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A recurring character is a fictional character, usually in a TV series, who is not a main character, but appears from time to time during the series' run. Recurring characters often play major roles in an episode, sometimes being the main focus. A good example would be Reginald Barclay from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager.
Recurring characters usually start out as guests stars in one episode but continue to show up in future episodes because of their popularity. Some recurring characters have been so popular that they became main characters, a famous example being Steve Urkel.
List of recurring characters
- Jamie Benz as Darla, on Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
- Jeffrey Combs as the Andorian Shran on Star Trek: Enterprise
- Michael Des Barres as international assassin Murdoc on MacGyver
- Michael Dunn as mad scientist Dr. Miguelito Loveless on The Wild Wild West
- Kelsey Grammer, as Dr. Frasier Crane, on Cheers (later became a regular character on that series, and the central character of Frasier)
- Marlee Matlin, as pollster Joey Lucas, in The West Wing
- Janel Moloney, as Donna Moss, in season 1 of The West Wing
- Elisabeth Moss, as Zoey Bartlet, daughter of the President, in The West Wing
- Elisabeth Röhm, as detective Kate Lockley, on Angel
- Constance Zimmerman as the Surfing Nun on Joan of Arcadia.
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