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. |
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