List of American Horror Story cast members

American Horror Story is an American horror television series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Described as an anthology series, ^{[by whom?]} each season is conceived as a self-contained miniseries, following a disparate set of characters, settings, and a storyline with its own beginning, middle, and end. However, Murphy has stated that all of the seasons are and will be connected by the end of the series. ^{[citation needed]}

The first season, subtitled Murder House, takes place during 2011 in Los Angeles, California and centers on a family that moves into a house haunted by its deceased former occupants. The second season, subtitled Asylum, takes place during 1964 in Massachusetts and follows the stories of the inmates and staff of an institution for the criminally insane. The third season, subtitled Coven, takes place during 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana and follows a coven of witches who face off against those who wish to destroy them. The fourth season, subtitled Freak Show, takes place during 1952 in Jupiter, Florida and focuses on one of the last remaining freak shows in America and its struggle to survive. The fifth season, subtitled Hotel, takes place during 2015 in Los Angeles, California and centers on the unusual occurrences and people of a mysterious and outdated hotel. The sixth, subtitled Roanoke, takes place in 2014 in North Carolina, and follows a documentary of experiences endured by a couple and one of their relatives while living on Roanoke Island followed by reenactments, and, in 2016, follows the real experiences on the Island of the couple and the reenactors of the documentary. The seventh season, subtitled Cult, takes place between 2016 and 2018 in the fictional city of Brookfield Heights, Michigan, and centers around a clown cult terrorizing a neighborhood suburb in the aftermath of the 2016 U.S. election. The eighth season, subtitled Apocalypse, takes place in the near future and centers on a group of survivors in a radiation shelter, after ICBMs destroy the world's major cities.

Although each season is set in a different time period, there have been characters who have appeared in multiple seasons. Pepper (Naomi Grossman), Sister Mary Eunice McKee (Lily Rabe), Hans Gruper (John Cromwell), Marcy (Christine Estabrook), Dr. Charles Montgomery (Matt Ross), Queenie (Gabourey Sidibe), Billie Dean Howard (Sarah Paulson), Lana Winters (Paulson), Twisty the Clown (John Carroll Lynch), Michael Langdon (Asher Gian Starita, Cody Fern), Cordelia Goode (Paulson), Madison Montgomery (Emma Roberts), Myrtle Snow (Frances Conroy), James Patrick March (Evan Peters), Zoe Benson (Taissa Farmiga), Misty Day (Rabe), Mr. Kingery (Wayne Pére), Stevie Nicks (herself), Tate Langdon (Peters), Dr. Ben Harmon (Dylan McDermott), Vivien Harmon (Connie Britton), Moira O'Hara (Conroy), Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange), Violet Harmon (Farmiga), Elizabeth Short (Mena Suvari), Beauregard Langdon (Sam Kinsey), Gladys (Celia Finkelstein), Papa Legba (Lance Reddick), Nan (Jamie Brewer), Delphine LaLaurie (Kathy Bates) and Marie Laveau (Angela Bassett) are the 32 characters who have appeared in more than one season of the series: Pepper, Sister Mary Eunice, and Hans, appear and reappear in Asylum and Freak Show; Marcy and Charles, make appearances in Murder House and Hotel; Queenie appears in Coven, Hotel and Apocalypse; Billie appears in Murder House, Hotel, and Apocalypse; Lana appears in Asylum and Roanoke (and is mentioned in Cult); Twisty appears in Freak Show and Cult. Michael, Tate, Ben, Vivien, Moira, Constance, Violet, Elizabeth, Beau, and Gladys appear in both Murder House and Apocalypse. Cordelia, Madison, Myrtle, Zoe, Misty, Kingery, Stevie, Papa, Nan, Delphine and Marie appear in Coven and Apocalypse. March appears in Hotel and Apocalypse. Murphy has stated that as the series progresses, more and more characters will be making a return to the show.^{[citation needed]}

