Follow TV Tropes

Following

Trivia / American Horror Story

Go To

In General

Acting for Two: This is true for most recurring actors, since they seldom play the same character in two seasons and sometimes more than one character per season.
Production Posse: There's a rotating cast, with many actors appearing in multiple seasons as different characters. Only Christine Estabrook (Marcy the realtor), Matt Ross (Dr. Charles Montgomery), Naomi Grossman (Pepper), Mena Suvari (Elizabeth Short), Connie Britton (Vivien Harmon), Dylan McDermott (Ben Harmon), Lily Rabe (Sister Mary Eunice and Misty Day), Stevie Nicks (As Herself), John Cromwell (young Hans Gruper), Lance Reddick (Papa Legba), Jamie Brewer (Nan), Gabourey Sidibe (Queenie), Emma Roberts (Madison Montgomery), Kathy Bates (Delphine LaLaurie), Angela Bassett (Marie Laveau), Taissa Farmiga (Violet Harmon and Zoe Benson), Frances Conroy (Moira O'Hara and Myrtle Snow)^note, Jessica Lange (Constance Langdon), Evan Peters (Tate Langdon), and Sarah Paulson (Billie Dean Howard, Lana Winters, and Cordelia Goode) have appeared as the same character(s) in different seasons.^note The recurring actors are:

Nine Seasons

Sarah Paulson (1-8, 10)
Evan Peters (1-8, 10)
Lily Rabe (1-6, 8-10)

Eight Seasons

Frances Conroy (1-4, 6-8, 10)
Denis O'Hare (1, 3-6, 10-12)

Six Seasons

Emma Roberts (3-4, 7-9, 12)
Billie Lourd (7-12)
Leslie Grossman (7-12)

Five Seasons

Jessica Lange (1-4, 8)
Jamie Brewer (1, 3-4, 7-8)
Adina Porter (1, 6-8, 10)
Kathy Bates (3-6, 8)
Angela Bassett (3-6, 8)
Finn Wittrock (4-6, 9-10)

Four Seasons

Dylan McDermott (1-2, 8-9)
Zachary Quinto (1-2, 11-12)
Taissa Farmiga (1, 3, 6, 8)
Mare Winningham (3-5, 7)
Gabourey Sidibe (3-5, 8)
John Carroll Lynch (4-5, 7, 9)
Cheyenne Jackson (5-8)

Three Seasons

Naomi Grossman (2, 4, 8)
Robin Weigert (2, 6, 10)
Leslie Jordan (3, 6, 9)
Wes Bentley (4-6)
Cody Fern (8-10)

Two Seasons

Connie Britton (1, 8)
Alexandra Breckenridge (1, 3)
Ben Woolf (1, 4)
Christine Estabrook (1, 5)
Matt Ross (1, 5)
Anthony Ruivivar (1, 5)
Mena Suvari (1, 8)
Tanya Clarke (1, 9)
Robin Bartlett (2-3)
John Cromwell (2, 4)
Chloë Sevigny (2, 5)
Henry G. Sinders (2, 5)
Grace Gummer (3-4)
Danny Huston (3-4)
Lance Reddick (3, 8)
Stevie Nicks (3, 8)
Wayne Pére (3, 8)
Patti LuPone (3, 11)
Matt Bomer (4-5)
Erika Ervin (4, 8)
Lady Gaga (5-6)
Chaz Bono (6-7)
James Morosini (6-7)
Billy Eichner (7-8)
Dot Marie Jones (7, 10)
Sandra Bernhard (8, 11)
Angelica Ross (9-10)
Isaac Cole Powell (10-11)
Rebecca Dayan (10-11)

Specific

Previous

Index

Next

Top