TV's Most Versatile/Memorable Guest Stars
by ParadiseChama | created - 27 Dec 2011 | updated - 06 Nov 2013 | PublicI'm a television junkie and would like to acknowledge some overlooked actors from my last 15 years of small screen addiction.
1. Timothy V. Murphy
Actor | National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Timothy V Murphy was born in County Kerry, Ireland. Murphy began his career in Dublin where he trained in the Focus Theater.
Living in Los Angeles, California; Murphy is known for his roles as Galaan in the FX hit, Sons of Anarchy and Ian Doyle in Criminal Minds.
Murphy is known for the films; ...
2. William Mapother
Actor | Lost
William Mapother was born on April 17, 1965 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA as William Reibert Mapother Jr. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in English. He is the co-founder of the film finance marketplace Slated. He is known for his work on Lost (2004), In the Bedroom (2001)...
3. Barry Shabaka Henley
Actor | Collateral
Barry Shabaka Henley was born on September 15, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Collateral (2004), The Terminal (2004) and Rush Hour (1998).
4. Elaine Hendrix
Actress | Dynasty
Born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Elaine Hendrix spent her early years in nearby Knoxville and Morristown. At 15 she moved with her divorced mother to Atlanta, Georgia, where she attended the Northside School of Performing Arts. She started her professional career as a dancer and model but gave up ...
5. Jonathan LaPaglia
Actor | Seven Days
Jonathan is the youngest of three brothers. Older brother, Anthony LaPaglia, is also an actor. Middle brother, Michael, is a car wholesaler in Los Angeles. His parents are, Eddie LaPaglia, an Australian auto dealership owner, and Maria, a secretary. He initially wanted to pursue fine arts as a ...
6. Aida Turturro
Actress | The Sopranos
Aida Turturro is an American actress best known for playing Janice Soprano on the HBO drama series The Sopranos. Aida Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of a Sicilian mother, Dorothy, a homemaker, and an Italian-American father, Domenick Turturro, an artist. After graduating from ...
7. Michael Kenneth Williams
Actor | The Wire
Emmy-nominated actor and producer Michael Kenneth Williams was one of his generation's most respected and acclaimed talents. By bringing complicated and charismatic characters to life--often with surprising tenderness--Williams established himself as a gifted and versatile performer with a unique ...
8. Christopher Evan Welch
Actor | Lincoln
Christopher Evan Welch was born on September 28, 1965 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Lincoln (2012), The Master (2012) and Silicon Valley (2014). He was married to Emma Welch. He died on December 2, 2013 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
9. Steve Harris
Actor | The Practice
Steve Harris is the son of John, a bus driver, and Mattie, a housewife, who stressed his and younger brother, Sherwin's education over his love for football. Steve attended St. Joseph High in Westchester, Illinois, a private school known for developing star athletes such as basketball star Isiah ...
10. Kevin Sussman
Actor | Burn After Reading
Kevin Sussman was born on December 4, 1970 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Burn After Reading (2008), Killers (2010) and Almost Famous (2000).
11. Aisha Tyler
Actress | Archer
Aisha Tyler is an award-winning director, actor, comedian, New York Times bestselling author, podcaster and activist. She is an Emmy-winning television host and multiple award-winning voice actor for Archer (2009).
Aisha's feature directorial debut, Axis (2017), was shot in just seven days on ...
12. Rebecca Field
Actress | A Star Is Born
Rebecca Field was born in Lenox Dale, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress and director, known for A Star Is Born (2018), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) and October Road (2007).
13. Stelio Savante
Actor | Nefarious
South African actor Stelio Savante is a multilingual SAG award nominee & US citizen with over 140 international credits over the last four decades. A steady product of leading, large supporting, & recurring roles in television, & international theatrically released features that have accumulated ...
14. Dedee Pfeiffer
Actress | Falling Down
Dedee Pfeiffer grew up in Midway City, California, as the daughter of a heating and air conditioning contractor and a homemaker.
She has studied with some of Hollywood's most renowned acting coaches such as Peggy Feury, Roy London and Ivana Chubbuck.
Dedee landed her first movie role in John Landis' ...
