# People who have costarred as different characters in two (or more) successful series

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-costarred-as-different-characters-in-two-or-more-successful-series/509473>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 9, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-costarred-as-different-characters-in-two-or-more-successful-series/509473 "2009-09-09T20:56:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![VernWinterbottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c67d28/32.png) [@VernWinterbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VernWinterbottom)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-costarred-as-different-characters-in-two-or-more-successful-series/509473/61 "2009-09-12T17:47:17Z")

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Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway, who starred in McHale’s Navy, have recurring roles as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy on SpongeBob Squarepants.

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**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-costarred-as-different-characters-in-two-or-more-successful-series/509473/62 "2009-09-12T23:50:12Z")

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I believe Joanna Lumley make a few appearances with Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French on _French and Saunders_, and then starred in _Absolutely Fabulous_ with Jennifer Saunders. Julia Sawalha also appeared on _French and Saunders_ as well as starring in AbFab. And all three of them appeared in _Mirrorball_.

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**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-costarred-as-different-characters-in-two-or-more-successful-series/509473/63 "2009-09-13T04:44:38Z")

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Harold Perrineau and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (sheesh, what a name) starred together on “Oz” as Augustus and Adebisi. They later both starred on “Lost” as Michael “WAAAALT” Dawson and Mistereko.

Harol Perrineau and Terry Kinney starred together in “Oz” and on the recent “The Unusuals.”

Another “Oz” one: Lauren Velez, David Zayas, and Erik King all played prominent characters on both “Oz” and “Dexter.”

Hey, I’m good at this game!

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**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-have-costarred-as-different-characters-in-two-or-more-successful-series/509473/64 "2009-09-13T04:48:28Z")

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Ooh, thought of another “Oz” one: J.D. Williams (Kenny) and Seth Gilliam (Clayton Hughes) first starred together on “Oz” and then went on to bigger roles as Body and Carver on “The Wire.”

So basically, everybody has starred on “Oz” at some point or another.

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