Character Appearances

These charts list the appearances of all characters that have appeared in three or more episodes (extras not included). Unless credited, non-physical appearances such as photographs are not listed. We're also excluding archive footage appearances.
Legend - use this as key
Character appears in the episode.
Character does not appear in the episode.
Character dies in the episode.
Character is seen but not heard (includes dead, daggered and possessed body)
Character is heard but not seen (includes body possession)
Character appears in non physical form via video or cellphone etc.
Character appears only in a flashback (not as vision etc.)
Character appears in a vision, dream, ghost, hallucination, illusion, manifestation or in another dimension.
Character appears only in a flashforward.
Legend - use this as key
R = Character became a series regular as of this episode.
S = Character is credited as a special guest star in the episode.
100 = The 100th appearance of the character in TVD Universe.
U = Character is uncredited in the episode.
==The Vampire Diaries==
==Total Appearances: The Vampire Diaries==
;Main characters
*Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore/Silas/Tom Avery – 171 episodes / - 10 episodes / - 2 episodes
*Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore – 171 episodes
*Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes – 150 episodes
*Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert/Katherine Pierce/Amara – 136 episodes / - 52 episodes / - 3 episodes
*Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett – 136 episodes
*Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan/Ethan Maxwell – 127 episodes / - 1 episode
*Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert – 99 episodes
*Matthew Davis as Alaric Saltzman* - 99 episodes
*Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood – 92 episodes
*Michael Malarkey as Lorenzo St. John** – 59 episodes
*Joseph Morgan as Niklaus Mikaelson*** – 43 episodes
*Sara Canning as Jenna Sommers - 34 episodes
*Kayla Ewell as Vicki Donovan - 17 episodes
Note 1: * regular since 1x15 until 3x22; and since 6x01
Note 3: ** regular since 6x01
Note 4: *** regular since 3x01 until 4x23
;Supporting Characters
*Marguerite MacIntyre as Elizabeth Forbes – 50 episodes
*Claire Holt as Rebekah Mikaelson – 37 episodes
*Susan Walters as Carol Lockwood – 34 episodes
*Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson – 23 episodes
*Penelope Mitchell as Liv Parker – 20 episodes
*Katie Lumpkin / Elizabeth Blackmore as Valerie Tulle - 20 episodes
*Chris Wood as Kai Parker - 19 episodes
*Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Josette Laughlin - 19 episodes
*Malese Jow as Anna – 18 episodes
*Annie Wersching as Lillian Salvatore – 17 episodes
*Natalie Romaine / Scarlett Byrne as Nora - 16 episodes
*Fe Read / Teressa Liane as Mary Louise - 15 episodes
*Jasmine Guy as Sheila Bennett – 15 episodes
*Chris Brochu as Luke Parker – 14 episodes
*David Anders as John Gilbert – 14 episodes
*Leslie-Anne Huff/Susan Williams/Veronica Galvez as Rayna Cruz - 13 episodes
*Olga Fonda as Nadia Petrova – 12 episodes
*Rick Cosnett as Wes Maxfield – 12 episodes
*Torrey DeVitto as Meredith Fell – 12 episodes
*David Alpay as Atticus Shane – 12 episodes
*Jaiden Kaine as Beau - 12 episodes
*Nathaniel Buzolic as Kol Mikaelson – 11 episodes
*Nathalie Kelley/Sydney Wease as Sybil - 11 episodes
*Taylor Kinney as Mason Lockwood – 10 episodes
