10 Actors Who Played Multiple Roles On The Same Show
Giovanni Ribisi On Friends (Condom Guy, Frank Buffay Jr.)
Before he joined the Friends cast in the recurring role of Frank Buffay Jr. - the younger half-brother of Phoebe
Queen Latifah On The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air (Marissa Redman, Dee Dee)
Before she was in the Living Single cast, future Academy Award nominee Queen Latifah shared the screen with fellow rapper-turned-actor Will Smith on two episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1991.
Jerry Orbach On Law & Order (Defense Attorney Frank Lehrman, Detective Lennie Briscoe)
The late, great Jerry Orbach of Dirty Dancing fame is even better known for his 12 seasons in the Law & Order cast as Detective Lennie Briscoe, for which he received his third Emmy nomination.
Justin Theroux On Sex And The City (Jared, Vaughn Wysel)
On the premiere season of Sex and the City, Justin Theroux appeared as Jared - Carrie Bradshaw’s (Sarah Jessica Parker)
Dean-Charles Chapman On Game Of Thrones (Martyn Lannister, Tommen Baratheon)
It is not so unusual for a Game of Thrones cast member to die and come back later (i.e. Kit Harrington’s Jon Snow), but Dean-Charles Chapman is a special case.
Peter Capaldi On Doctor Who (Caecilius, The Doctor)
Because of Time Lords’ regenerative process, the titular hero of the phenomenal British sci-fi series, Doctor Who, has been played by 13 different actors so far
Karen Gillan On Doctor Who (Soothsayer, Amy Pond)
In the same 2008 episode of Doctor Who in which Peter Capaldi made his first appearance in a different role, future Marvel movie star Karen Gillan also made her debut on the cult favorite series as a soothsayer
Ted McGinley On Married… With Children (Norman Jablonsky, Jefferson D'Arcy)
On Married… with Children (which some believe is due for a revival), the Bundy Family’s next-door neighbor, Marcy (Amanda Bearse),
Terry O’Quinn On The X-Files (Lt. Brian Tillman, Shadow Man)
Emmy winner Terry O’Quinn, best known from the Lost cast, has starred in a number of series created by Chris Carter - including one of the best ’90 shows,
Garret Dillahunt On Deadwood (Jack McCall, Francis Wolcott)
Garett Dillahunt is one of the few names on our list who, instead of just two guest appearances, can claim to have two different, multi-episode recurring roles in the Deadwood cast.