15. Chris Diamantopoulos
Actor | The Boys in the Boat
Chris grew up splitting his time between Greece and Canada. At age 9, he started doing TV commercials and professional theater. He left home at 18 to perform in a series of US national tours after which, he landed on Broadway. Chris now splits his time between New York and Los Angeles acting in TV ...
16. Tracy Middendorf
Actress | Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Tracy Middendorf was born on January 26, 1970 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for New Nightmare (1994), Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Scream: The TV Series (2015). She has been married to Franz Wisner since January 2, 2005. They have one child.
17. James Urbaniak
Actor | Oppenheimer
James Urbaniak was born on September 17, 1963 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Oppenheimer (2023), The Fabelmans (2022) and The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023). He has been married to Sara Pocock since March 30, 2017. He was previously...
18. Belita Moreno
Actress | Grosse Pointe Blank
Belita Moreno was born on November 1, 1949 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Clear and Present Danger (1994) and George Lopez (2002). She has been married to Joel Rudnick since July 12, 1981. They have two children.
19. Anne Bedian
Actress | The Taking
Canadian born actress Anne Bedian didn't start her young career in the arts, but rather in the military as a soldier. Bedian served in the Canadian Armed Forces at the age of 17 as a Bosn, She was one of the first women to enter that trade, which included training for demolitions, small arms, ...
20. Jonny Coyne
Actor | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Jonny was born the middle child of a seamstress and a professional footballer. His earliest performances were in school productions including a celebrated double bill of Oscar Wilde's "The Ballad Of Reading Gaol" and Ovid's "Chariot Of The Sun" in which he played respectively the Judge and Phaeton....
21. Josie Davis
Actress | Festival of Trees
Actress Josie Davis stars in director Drew Water's hilarious Christmas comedy, Festival of Trees, out this holiday season.Also set to release this year is her role as evil government astrophysicist, Dr Barboux, opposite James Remar, in the comedy Glowzies in which she and Remar were nominated at ...
22. Edoardo Ballerini
Actor | The Sopranos
Edoardo Ballerini was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Sopranos (1999), Quarry (2016) and Dinner Rush (2000).
23. Marlyne Barrett
Actress | Night Call
Marlyne Barrett was born on September 13, 1978 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Night Call (2017), Chicago Med (2015) and Heist (2001). She has been married to Gavin Barrett since May 15, 2009. They have two children.
24. Gideon Emery
Actor | Wolfenstein: The New Order
An award-winning actor best known for his role as the eloquent Deucalion on three seasons of cult hit Teen Wolf (2011) and his namesake Gideon in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014), Emery was raised in both England and South Africa. While a student, he was discovered by lauded stage actor Bill ...
25. Anthony Azizi
Actor | Eagle Eye
Anthony Azizi started his career many years ago, as a child, acting in plays for the Touchstone Theater run by Bill and Bridget George in Bethlehem, PA. He also started writing and staging his own plays at the age of eight for school and other public venues. He continued in the arts throughout all ...
26. Adrian Martinez
Actor | Focus
Adrian Martinez is an actor, director, writer, and producer, with over 120 film and TV credits, including his directorial debut, "iGilbert," based on his original screenplay. iGilbert was purchased by Gravitas Ventures and is now available on all major streamers in the US and Canada. iGilbert has ...
27. Laurie Fortier
Actress | The Walking Dead
Laurie Fortier got her big break acting when legendary Hollywood casting director Lynn Stalmaster (Tootsie, The Graduate) cast her in "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday", opposite Michelle Pfeiffer, Peter Gallagher, and Claire Danes. She has been working professionally ever since and has worked with ...
28. Robert LaSardo
Actor | The Mule
Robert LaSardo was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began his career studying at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, before going on to the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy. For two of those years, he handled Navy attack dogs in the Aleutian Islands...
29. Emilio Rivera
Actor | Sons of Anarchy
Emilio Rivera has discovered that turning your life around is the key to making dreams come true. His acting credentials have allowed him to top the list of successful Latino actors. His resume continues to grow with starring roles in films such as High Crimes (2002) with Ashley Judd and Morgan ...
30. Brian Kubach
Actor | Piranha 3D
Brian Kubach was born on February 19, 1984. He is an actor, known for Piranha 3D (2010), Fuel (2009) and She Wants Me (2012).
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