*Grace Phipps as April Young – 10 episodes
*Todd Lasance as Julian - 10 episodes
*Kristen Gutoskie/Hannah Malone as Seline - 9 episodes
*Demetrius Bridges as Dorian - 9 episodes
*Arielle Kebbel as Lexi Branson – 9 episodes
*Rob Pralgo as Richard Lockwood – 8 episodes
*Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshall – 8 episodes
*Kelly Hu as Pearl – 8 episodes
*Shaun Sipos as Aaron Whitmore – 8 episodes
*Bryton James as Luka Martin – 8 episodes
*Tristin Mays as Sarah Nelson – 8 episodes
*Persia White as Abby Bennett Wilson – 8 episodes
*Wolé Parks as Arcadius - 8 episodes
*Todd Williams as Connor Jordan – 7 episodes
*Jasmine Burke/Bianca Lawson as Emily Bennett – 7 episodes
*Colin Ferguson as Tripp Cooke - 7 episodes
*Joel Gretsch as Peter Maxwell - 7 episodes
*Randy J. Goodwin as Jonas Martin – 6 episodes
*Mia Kirshner as Isobel Flemming – 6 episodes
*Lauren Cohan as Rose-Marie – 6 episodes
*Michaela McManus as Jules – 6 episodes
*Alice Evans as Esther – 6 episodes
*Rick Worthy as Rudy Hopkins - 6 episodes
*Raffi Barsoumian as Markos – 6 episodes
*Gabrielle Walsh as Monique - 6 episodes
*Emily C. Chang as Ivy - 6 episodes
*Chris William Martin as Zach Salvatore – 6 episodes
*Jack Coleman as Bill Forbes – 5 episodes
*Sebastian Roché as Mikael – 5 episodes
*Chris Johnson as Logan Fell – 5 episodes
*Sterling Sulieman as Harper – 5 episodes
*Dawn Olivieri as Andie Star – 5 episodes
*Charlie Bewley as Galen Vaughn – 5 episodes
*Kendrick Sampson as Jesse – 5 episodes
*Mouzam Makkar as Alexandria St. John - 5 episodes
*Ana Nogueira as Penny Ares - 5 episodes
*Evan Gamble as Henry - 5 episodes
*Melinda Clarke as Kelly Donovan – 5 episodes
*Aisha Duran as Virginia St. John - 4 episodes
*Caitlin McHugh as Sloan – 4 episodes
*Gino Anthony Pesi as Maddox – 4 episodes
*Caspar Zafer as Finn Mikaelson – 4 episodes
*Alyssa Diaz as Kimberley – 4 episodes
*Janina Gavankar as Qetsiyah – 4 episodes
*Allison Scagliotti as Georgie - 4 episodes
*Robert Ri'chard as Jamie – 3 episodes
*Anna Enger as Dana – 3 episodes
*Lisa Tucker as Greta Martin – 3 episodes
*Trent Ford as Trevor – 3 episodes
*Micah Joe Parker as Adrian – 3 episodes
*Tiya Sircar as Aimee Bradley – 3 episodes
*Benjamin Ayres as William Tanner – 3 episodes
*Dillon Casey as Noah – 3 episodes
*Tiffany Morgan as Samantha Gibbons – 3 episodes
*Sean Faris as Ben McKittrick – 3 episodes
*Stephen Martines as Frederick – 3 episodes
*Joe Knezevich as Johnathan Gilbert – 3 episodes
*James Remar/John Charles Meyer as Giuseppe Salvatore - 3 episodes
*Cassidy Freeman as Sage – 3 episodes
*Scott Parks as Silas – 3 episodes
*Sabrina Mayfield as Dianne Freeman – 3 episodes
*Sammi Hanratty as Violet Fell - 3 episodes
*Hans Obma as Gregor – 2 episodes
*Charles Michael Davis as Marcel Gerard – 1 episode
*Daniella Pineda as Sophie Deveraux – 1 episode
*Leah Pipes as Camille O'Connell – 1 episode
*Callard Harris as Thierry Vanchure – 1 episode
*Eka Darville as Diego – 1 episode
*Malaya Rivera Drew as Jane-Anne Deveraux – 1 episode
*Karen Kaia Livers as Agnes – 1 episode
;Body Switches
*Michael Trevino as Julian - 5 episodes
*Candice Accola as Silas - 2 episodes
*Matthew Davis as Niklaus Mikaelson - 3 episodes / Silas - 1 episode
*David Alpay as Silas - 2 episodes
*Claire Holt as Esther - 2 episodes / Silas - 1 episode
*Steven R. McQueen as Silas - 1 episode
*Zach Roerig as Silas - 1 episode / Gregor - 3 episodes
*Kat Graham as Emily Bennett - 1 episode
*Michael Trevino as Niklaus Mikaelson - 2 episodes
