Cast

Each season there is a whole new cast with 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 players.

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).

Returning Actors
Actor	Murder House (2011)	Asylum (2012)	Coven (2013)	Freak Show (2014)	Hotel (2015)	Roanoke (2016)	Cult (2017)	Apocalypse (2018)	1984 (2019)
Evan Peters	Tate Langdon	Kit Walker	Kyle Spencer	Jimmy Darling	James March	Edward Philippe Mott (reenactment) Rory Monahan	Kai Anderson ^[1]	Mr. Gallant Jeff Pfister ^[2]
Sarah Paulson	Billie Dean Howard	Lana Winters	Cordelia Foxx	Bette and Dot Tattler	Sally McKenna ^[3]	Shelby Miller (reenactment) Audrey Tindall ^[4]	Ally Mayfair-Richards ^[5]	Wilhemina Venable Cordelia Goode ^[6]
Lily Rabe	Nora Montgomery	Sister Mary Eunice The Devil	Misty Day	Sister Mary Eunice	Aileen Wuornos	Shelby Miller		Misty Day	Lavinia Richter
Frances Conroy	Moira O'Hara (Older)	Shachath	Myrtle Snow	Gloria Mott		Mama Polk (reenactment)	Bebe Babbitt	Myrtle Snow ^[7]
Denis O'Hare	Larry Harvey		Spaulding	Stanley	Liz Taylor	Elias Cunningham (reenactment) William van Henderson
Kathy Bates			Delphine LaLaurie	Ethel Darling	Iris	The Butcher (reenactment) Agnes Mary Winstead		Miriam Mead ^[8]
Jessica Lange	Constance Langdon	Sister Jude	Fiona Goode	Elsa Mars				Constance Langdon
Emma Roberts			Madison Montgomery	Maggie Esmerelda			Serena Belinda	Madison Montgomery	Brooke Thompson
Angela Bassett			Marie Laveau	Desiree Dupree	Ramona Royale	Lee Miller (reenactment) Monet Tumusiime		Marie Laveau
Jamie Brewer	Adelaide Langdon		Nan	Marjorie			Hedda	Nan
Cheyenne Jackson					Will Drake	Sidney Aaron James	Rudy Vincent	John Henry Moore
Taissa Farmiga	Violet Harmon		Zoe Benson			Sophie Green		Zoe Benson ^[9]
Dylan McDermott	Ben Harmon	Johnny Morgan						Ben Harmon	Bruce
Adina Porter	Sally Freeman					Lee Miller	Beverly Hope	Dinah Stevens
Finn Wittrock				Dandy Mott	Tristan Duffy Rudolph Valentino	Jether Polk			Bobby Richter II
John Carroll Lynch				Twisty	John Wayne Gacy		Twisty		Benjamin Richter
Mare Winningham			Alicia Spencer	Rita Gayheart	Hazel Evers		Sally Keffler
Gabourey Sidibe			Queenie	Regina Ross	Queenie			Queenie
Billie Lourd							Winter Anderson ^[10]	Mallory	Montana Duke
Wes Bentley				Edward Mordrake	John Lowe	Ambrose White (reenactment) Dylan
Leslie Grossman							Meadow Wilton ^[11]	Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt	Margaret Booth
Riley Schmidt	Rubber Man							Rubber Man	Orderly
Naomi Grossman		Pepper		Pepper				Samantha Crowe
Leslie Jordan			Quentin Fleming			Cricket Marlowe (reenactment) Ashley Gilbert			Courtney
Cody Fern								Michael Langdon	Xavier Plympton
Zachary Quinto	Chad Warwick	Oliver Thredson
Connie Britton	Vivien Harmon							Vivien Harmon
Chloë Sevigny		Shelley			Alex Lowe
Matt Bomer				Andy	Donovan
Lady Gaga					Elizabeth	Scáthach (reenactment)
Alexandra Breckenridge	Moira O'Hara (younger)		Kaylee
Benjamin Woolf	Infantata			Meep
Christine Estabrook	Marcy				Marcy
Matt Ross	Charles Montgomery				Charles Montgomery
Anthony Ruivivar	Miguel Ramos				Richard Ramirez
Celia Finkelstein	Gladys							Gladys
Sam Kinsey	Beauregard Langdon							Beauregard Langdon
Mena Suvari	Elizabeth Short							Elizabeth Short
Tanya Clarke	Marla McClaine								Lorraine
Robin Bartlett		Miranda Crump	Cecily Pembroke
John Cromwell		Young Arthur Arden		Young Arthur Arden
Henry G. Sanders		Willie			Mr. Royale
Robin Weigert		Cynthia Potter				Mama Polk
Gloria Laino		The Mexican						Unnamed Elder Satanist
Grace Gummer			Millie	Penny
Danny Huston			The Axeman	Massimo Dolcefino
Ashlynn Ross			Jeanne LaLaurie	Myrna Austin
Lance Reddick			Papa Legba					Papa Legba
Stevie Nicks			Stevie Nicks					Stevie Nicks
Wayne Pére			Mr. Kingery					Mr. Kingery
Erika Ervin				Amazon Eve				The Fist
Chaz Bono						Lot Polk (reenactment) Brian Wells	Gary Longstreet
James Morosini						Bob Kinnaman	R.J.
Irene Roseen						Margaret		Molly O'Hara
Billy Eichner							Harrison Wilton ^[12]	Brock Mutt Nutter

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.

