Actors who Played a Different Character on Same Show

[Rayjaymay]

Peter Capaldi played a minor character on an episode of Doctor Who before returning as the title character a few years later.

Joe Gannascoli was in one early episode of The Sopranos as a different character before returning as Vito.

[SlayersCouncil]

There are stars that played two different characters between the shows Buffy and Angel which take place in the same universe. Off the top of my head, Kal Penn Jonathan Woodward, and Andy Umberger.
Also, Kali Rocha played Cecily and Halfrek on Buffy. Rumor is they are actually the same character but some things don’t quite add up for that.

[Bobbyjoe766]

Ruth McDevitt - Kolchak: The Night Stalker.

Colin Baker - DOCTOR WHO.

Wanda Ventham - DOCTOR WHO.

[thecalm_7]

1) In Law and Order SVU- Ned Luke (most famous for playing Michael in Grand Theft Auto V) played 3 roles- from ‘02-‘13. He played Mr. Thurber, Roger Swanson, and Mr Wilmont. Also in ‘05 he played in Law and Order as Ken Cosgrove.
Diane Neal- ADA Casey Novak and early in the series she played a criminal Amelia Chase for an episode.
Sharon Epatha Merkerson- Law and Order- victim/witness in an episode then Lt. Van Buren for a large role
Law & Order and SVU has numerous people play different Multiple roles
2) Deadwood- Garrett Dillahunt- Jack McCall (season 1) and Francis Wolcott (season 2) both rather large rolls and back to back seasons.
3) Karen Gillan- on Doctor Who, Amy Pond (Long role) and a Soothsayer (1 episode)
Twilight Zone- so many actors played different characters, but the episodes aren’t connected really.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Rayjaymay

Peter Capaldi played a minor character on an episode of Doctor Who before returning as the title character a few years later.

Joe Gannascoli was in one early episode of The Sopranos as a different character before returning as Vito.

Same episode that had Capaldi also had Karen Gillian.

[jayman3]

American Horror Story is the pinnacle of actors playing multiple roles in the same series

[drb999]

Originally Posted by jayman3

American Horror Story is the pinnacle of actors playing multiple roles in the same series

Sarah Paulson even played 2 different characters in the same episode a few times.

[Cplhicks]

Babylon 5 had a ton of these, usually an actor playing a human and an alien (or multiple aliens):
Wayne Alexander
John Vickery
Marshall Teague
Robin Atkin Downes

The most noticeable was Ed Wasser who played a tech in the C&C in the pilot and the recurring villain Morden (both as human characters).

[EvaDK]

Columbo had dozens of guest stars that played different characters between the episodes/seasons, among them Peter Falk's wife Shera Danese who was in six episodes.

Maud Adams, Jon Don Baker and Charles Gray have all appeared in two separate James Bond films as different characters.

[JamesG.]

ABC's "American Crime" was an anthology where the same cast played a different role each season.

Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton, Regina King, Benito Martinez, Lili Taylor and Richard Cabral

[bladerunner6]

Originally Posted by EvaDK

Columbo had dozens of guest stars that played different characters between the episodes/seasons, among them Peter Falk's wife Shera Danese who was in six episodes.

Maud Adams, Jon Don Baker and Charles Gray have all appeared in two separate James Bond films as different characters.

Walter Gotell was Gogol in the Bond films and a Spectre operative in FRWL.

George Baker was in OHMSS and TSWLM.

Shane Rimmer was in TSWLM, DAF and YOLT.

[SeaSponge]

Originally Posted by jayman3

American Horror Story is the pinnacle of actors playing multiple roles in the same series

How very Dark Shadows of them!