*Joseph Morgan as Silas - 1 episodes
*Marguerite MacIntyre as Silas - 1 episode
*Jasmine Guy as Silas - 1 episode
*Nina Dobrev as Silas - 1 episode
==The Originals==
==Total Appearances: The Originals==
*including the unaired pilot
;Main Characters
* Joseph Morgan as Niklaus Mikaelson - 92 episodes
* Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson - 90 episodes
* Charles Michael Davis as Marcel Gerard - 90 episodes
* Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshall - 86 episodes
* Riley Voelkel / Elle Graham as Freya Mikaelson** - 55 episodes
* Leah Pipes as Camille O'Connell - 54 episodes
* Yusuf Gatewood as Vincent Griffith* - 54 episodes
* Danielle Campbell as Davina Claire - 53 episodes
* Steven Krueger as Joshua Rosza*** - 44 episodes
* Claire Holt / Callie McClincy as Rebekah Mikaelson - 43 episodes
*Alexandria & Victoria Collins / Blake & Charlie / Summer Fontana/ Danielle Rose Russell*** as Hope Mikaelson - 43 episodes
* Daniella Pineda as Sophie Deveraux - 10 episodes
Note 1: * regular since 2x14
Note 2: ** regular since 3x01
Note 3: *** regular since 5x01
;Supporting Characters
*Nathaniel Buzolic /Daniel Sharman / Unknown Child Actor as Kol Mikaelson - 33 episodes
*Nathan Parsons as Jackson Kenner - 29 episodes
*Yusuf Gatewood / Unknown Teen Actor / Caspar Zafer as Finn Mikaelson - 24 episodes
*Rebecca Breeds as Aurora de Martel - 17 episodes
*Christina Moses as Keelin - 17 episodes
*Alice Evans / Natalie Dreyfuss/ Sonja Sohn / Body Double as Esther - 15 episodes
*Sebastian Roché as Mikael - 15 episodes
*Eka Darville as Diego - 14 episodes
*Andrew Lees as Lucien Castle - 14 episodes
*Colin Woodell as Aiden - 14 episodes
*Nishi Munshi as Gia - 13 episodes
*Todd Stashwick as Kieran O'Connell - 12 episodes
*Elyse Levesque as Genevieve - 12 episodes
*Jason Dohring as Will Kinney - 11 episodes
*Oliver Ackland as Tristan de Martel - 11 episodes
*Chase Coleman as Oliver - 11 episodes
*Callard Harris as Thierry Vanchure - 11 episodes
*Shannon Kane as Sabine Laurent/Celeste Dubois - 10 episodes
*Yasmine Al-Bustami as Monique Deveraux - 10 episodes
*Claudia Black as Dahlia - 7 episodes
*Debra Mooney as Mary Dumas - 7 episodes
*Karen Kaia Livers as Agnes - 6 episodes
*Tasha Ames as Eve - 6 episodes
*Shannon Eubanks as Bastianna Natale- 6 episodes
*Aubrey DeVaney / Alexa Yeames as Abigail - 6 episodes
*Peta Sergeant as Francesca Correa - 6 episodes
*Jaime Murray as Antoinette Sienna - 6 episodes
*Jedidiah Goodacre as Roman Sienna - 6 episodes
*Shiva Kalaiselvan as Ivy - 6 episodes
*Torrance Coombs as Declan - 6 episodes
*Blu Hunt as The Hollow - 5 episodes
*Meg Foster as Josephine LaRue - 5 episodes
*Lawrence Kao as Van Nguyen - 5 episodes
*Nadine Lewington as Greta Sienna - 5 episodes
*Alexis Louder as Lisina - 5 episodes
*Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes - 5 episodes
*Raney Branch as Celeste Dubois - 4 episodes
*Owiso Odera as Papa Tunde - 3 episodes
*Jesse C. Boyd as Cary - 3 episodes
*Malaya Rivera Drew as Jane-Anne Deveraux - 3 episodes
*Taylor Cole as Sofya 3 episodes
*Stephanie Cleough as Alexis - 3 episodes
*Robert Baker as Emmett - 3 episodes
*Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood - 2 episodes
*Alexandra Metz as Katie - 2 episodes
*Diana Chiritescu as Cassie - 2 episodes
*Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore - 1 episode
*Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan - 1 episode
*Leslie-Anne Huff as Rayna Cruz - 1 episode
;Body Switches