Cast members

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Portrayer	Capacity and character per season
Portrayer	Murder House	Asylum	Coven	Freak Show	Hotel	Roanoke	Cult	Apocalypse
Starring
Connie Britton	Vivien Harmon							Vivien Harmon
Dylan McDermott	Dr. Ben Harmon	Johnny Morgan						Dr. Ben Harmon
Evan Peters	Tate Langdon	Kit Walker	Kyle Spencer	Jimmy Darling	James Patrick March	Edward Philippe Mott Rory Monahan	Kai Anderson^[a]	Mr. Gallant James Patrick March Tate Langdon Jeff Pfister
Taissa Farmiga	Violet Harmon		Zoe Benson			Sophie Green		Zoe Benson Violet Harmon
Denis O'Hare	Larry Harvey		Spalding	Stanley	Liz Taylor	Dr. Elias Cunningham William van Henderson
Jessica Lange	Constance Langdon	Sister Jude Martin	Fiona Goode	Elsa Mars				Constance Langdon
Zachary Quinto	Chad Warwick	Dr. Oliver Thredson
Joseph Fiennes		Msgr. Timothy Howard
Sarah Paulson	Billie Dean Howard	Lana Winters	Cordelia Foxx	Bette Tattler Dot Tattler	Sally McKenna Billie Dean Howard	Shelby Miller Audrey Tindall Lana Winters	Ally Mayfair-Richards Susan Atkins	Wilhemina Venable Cordelia Goode Billie Dean Howard
Lily Rabe	Nora Montgomery	Sister Mary Eunice McKee	Misty Day	Sister Mary Eunice McKee	Aileen Wuornos	Shelby Miller		Misty Day
Lizzie Brocheré		Grace Bertrand
James Cromwell		Dr. Arthur Arden
Frances Conroy	Moira O'Hara	Shachath	Myrtle Snow	Gloria Mott		Mama Polk	Bebe Babbitt	Myrtle Snow Moira O'Hara
Emma Roberts			Madison Montgomery	Maggie Esmeralda			Serena Belinda	Madison Montgomery
Kathy Bates			Delphine LaLaurie	Ethel Darling	Iris	The Butcher Agnes Mary Winstead		Miriam Mead Delphine LaLaurie
Michael Chiklis				Dell Toledo
Finn Wittrock				Dandy Mott	Tristan Duffy Rudolph Valentino	Jether Polk
Angela Bassett			Marie Laveau	Desiree Dupree	Ramona Royale	Lee Harris Monet Tumusiime		Marie Laveau
Wes Bentley				Edward Mordrake	Det. John Lowe	Ambrose White Dylan
Matt Bomer				Andy	Donovan
Chloë Sevigny		Shelley			Dr. Alex Lowe
Cheyenne Jackson					Will Drake	Sidney Aaron James	Dr. Rudy Vincent	John Henry Moore
Lady Gaga					The Countess	Scathach
Cuba Gooding Jr.						Matt Miller Dominic Banks
André Holland						Matt Miller
Billie Lourd							Winter Anderson Linda Kasabian	Mallory
Alison Pill							Ivy Mayfair-Richards
Adina Porter	Sally Freeman					Lee Harris	Beverly Hope	Dinah Stevens
Leslie Grossman							Meadow Wilton Patricia Krenwinkel	Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt
Cody Fern								Michael Langdon
Special guest stars
Kate Mara	Hayden McClaine
Eric Stonestreet	Derek
Charles S. Dutton	Detective Granger
Ian McShane		Leigh Emerson
Gabourey Sidibe			Queenie	Regina Ross	Queenie			Queenie
Patti LuPone			Joan Ramsey
Danny Huston			The Axeman	Massimo Dolcefino
Stevie Nicks			Stevie Nicks (herself)					Stevie Nicks (herself)
Celia Weston				Lillian Hemmings
Neil Patrick Harris				Chester Creb
Mare Winningham			Alicia Spencer	Rita Gayheart	Hazel Evers		Sally Keffler
Naomi Campbell					Claudia Bankson
Billy Eichner							Harrison Wilton Tex Watson	Brock Mutt Nutter
Lena Dunham							Valerie Solanas
Recurring and guest starring
Alexandra Breckenridge	Young Moira O'Hara		Kaylee
Christine Estabrook	Marcy				Marcy
Jamie Brewer	Adelaide Langdon		Nan	Marjorie			Hedda	Nan
Shelby Young	Leah
Andy Umberger	Dr. Day
Bianca Lawson	Abby
Christian Serratos	Becca
Mageina Tovah	Bianca Forest
Azura Skye	Fiona
Kyle Davis	Dallas
Michael Graziadei	Travis Wanderley
Rosa Salazar	Maria
Matt Ross	Dr. Charles Montgomery				Dr. Charles Montgomery
Geoffrey Rivas	Det. Jack Colquitt
David Anthony Higgins	Stan
Eve Gordon	Dr. Hall
Eric Close	Hugo Langdon
Teddy Sears	Patrick
Brando Eaton	Kyle Greenwell
Ashley Rickards	Chloe Stapleton
Alessandra Torresani	Stephanie Boggs
Jordan David	Kevin Gedman
Morris Chestnut	Luke
Amir Arison	Joe Escandarian
Rebecca Wisocky	Lorraine Harvey
Mena Suvari	Elizabeth Short							Elizabeth Short
Malaya Rivera Drew	Detective Barrios
Anthony Ruivivar	Miguel Ramos				Richard Ramirez
Lisa Vidal	Stacy Ramos
Brennan Mejia	Gabriel Ramos
