List of The McDaniels characters

The McDaniels is a fictional American family drama television series. This is a list of the main and recurring characters featured on the show.
== Main cast ==
Listed in order of most appearances to least.
Character 	Portrayed by 	Appearances	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6
Wilma McDaniel 	Mandy Moore 	88 	Main 	 	 	 	 	
Larry McDaniel 	Ryan Eggold 	86 	Main 	 	 	 	 	
Bonnie McDaniel/Scott/Sander	Hilary Swank 	86 	Main 	 	 	 	 	
Mark McDaniel 	David Wenham 	85 	Main 	 	 	 	 	
Joel McDaniel 	Vincent D'Onofrio 	84 	Main 	 	 	 	 	
Robin McDaniel 	Cara Buono 	79 	Recurring	Main 	 	 	 	
Karen McDaniel/Smith 	Martha Plimpton 	79 	Main 	 	 	 	 	
Deborah McDaniel/Thompson 	Lea Thompson 	76 	Main 	 	 	 	 	
Janelle McDaniel/Puitt 	Jennie Garth 	75 	Main 	 	 	 	 	
Shannon McDaniel 	Adelaide Kane 	72 	Recurring	Main 	 	 	 	
Eddie Smith 	David O'Hara 	71 	Recurring	Main 	 	 	 	
Byron Puitt 	Billy Crudup 	67 	Recurring	Main 	 	 	 	
Steve McDaniel 	William Zabka 	67 	Main 	 	 	 	 	
Mark "Mark" McDaniel 	Jack Dylan Grazer 	64 	Recurring	 	Main 	 	 	
Rachel Puitt 	Grace Potter 	63 	Recurring	Main 	 	 	 	
Kaleb McDaniel 	Chris Wood 	62 	Recurring	Main 	 	 	 	
Dan Sander 	John Schneider 	59 	Recurring	Main 	 	 	 	
Sarah Puitt 	Lucy Hale 	58 	Recurring	Main 	 	 	 	
Matt McDaniel 	K.J. Apa 	57 	Recurring	Main 	 	 	 	
Adina Thompson 	Serinda Swan 	55 	Recurring	Main 	 	 	 	
Justin McDaniel 	Josh Segarra 	53 	Main 	 	 	 	 	
Lily Foster/McDaniel 	Chloë Grace Moretz	51 	 	Recurring	Main 	 	 	
Billy Scott 	Colin O'Donoghue 	43 	Recurring	Guest 	Recurring	Main	Recurring	
Michael McDaniel 	Corey Stoll 	38 	Recurring	 	 	 	Main 	
Ann McDaniel 	Linda Cardellini 	36 	Recurring	 	 	 	Main 	
Mikayla Washington/McDaniel 	Bailee Madison 	30 	 	Guest 	Recurring	 	Main 	
Vanessa McDaniel 	Shantel VanSanten 	23 	 	 	 	Main	 	
== First generation ==
*Larry McDaniel (born 1933),
*Wilma McDaniel (born 1935),
== Second generation ==
*Deborah McDaniel/Thompson (born 1955),
**Roy Bernard (born 1955),
**Timmy Thompson,
*Bonnie McDaniel/Scott/Sander (born 1956),
**Ricky Scott (born 1956),
**Dan Sander (born 1950),
*Mark McDaniel (born 1958),
**Barbara McDaniel (born 1960),
*Karen McDaniel/Smith (born 1960),
**Eddie Smith (born 1960),
*Joel McDaniel (born 1961),
**Robin McDaniel (born 1961),
*Janelle McDaniel/Puitt (born 1963),
**Byron Puitt (born 1958),
*Steve McDaniel (born 1965),
**Jana Andrews,
== Third generation ==
=== Deborah's children ===
*Adina Thompson (born 1984),
*Ryan Thompson (born 1987),
=== Bonnie's children ===
*Michael McDaniel (born 1975),
**Ann McDaniel (born 1975),
*Billy Scott (born 1981),
**Vanessa Phillips (born 1980),
**Kari Scott (born 1985),
=== Mark's children ===
*Rebekah McDaniel (born 1982),
**Chad,
*Kelly McDaniel/Carter (born 1984),
**Matt Carter,
*Shannon McDaniel (born 1991),
*Jessica McDaniel (born 1993),
**Blake
*Matt McDaniel (born 2000),
**Mikayla Washington/McDaniel (born 2000),
*Mark "Markie" McDaniel (born 2006),
=== Joel's children ===
*Nathan McDaniel (born 1986),
**Angelina McDaniel,
*Kaleb McDaniel (born 1988),
**Lily Foster/McDaniel (born 1997),
=== Janelle's children ===
*Rachel McDaniel (born 1986),
**Ben Reynolds,
*Sarah McDaniel (born 1989),
=== Steve's children ===
*Bobby McDaniel (born 1980),
*Justin McDaniel (born 1989),
**Vanessa McDaniel,
*Tommy McDaniel (born 1991),
== Fourth generation ==
=== Adina's children ===
*Braedon Thompson (born 2002),
*Gracie Thompson (born 2013),
*Gunner Park (born 2020),
=== Michael's children ===
*Hunter McDaniel (born 2000),
*Austin McDaniel (born 2002),
*Colton McDaniel (born 2005),
*Isabella McDaniel (born 2009),
=== Billy's children ===
*Audrey Scott (born 2005),
=== Kelly's children ===
*Jackson Carter (born 2017),
=== Jessica's children ===
*Kayden (born 2015),
*Piper (born 2017),
=== Nathan's children ===
*Fischer McDaniel (born 2014),
*Faith McDaniel (born 2016),
*Cara Joy McDaniel (born 2019),
=== Kaleb's children ===
*Kallie McDaniel (born 2020),
=== Justin's children ===
*Jordan McDaniel (born 2007),
*Morgan James (born 2010),
*Isaiah (born 2013),
*Brooke (born 2010),