*Summer Fontana as The Hollow - 3 episodes
*Taylor Cole as The Hollow - 3 episodes
*Daniel Gillies as The Hollow - 2 episodes
*Sebastian Roché as The Hollow - 1 episode
*Joseph Morgan as The Hollow - 1 episode
*Riley Voelkel as The Hollow - 1 episode
*Nathan Parsons as The Hollow - 1 episode
*Christina Moses as The Hollow - 1 episode
==Legacies==
==Total Appearances: Legacies==
;Main Characters
*Danielle Rose Russell/Summer Fontana as Hope Mikaelson - 67 episodes
*Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman - 67 episodes
*Jenny Boyd as Lizzie Saltzman - 62 episodes
*Quincy Fouse as MG - 58 episodes
*Aria Shahghasemi as Landon Kirby - 56 episodes / Golem Landon - 5 episodes
*Kaylee Bryant as Josie Saltzman - 51 episodes
*Chris Lee as Kaleb* - 51 episodes
*Ben Levin as Jed Tien** - 42 episodes
*Leo Howard as Ethan Machado** - 28 episodes
*Omono Okojie as Cleo Sowande*** - 27 episodes
*Peyton Alex Smith as Rafael Waithe - 25 episodes
Note 1: * regular since 2x10
Note 2: ** regular since 3x01
Note 3: *** regular since 4x05
;Supporting Characters
*Demetrius Bridges as Dorian Williams - 28 episodes
*Ben Geurens as The Necromancer - 25 episodes
*Elijah B. Moore as Wade - 24 episodes
*Courtney Bandeko as Finch - 23 episodes
*Nick Fink as Ryan Clarke - 17 episodes
*Olivia Liang as Alyssa Chang - 13 episodes
*Karen David as Emma Tig - 13 episodes
*Rebecca Breeds as Aurora de Martel - 12 episodes (2 uncredited)
*Zane Phillips as Ben - 12 episodes (1 uncredited)
*Reznor Malalik Allen as Pedro - 11 episodes
*Thomas Doherty as Sebastian - 10 episodes
*J.J. Dunlap as The Ferryman - 9 episodes
*Bianca Kajlich as Sheriff Machado - 8 episodes
*Lulu Antariksa as Penelope Park - 7 episodes
*Douglas Tait as Malivore - 7 episodes
*Piper Curda as Jen - 7 episodes
*Ebboney Wilson as Kym - 5 episodes
*Charles Jazz Terrier as Chad - 5 episodes
*Babak Tafti as Sphinx - 5 episodes
*Luke Mitchell as Ken - 5 episodes
*Bianca Santos as Maya - 5 episodes
*Erica Ash as Veronica Greasley - 4 episodes
*Sam Ashby as Connor - 4 episodes
*Katie Garfield as Dana Lilien - 4 episodes
*Giorgia Whigham as Jade - 4 episodes
*Alexis Denisof as Professor Vardemus - 4 episodes
*Selah Austria as Sasha Stoteraux - 3 episodes
*Tanya Christiansen as Vera Lilien - 3 episodes
*Riley Voelkel as Freya Mikaelson - 3 episodes
*Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan - 2 episodes
*Jedidiah Goodacre as Roman Sienna - 2 episodes
*Chris Wood as Malachai Parker - 2 episodes
*Claire Holt as Rebekah Mikaelson - 2 episodes
*Ayelet Zurer as Seylah Chelon - 2 episodes
*Candice King as Caroline Forbes - 2 episodes (1 uncredited voice)
*Nathaniel Buzolic as Kol Mikaelson - 1 episode
*Charles Michael Davis as Marcel Gerard - 1 episode
*Joseph Morgan as Niklaus Mikaelson - 1 episode
;Body Switches
*Alexis Denisof as Ryan Clarke - 5 episodes
*Danielle Rose Russell as Aurora de Martel - 2 episodes
*Rebecca Breeds as Hope Mikaelson - 2 episodes
*Soji Arai as Oni - 1 episode
*Satya Polisetti as Oni - 1 episode
*Christian Magby as Oni - 1 episode
*Peyton Alex Smith as Oni - 1 episode
*Aria Shahghasemi as Oni - 1 episode
*Jenny Boyd as Oni - 1 episode
==Grand Total Appearances: The Universe==
Note: This section only includes characters who are credited as regulars on any of three shows as well as their crossover appearances as the guest characters.
Note 2: Kol Mikaelson, Astrid Malchance Mary-Alice Claire are included on this list since they were main characters on The Originals: The Awakening.