Adam Levine		Leo Morrison
Jenna Dewan-Tatum		Teresa Morrison
Clea DuVall		Wendy Peyser
Mark Consuelos		Spivey
Britne Oldford		Alma Walker
Fredric Lehne		Frank McCann
Devon Graye		Jed Potter
Robin Weigert		Cynthia Potter				Mama Polk
John Aylward		Father Malachi
Andrew Rothenberg		Mr. Potter
Barbara Tarbuck		Mother Superior Claudia
Franka Potente		Charlotte Brown
Mark Margolis		Sam Goodman
Amy Farrington		Mrs. Reynolds
Nikki Hahn		Jenny Reynolds
Chris McGarry		Mr. Lancaster
Lara Harris		Rhonda Lancaster
Tehya Scarth		Susie Lancaster
Brooke Smith		Dr. Gardner
Naomi Grossman		Pepper		Pepper				Samantha Crowe
Robin Bartlett		Dr. Miranda Crump	Cecily Pembroke
Grey Damon			Archie Brener
Ian Anthony Dale			Dr. David Zhong
Josh Hamilton			Hank Foxx
Lance E. Nichols			Detective Sanchez
Christine Ebersole			Anna-Leigh Leighton
Alexander Dreymon			Luke Ramsey
Riley Voelkel			Young Fiona Goode
Leslie Jordan			Quentin Fleming			Cricket Marlowe Ashley Gilbert
Grace Gummer			Millie	Penny
Gavin Stenhouse			Billy
Michael Cristofer			Harrison Renard
Mike Colter			David
Lance Reddick			Papa Legba					Papa Legba
John Carroll Lynch				Twisty the Clown	John Wayne Gacy		Twisty the Clown
Skyler Samuels				Bonnie Lipton
Patti LaBelle				Dora Brown
Lee Tergesen				Vince
Chrissy Metz				Barbara
Malcolm-Jamal Warner				Angus T. Jefferson
Matthew Glave				Larry Gayheart
Angela Sarafyan				Alice
David Burtka				Michael Beck
Max Greenfield					Gabriel
Richard T. Jones					Det. Andrew Hahn
Shree Crooks					Scarlett Lowe
Helena Mattson					Agnetha
Kamilla Alnes					Vendela
Lennon Henry					Holden Lowe
Lyric Lennon					Lachlan Drake
Mädchen Amick					Mrs. Ellison
Roxana Brusso					Dr. Kohan
David Naughton					Mr. Samuels
Seth Gabel					Jeffrey Dahmer
Nico Evers-Swindell					Craig
Darren Criss					Justin
Jessica Lu					Bronwyn
Charles Melton					Mr. Wu
Alexandra Daddario					Natacha Rambova
David Barrera					Dr. Kaplan
Marla Gibbs					Cassie Royale
Henry G. Sanders		Willie			Mr. Royale
Josh Braaten					Douglas Pryor
Marco Rodríguez					El Rey
Josh Pence					Nick Harley
Lindsay Pulsipher					Tina Black
Alanna Ubach					Jo
Amir Talai					Mitch
Charles Malik Whitfield						Mason Harris
Grady Lee Richmond						Ishmael Polk
John Pyper-Ferguson						Mr. Cage
Henderson Wade						Guinness
Doris Kearns Goodwin						Doris Kearns Goodwin (herself)
Shannon Lucio						Diana Cross
William R. Moses						Frank
Jon Bass						Milo
Jacob Artist						Todd Allan Connors
Brian Howe						Mark Phillips
Danielle Macdonald						Bristol Windows
Julie Claire						Stephanie Holder
Emma Bell						Tracy Logan
Simone Baker						Flora Harris
James Morosini						Bob Kinnaman	R.J.
Joe Spellman						Dave Elder
Colton Haynes							Det. Jack Samuels
Tim Kang							Tom Chang
Cooper Dodson							Oz Mayfair-Richards
Jorge-Luis Pallo							Pedro Morales
Zack Ward							Roger
Dermot Mulroney							Bob Thompson
Laura Allen							Rosie
Ron Melendez							Mark
Chaz Bono						Lot Polk Brian Wells	Gary Longstreet
Grant Albrecht							Scott Anderson
Dot-Marie Jones							Butchy May
Rick Springfield							Pastor Charles
Cameron Cowperthwaite							Speedwagon
Dennis Cockrum							Senator Herbert Jackson
Rachel Roberts							Sharon Tate
Annie Ilonzeh							Erika
Kyle Allen								Timothy Campbell
Ash Santos								Emily
Erika Ervin				Amazon Eve				The Fist
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman								Andre Stevens
Dina Meyer								Nora Campbell
Travis Schuldt								Mr. Campbell
John Getz								Coco's Father
Chad James Buchanan								Stu
Joan Collins								Evie Gallant Bubbles McGee
Jon Jon Briones								Ariel Augustus
Billy Porter								Behold Chablis
BD Wong								Baldwin Pennypacker
Wayne Pére			Mr. Kingery					Mr. Kingery
Carlo Rota								Anton LaVey
Sandra Bernhard								Hannah
Harriet Sansom Harris								Madelyn
Mark Ivanir								Nicholas II of Russia
Emilia Ares								Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
Yevgeniy Kartashov								Yakov Yurovsky

