Recurring characters on The West Wing

A list of recurring characters from television serial drama, The West Wing.

Families

Zoey Bartlet (Elizabeth Moss), the President Bartlet's youngest daughter
Eleanor 'Ellie' Bartlet (Nina Siemaszko), the President's middle daughter
Elizabeth 'Liz' Bartlet Westin (Annabeth Gish), the President's eldest daughter
Doug Westin (Steven Eckholdt), Liz's husband
Mallory O'Brian (Allison Smith), the Chief of Staff Leo McGarry's daughter

John Hoynes (Tim Matheson), Bartlet's Vice President and his rival for the Democratic nomination for the presidency (Seasons 1-4)
Bob Russell (Gary Cole), Bartlet's Vice President after the resignation of Hoynes
Admiral Percy 'Fitz' Fitzwallace (John Amos), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Seasons 1-5)
Dr. Nancy McNally (Anna Deveare Smith), National Security Advisor (Season 2—)

Ainsley Hayes (Emily Procter), Associate White House Counsel (Seasons 2-3)
Joe Quincy (Matthew Perry), Associate White House Counsel (Season 4-5)
Lieutenant Commander Jack Reese (Christian Slater), military advisor
Delores Landingham (Kathryn Joosten), secretary to the President (Seasons 1-2)
Deborah Fiderer (Lily Tomlin), secretary to the President (Seasons 4—)
Nancy (Renée Estevez), secretary to the President
Margaret (NiCole Robinson), secretary to the Chief of Staff
Bonnie (Devika Parikh), assistant to the Communications Director Toby Ziegler
Ginger (Kim Webster), assistant to the Communications Director
Marina 'Rena' (Melissa Marsala), assistant to the Communications Director (Season 5—)
Elsie Snuffin (Danica McKellar), assistant to the Deputy Communications Director Will Bailey (Season 4)
Carol (Melissa Fitzgerald), assistant to the Press Secretary C.J. Cregg
Ed (Peter James Smith), staffer
Larry (Bill Duffy), staffer

Ron Butterfield (Michael O'Neill), head of the President's Secret Service detail
Gina Toscano (Jorja Fox), Secret Service agent (Season 1)
Simon Donovan (Mark Harmon), Secret Service agent (Season 3)
Mike Casper (Clark Gregg), FBI Special Agent (Season 2—)

Josephine 'Joey' Lucas (Marlee Matlin), political consultant, pollster
Kenny Thurman (Bill O'Brien), Joey's sign interpreter
Amy Gardner (Mary-Louise Parker), women's rights activist, Chief of Staff for Abbey Bartlet (Season 3—)
Bruno Gianelli (Ron Silver), Bartlet re-election campaign strategist (Seasons 3-4)
Connie Tate (Connie Britton), Bartlet re-election campaign staffer
Doug Wegland (Evan Handler), Bartlet re-election campaign staffer

Congresswoman Andrea Wyatt (D-MD) (Kathleen York), Toby's ex-wife and mother of their twins, Huck and Molly (Seasons 1 -;)
Lord John Marbury (Roger Rees), British Ambassador to the United States (Seasons 1-3)
Clifford 'Cliff' Calley (Mark Feuerstein), Majority Counsel (Season 3)
Governor Robert Ritchie (R-FL) (James Brolin), Republican presidential candidate (Seasons 3-4)
Glen Allen Walken (John Goodman), Republican Speaker of the House (Seasons 4-5)

Danny Concannon (Timothy Busfield), White House Press Corps correspondent for the Washington Post (Seasons 1, 3—)
Katie Witt (Kris Murphy), White House Press Corps reporter
Laurie (Lisa Edelstein), law student, call girl (Season 1)
Colin Ayres (Jason Isaacs), photographer (Season 5—)
Gail (Herself), a goldfish [1]