw colspan="12" Orlando Jones colspan="12"
Special guest stars
Actor / ActressMurder House(2011)Asylum(2012–2013)Coven(2013–2014)Freak Show(2014–2015)Hotel(2015–2016)Roanoke(2016)Cult(2017)Apocalypse(2018)1984(2019)Double Feature(2021)NYC(2022)Delicate(2023–2024)13(2026) Kate Mara colspan="12" Eric Stonestreet colspan="12" Charles S. Dutton colspan="12" Ian McShane colspan="11" Danny Huston colspan="2" colspan="9" Stevie Nicks colspan="2" colspan="4" colspan="5" Celia Weston colspan="3" colspan="9" Neil Patrick Harris colspan="3" colspan="9" Mare Winningham colspan="2" colspan="6" Naomi Campbell colspan="4" colspan="8" Billy Eichner colspan="6" colspan="5" Lena Dunham colspan="6" colspan="6"
Notable recurring, guest, and co-starring
Actor / ActressMurder House(2011)Asylum(2012–2013)Coven(2013–2014)Freak Show(2014–2015)Hotel(2015–2016)Roanoke(2016)Cult(2017)Apocalypse(2018)1984(2019)Double Feature(2021)NYC(2022)Delicate(2023–2024)13(2026) Alexandra Breckenridge colspan="10" Christine Estabrook colspan="3" colspan="8" Jamie Brewer colspan="2" colspan="4" Ben Woolf colspan="2" colspan="9" Michael Graziadei colspan="12" Rosa Salazar colspan="12" Matt Ross colspan="3" colspan="8" Eric Close colspan="12" Teddy Sears colspan="12" Brando Eaton colspan="12" Ashley Rickards colspan="12" Morris Chestnut colspan="12" Rebecca Wisocky colspan="12" Tanya Clarke colspan="7" colspan="4" Mena Suvari colspan="6" colspan="4" Anthony Ruivivar colspan="3" colspan="8" Adam Levine colspan="11" Jenna Dewan colspan="11" Clea DuVall colspan="11" Mark Consuelos colspan="11" Britne Oldford colspan="11" Fredric Lehne colspan="11" Robin Weigert colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="3" John Aylward colspan="11" Barbara Tarbuck colspan="11" Franka Potente colspan="11" Mark Margolis colspan="11" Naomi Grossman colspan="3" colspan="5" Robin Bartlett colspan="10" Josh Hamilton colspan="2" colspan="10" Christine Ebersole colspan="2" colspan="10" Alexander Dreymon colspan="2" colspan="10" Riley Voelkel colspan="2" colspan="10" Leslie Jordan colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="4" Grace Gummer colspan="2" colspan="7" Michael Cristofer colspan="2" colspan="10" Mike Colter colspan="2" colspan="10" Lance Reddick colspan="2" colspan="4" colspan="5" Skyler Samuels colspan="3" colspan="9" Erika Ervin colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="5" Jyoti Amge colspan="3" colspan="9" Mat Fraser colspan="3" colspan="8" Rose Siggins colspan="3" colspan="9" Patti LaBelle colspan="3" colspan="9" Lee Tergesen colspan="3" colspan="9" Heather Langenkamp colspan="3" colspan="9" Chrissy Metz colspan="3" colspan="9" Malcolm-Jamal Warner colspan="3" colspan="9" Angela Sarafyan colspan="3" colspan="9" David Burtka colspan="3" colspan="9" Max Greenfield colspan="4" colspan="8" Richard T. Jones colspan="4" colspan="8" Helena Mattsson colspan="4" colspan="8" Mädchen Amick colspan="4" colspan="8" Seth Gabel colspan="4" colspan="7" Darren Criss colspan="4" colspan="8" Jessica Lu colspan="4" colspan="8" Charles Melton colspan="4" colspan="8" Alexandra Daddario colspan="4" colspan="8" Henry G. Sanders colspan="2" colspan="8" Josh Braaten colspan="4" colspan="8" Alanna Ubach colspan="4" colspan="8" Charles Malik Whitfield colspan="5" colspan="7" Colby French colspan="5" colspan="7" Chaz Bono colspan="5" colspan="6" John Pyper-Ferguson colspan="5" colspan="7" Doris Kearns Goodwin colspan="5" colspan="7" Jon Bass colspan="5" colspan="7" Jacob Artist colspan="5" colspan="7" Brian Howe colspan="5" colspan="7" Danielle Macdonald colspan="5" colspan="7" Emma Bell colspan="5" colspan="7" James Morosini colspan="5" colspan="6" Colton Haynes colspan="6" colspan="6" Jorge-Luis Pallo colspan="6" colspan="6" Zack Ward colspan="6" colspan="6" Dermot Mulroney colspan="6" colspan="6" Laura Allen colspan="6" colspan="6" Dot-Marie Jones colspan="6" colspan="2" colspan="3" Rick Springfield colspan="6" colspan="6" Cameron Cowperthwaite colspan="6" colspan="6" Joan Collins colspan="7" colspan="5" Kyle Allen colspan="7" colspan="5" Ash Santos colspan="7" colspan="5" Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman colspan="7" colspan="5" Jon Jon Briones colspan="7" colspan="5" Billy Porter colspan="7" colspan="5" BD Wong colspan="7" colspan="5" Wayne Pére colspan="2" colspan="4" colspan="5" Carlo Rota colspan="7" colspan="5" Harriet Sansom Harris colspan="7" colspan="5" Dominic Burgess colspan="7" colspan="3" DeRon Horton colspan="8" colspan="4" Orla Brady colspan="8" colspan="4" Lou Taylor Pucci colspan="8" colspan="4" Tara Karsian colspan="8" colspan="4" Mitch Pileggi colspan="8" colspan="4" Don Swayze colspan="8" colspan="4" Steven Culp colspan="8" colspan="4" Dreama Walker colspan="8" colspan="4" Yvonne Zima colspan="8" colspan="4" Spencer Novich colspan="9" colspan= "3" Eureka O'Hara colspan="9" colspan="3" Christopher Stanley colspan= "9" colspan="3" Craig Sheffer colspan="9" colspan="3" Mike Vogel colspan="9" colspan="3" Bryce Johnson colspan="9" colspan="3" Vincent Foster colspan="4" colspan="4" colspan="3" Briana Lane colspan="8" colspan="3" Jeff Hiller colspan="10" colspan="2" Kyle Beltran colspan="10" colspan="2" Quei Tann colspan="10" colspan="2" Clara McGregor colspan="10" colspan="2" Kal Penn colspan="10" colspan="2" Hale Appleman colspan="10" colspan="2" Gideon Glick colspan="10" colspan="2" Andy Cohen colspan="11" Juliana Canfield colspan="11" Tavi Gevinson colspan="11" Taylor Richardson colspan="11" Ashlie Atkinson colspan="11" Debra Monk colspan="11" Sophie von Haselberg colspan="11" Taylor Schilling colspan="11" Reed Birney colspan="11" Hamish Linklater colspan="11" Avantika Vandanapu colspan="12" Madelaine Petsch colspan="12" Elle Chapman colspan="12" Berto Colón colspan="12" Fedor Steer colspan="12" John Waters colspan="12" Tig Notaro colspan="12" Paul Anthony Kelly colspan="12" Alex Consani colspan="12"
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