Notes

^ Peters also portrayed Andy Warhol, Jim Jones, David Koresh, Marshall Applewhite, Jesus, and Charles Manson.

v t e American Horror Story episodes
Murder House	"Pilot" "Home Invasion" "Murder House" "Halloween (Parts 1 and 2)" "Piggy Piggy" "Open House" "Rubber Man" "Spooky Little Girl" "Smoldering Children" "Birth" "Afterbirth"
Asylum	"Welcome to Briarcliff" "Tricks and Treats" "Nor'easter" "I Am Anne Frank (Parts 1 and 2)" "The Origins of Monstrosity" "Dark Cousin" "Unholy Night" "The Coat Hanger" "The Name Game" "Spilt Milk" "Continuum" "Madness Ends"
Coven	"Bitchcraft" "Boy Parts" "The Replacements" "Fearful Pranks Ensue" "Burn, Witch. Burn!" "The Axeman Cometh" "The Dead" "The Sacred Taking" "Head" "The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks" "Protect the Coven" "Go to Hell" "The Seven Wonders"
Freak Show	"Monsters Among Us" "Massacres and Matinees" "Edward Mordrake (Parts 1 and 2)" "Pink Cupcakes" "Bullseye" "Test of Strength" "Blood Bath" "Tupperware Party Massacre" "Orphans" "Magical Thinking" "Show Stoppers" "Curtain Call"
Hotel	"Checking In" "Chutes and Ladders" "Mommy" "Devil's Night" "Room Service" "Room 33" "Flicker" "The Ten Commandments Killer" "She Wants Revenge" "She Gets Revenge" "Battle Royale" "Be Our Guest"
Roanoke	"Chapter 1" "Chapter 2" "Chapter 3" "Chapter 4" "Chapter 5" "Chapter 6" "Chapter 7" "Chapter 8" "Chapter 9" "Chapter 10"
Cult	"Election Night" "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" "Neighbors from Hell" "11/9" "Holes" "Mid-Western Assassin" "Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag" "Winter of Our Discontent" "Drink the Kool-Aid" "Charles (Manson) in Charge" "Great Again"
Apocalypse	"The End" "The Morning After" "Forbidden Fruit" "Could It Be... Satan?" "Boy Wonder" "Return to Murder House" "Traitor" "Sojourn" "Fire and Reign" "Apocalypse Then"
1984	"Camp Redwood" "Mr. Jingles" "Slashdance" "True Killers" "Red Dawn" "Episode 100" "The Lady in White" "Rest in Pieces" "Final Girl"
Other seasons	Double Feature NYC Delicate
Related	Characters Elsa Mars American Story (franchise)
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