Cast and Characters
| Actor/Actress | Character | Main cast seasons | Recurring/guest seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boreanaz | Angel | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Appears in all 110 episodes. | |
| Charisma Carpenter | Cordelia Chase | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 5 | Series regular for the first four seasons. Makes a special guest appearance in episode 12 of season 5, the series' 100th episode. Appears in 86 episodes, 85 as regular, 1 as guest. |
| Glenn Quinn | Doyle | 1 | Appears in the first 9 episodes season 1. | |
| Alexis Denisof | Wesley Wyndam-Pryce | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 1 | Guest stars in episode 10 of season 1 before becoming a series regular the following episode. Appears in 100 episodes, 99 as regular, 1 as guest. |
| J. August Richards | Charles Gunn | 2, 3, 4, 5 | 1 | Guest stars in the final three episodes of season 1 before becoming a series regular in season 2. Appears in 91 episodes, 88 as regular, 3 as guest. |
| Amy Acker | Winifred "Fred" Burkle/Illyria | 3, 4, 5 | 2 | Guest stars in the final four episodes of season 2 before becoming a series regular in season 3. Appears in 70 episodes, 66 as regular, 4 as guest. |
| Vincent Kartheiser | Connor | 4 | 3, 5 | Guest stars in the final four episodes of season 3 before becoming a series regular in season 4. Returns for two special guest appearances in season 5 after departing as a series regular. Appears in 28 episodes, 22 as regular, 6 as guest. |
| Andy Hallett | Lorne | 4, 5 | 2, 3, 4 | Guest stars in seasons 2 and 3 before becoming a special guest star in season 4. Made a series regular in episode 14 of season 4. Appears in 76 episodes, 30 as regular, 46 as guest. |
| James Marsters | Spike | 5 | 1, 2 | Guest stars in one episode of seasons 1 and 2. Made a series regular in season 5. Appears in 24 episodes, 22 as regular, 2 as guest. |
| Mercedes McNab | Harmony Kendall | 5 | 2, 5 | Guest stars in episode 17 of season 2. Becomes a recurring character in season 5 until made a series regular in episode 17 of season 5. Appears in 17 episodes, 6 as regular, 11 as guest. |
Read more about this topic: Angel (TV series)
Famous quotes containing the words cast and/or characters:
“If one does not cast a big net, one cannot catch big fish.”
—Chinese proverb.
“The major men
That is different. They are characters beyond
Reality, composed thereof. They are
The fictive man created out of men.
They are men but artificial men.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)