As of 331 episodes aired to date of all three shows (including Pilot (Director's Cut)):
*Last episode aired The Vampire Diaries: 8x16
*Last episode aired The Originals: 5x13
*Last episode aired Legacies: 4x20
;Main Characters Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Legacies
*Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore – 172 episodes (171 TVD + 1 TO)
*Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore – 171 episodes (171 TVD)
*Matthew Davis as Alaric Saltzman - 169 episodes (99 TVD + 3 TO + 67 L)
*Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes – 157 episodes (150 TVD + 5 TO + 2 L)
*Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert – 139 episodes (139 TVD)
*Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett – 136 episodes (136 TVD)
*Joseph Morgan as Niklaus Mikaelson – 136 episodes (43 TVD + 92 TO + 1 L)
*Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan – 130 episodes (127 TVD + 1 TO + 2 L)
*Danielle Rose Russell as Hope Mikaelson - 120 episodes (53 TO + 67 L)
*Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson - 113 episodes (23 TVD + 90 TO)
*Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert – 100 episodes (99 TVD + 1 L)
*Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood – 94 episodes (92 TVD + 2 TO)
*Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshall – 94 episodes (8 TVD + 86 TO)
*Charles Michael Davis as Marcel Gerard - 92 episodes (1 TVD + 90 TO + 1 L)
*Claire Holt as Rebekah Mikaelson - 87 episodes (37 TVD + 49 TO + 2 L)
*Jenny Boyd as Lizzie Saltzman - 80 episodes (17 TVD + 1 TO + 62 L)
*Kaylee Bryant as Josie Saltzman - 68 episodes (16 TVD + 1 TO + 51 L)
*Michael Malarkey as Lorenzo St. John – 59 episodes (59 TVD)
*Quincy Fouse as MG - 58 episodes (58 L)
*Riley Voelkel as Freya Mikaelson - 57 episodes (54 TO + 3 L)
*Aria Shahghasemi as Landon Kirby - 57 episodes (1 TO + 56 L)
*Danielle Campbell as Davina Claire - 55 episodes (55 TO)
*Leah Pipes as Camille O'Connell - 55 episodes (1 TVD + 54 TO)
*Nina Dobrev as Katherine Pierce – 52 episodes (52 TVD)
*Nathaniel Buzolic as Kol Mikaelson - 52 episodes (11 TVD + 36 TO + 4 TO:A + 1 L)
*Chris Lee as Kaleb - 51 episodes (51 L)
*Steven Krueger as Joshua Rosza - 44 episodes (44 TO)
*Ben Levin as Jed - 42 episodes (42 L)
*Yusuf Gatewood as Vincent Griffith - 39 episodes (39 TO)
*Sara Canning as Jenna Sommers - 34 episodes (34 TVD)
*Leo Howard as Ethan - 28 episodes (28 L)
*Omono Okojie as Cleo Sowande - 27 episodes (27 L)
*Peyton Alex Smith as Rafael Waithe - 25 episodes (25 L)
*Kayla Ewell as Vicki Donovan - 17 episodes (17 TVD)
*Paul Wesley as Silas – 10 episodes (10 TVD)
*Daniella Pineda as Sophie Deveraux - 10 episodes (10 TO)
*Keri Lynn Pratt as Mary-Alice Claire - 6 episodes (4 TO:A + 2 TO)
*Aleeah Rogers as Astrid Malchance - 5 episodes (3 TO:A + 2 TO)
==Milestones==
Over the course of the universe eleven characters hit the 100th episode mark.
Character(s) 	Episode 	Episode number	Aired episode in TVD Universe
Stefan, Damon and Elena	TVD 5x11 - 500 Years of Solitude 	100th 	111th
Caroline 	TVD 6x07 - Do You Remember the First Time? 	118th 	146th
Bonnie 	TVD 6x19 - Because 	130th 	170th
Matt 	TVD 7x01 - Day One of Twenty-Two Thousand, Give or Take 	134th 	178th
Niklaus 	TO 3x11 - Wild at Heart 	55th 	200th
Alaric 	TO 4x08 - Voodoo in My Blood as a special guest star 	74th 	245th
Elijah 	TO 4x10 - Phantomesque Coincidentally, Gillies also directed this episode	76th 	247th
Jeremy 	L 1x03 - We're Being Punked, Pedro 	3rd 	266th
Hope 	L 3x16 - Fate's A Bitch, Isn't It? 	48th 	311th
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*Out of them, three characters have been in only one show, five in two shows and three in all three shows. 
**1 show - Damon, Elena and Bonnie have only appeared in TVD
**2 shows - Stefan, Klaus, Elijah, Jeremy and Hope - Stefan, Klaus, Elijah (TVD/TO), Jeremy (TVD/L) and Hope (TO/L)
**3 shows - Alaric, Matt and Caroline have been in all three shows.
==See also==
==References==
Category:The Vampire Diaries (series)
Category:The Originals (series)
Category:Legacies (series)
Category:Characters
Category:Episodes stuff