Recurring characters on The West Wing
Appearance
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
Government officials
- 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—)
White House staff
- 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
Secret Service / FBI
- 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—)
Freelance consultants
- 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
Political friends and enemies
- 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)
Other characters
- 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]