For portrayals featured in the spin-off, see Category:Cast of American Horror Stories.
See also: Cast Appearances
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.
AHS Repertory Company[]
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.
- To keep the table in order, portrayals that exceed three characters per actor in a season are referenced. In particular, the difference between actual reenactments taking place in the episode (Roanoke) versus narrative portrayed on screen during a character's storytelling (Cult).
Prominent Guests[]
Some seasons feature well-known actors in prominent roles for only a single story, and are not considered part of the "repertory company" until they return for more than one season.
Murder House (2011) | |
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Asylum (2012) | |
Coven (2013) | |
Freak Show (2014) | |
Hotel (2015) | |
Roanoke (2016) | |
Cult (2017) | |
Apocalypse (2018) | |
1984 (2019) | |
Double Feature (2021) | |
NYC (2022) | |
Delicate (2023-2024) |
Notes[]
- 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[28] 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 2024, 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[29], 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.
- Angela Bassett and Sarah Paulson also directed episodes. Bassett directed "Chapter 6" and "Drink the Kool-Aid" during the sixth and seventh seasons. Sarah Paulson directed "Return to Murder House" during the eighth season.
- Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters are also producers from Double Feature.
- Charlie Carver is also producer and writer from NYC.
- Zachary Quinto's appearance in Delicate as himself playing a presenter at the Gotham Awards marks the first time an actor has played both characters and themselves across the series.
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