Actors
Murder House (2011)	Asylum (2012)	Coven (2013)	Freak Show (2014)	Hotel (2015)	Roanoke (2016)	Cult (2017)	Apocalypse (2018)	1984 (2019)

Kate Mara as Hayden McClaine Morris Chestnut as Luke Kai Schultz as Bryan Bohdi Schultz as Troy Michael Graziadei as Travis Wanderly Rosa Salazar as Maria Azura Skye as Fiona Kyle Davis as Dallas Eve Gordon as Dr. Hall Teddy Sears as Patrick Shelby Young as Leah Eric Close as Hugo Langdon Rebecca Wisocky as Lorraine Harvey Jamie Harris as R. Franklin Mageina Tovah as Bianca Forest Eric Stonestreet as Derrick Amir Arison as Joe Escandarian Charles S. Dutton as Detective Granger Lisa Vidal as Stacey Ramos Brennan Mejia as Gabe Ramos Asher Gian Starita as Michael Langdon	Joseph Fiennes as Timothy Howard Lizzie Brocheré as Grace Bertrand James Cromwell as Arthur Arden Britne Oldford as Alma Walker Fredric Lehne as Frank McCann Clea DuVall as Wendy Peyser Jenna Dewan Tatum as Teresa Morrison Adam Levine as Leo Morrison Barbara Tarbuck as Mother Claudia Mark Consuelos as Spivey Franka Potente as Charlotte Brown Ian McShane as Leigh Emerson Devon Graye as Jed Potter Nikki Hahn as Jenny Reynolds	Jennifer Lynn Warren as Borquita Lopez Raeden Greer as Pauline LaLaurie Scott Michael Jefferson as Louis LaLaurie Alexander Dreymon as Luke Ramsey Patti LuPone as Joan Ramsey Josh Hamilton as Hank Foxx Dana Gourrier as Chantal Darcel Moreno as Gummy Ameer Baraka as The Minotaur Michael Cristofer as Harrison Renard Christine Ebersole as Anna Leigh Leighton Kurt Krause as Charlie Grey Damon as Archie	Michael Chiklis as Dell Toledo Mat Fraser as Paul Rose Siggins as Legless Suzi Jyoti Amge as Ma Petite Christopher Neiman as Salty Drew Rin Varick as Toulouse Chrissy Metz as Ima Wiggles Patti LaBelle as Dora Brown Skyler Samuels as Bonnie Lipton Major Dodson as Corey Bachman Dalton E. Gray as Michael Celia Weston as Lilliam Hemmings Neil Patrick Harris as Chester Creb David Burtka as Michael Beck	Lennon Henry as Holden Lowe Shree Crooks as Scarlett Lowe Lyric Angel as Lachlan Drake Richard T. Jones as Andy Hahn Alexander Ward as The Addiction Demon and The Mattress Man Jessica Belkin as Wren Anton Starkman as Max Ellison Mädchen Amick as Ms. Ellison Helena Mattsson as Agnetha Kamilla Alnes as Vendela Max Greenfield as Gabriel Naomi Campbell as Claudia Bankson Alexandra Daddario as Natacha Rambova Seth Gabel as Jeffery Dahmer Darren Criss as Justin Henrik Rutgersson as F.W. Murnau	Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Dominic Banks and Matt Miller (reenactment) André Holland as Matt Miller Marti Matulis as Piggy Man Susan Berger as Thomasin White Frederick Koehler as Lot Polk Frank Collison as Ishmael Polk Grady Lee Richmond as Ishmael Polk (reenactment) Saniyya Sidney as Flora Harris (reenactment) Simone Baker as Flora Harris Estelle Hermansen as Priscilla (reenactment) Charles Malik Whitfield as Mason Harris (reenactment) Joe Alvarez as Mason Harris Shannon Lucio as Diana Cross Jacob Artist as Todd Allan Connors Jon Bass as Milo Trixie Mattel as Herself	Alison Pill as Ivy Mayfair-Richards Colton Haynes as Jack Samuels Cooper Dodson as Oz Mayfair-Richards Dermot Mulroney as Bob Thompson Lena Dunham as Valerie Solanas Liz Jenkins as Gloria Whitmore	Billy Porter Behold Chablis Joan Collins as Evie Gallant and Bubbles McGee Kyle Allen as Timothy Campbell Ash Santos as Emily Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman as Andre Stevens Jon Jon Briones as Ariel Augustus BD Wong as Baldwin Pennypacker Carlo Rota as Anton LaVey Harriet Sansom Harris as Madelyn	Matthew Morrison as Trevor Kirchner Gus Kenworthy as Chet Clancy Angelica Ross as Rita Chambers Zach Villa as Richard Ramirez DeRon Horton as Ray Powell Lou Taylor Pucci as Jonas Shevoore Orla Brady as Dr. Karen Hopple Tara Karsian as Chef Bertie

Notes

Throughout the series, twenty-four cast members portrayed the same character in different seasons. They are Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, 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.
Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters are the most credited actors in American Horror Story. As of 2019, Paulson featured in all of the nine seasons while Peters in eight of them.
Throughout the series, six actors were credited in the main cast in every season they appeared in, regardless of the character's screen time. They are Evan Peters, Denis O'Hare, Kathy Bates, Cheyenne Jackson, Billie Lourd and Cody Fern .

Despite appearing in most of the episodes of Coven, Angela Bassett and Gabourey Sidibe were only credited as special guest stars. That's likely due to contract issues, similar to Adina Porter in the sixth season — she was billed as a guest star despite a major role in Roanoke. ^[13]
Although Mare Winningham appeared in 11 out of 12 episodes of Hotel, she was also credited as a Special Guest Star.
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.