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This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in each season. A green cell indicates the actor is a main cast member. A red cell indicates the actor is a recurring cast member. A light blue cell indicates the actor is a guest or special guest cast member.
- Murder House
The first season of American Horror Story, retroactively...
- Murder House
- Overview
- AHS Repertory Company
- Notes
In each season of American Horror Story, there is a whole new cast who portray new characters, but often times there are actors who are used more than one season. This category uses the form Cast Member.
Though each season brings us a new story with (mostly) new characters, they are usually played by an ensemble of returning actors.
•A dark grey cell indicates the actor was not in the season or is not confirmed to return to a future season.
•Throughout the series, twenty-five cast members portrayed the same character in different seasons. They are Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Celia Finkelstein, Christine Estabrook, Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Emma Roberts, Frances Conroy, Gabourey Sidibe, Jamie Brewer, Jessica Lange, John Carroll Lynch, John Cromwell, Kathy Bates, Lance Reddick, Lily Rabe, Matt Ross, Naomi Grossman, Mena Suvari, Riley Schmidt, Sam Kinsey, Stevie Nicks, Taissa Farmiga and Wayne Pére.
•There are many seasonal one-shots present throughout the show that had formed part of the main cast of their respective seasons. These actors are James Cromwell, Joseph Fiennes, Lizzie Brocheré, Michael Chiklis, André Holland, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Alison Pill, Matthew Morrison, Zach Villa, Gus Kenworthy, Macaulay Culkin, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Neal McDonough, Craig Sheffer, Rachel Hilson, Charlie Carver, Russell Tovey, Joe Mantello, Matt Czuchry, Maaz Ali, Julie White, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Cara Delevingne and Kim Kardashian.
•Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, and Lily Rabe are the most credited actors in American Horror Story. As of 2022, they have been featured in nine out of twelve seasons.
•Throughout the series, five actors were credited in the main cast in every season they appeared in, regardless of the character's screen time. They are Evan Peters, Kathy Bates, Cheyenne Jackson, Angelica Ross, and Isaac Powell.
•Certain actors are contractually billed as "special guest stars" in spite of the episode counts so that they can work on multiple projects. They are Angela Bassett and Gabourey Sidibe in Coven, Mare Winningham in Hotel, Adina Porter in Roanoke and Cult, and both Leslie Grossman and Angelica Ross in Double Feature - Death Valley.
•Frances Conroy in Murder House, Jamie Brewer in Coven, and Mat Fraiser and Erika Ervin in Freak Show are similarly credited as guest stars, despite their episode counts.
American Horror Story (TV Series 2011– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Every episode from the first installment had at least one cast member from the original series. Jamie Brewer , Dylan McDermott , and Celia Finklestein reprised roles originally from American Horror Story/Murder House .
- Murder House. Evan Peters. Evan Peters first appeared in season 1 as Tate Langdon. He starred in every season of the show through season 8 before deciding to take a break.
- Asylum. Joseph Fiennes. Joseph Fiennes only appears in the second season, playing Monsignor Timothy Howard. Fiennes’ other notable roles include The Handmaid’s Tale, Shakespeare in Love and The Mother.
- Coven. Emma Roberts. Emma Roberts first appeared in seasons 3 and 4, playing Madison Montgomery and Maggie Esmerelda, respectively. Roberts later rejoined the series in season 7, playing Serena Belinda.
- Freak Show. Michael Chiklis. Michael Chiklis only appears in season 4, playing Dell Toledo. Chiklis’ other notable roles include the Fantastic Four franchise, The Shield and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.
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