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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.

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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.
- = An extra clarification, hover over it to read it.

The Vampire Diaries[]

Season One[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Elena
22
Stefan
22
Damon
22
Jeremy
21
Caroline
17
Matt
17
Bonnie
16
Jenna
16
Alaric R
12
Tyler
11
Vicki
7
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Anna
11
Elizabeth
10
Richard
8
Pearl
7
Carol
5
Logan
5
Sheila
5
Emily
5
Harper
5
John
5
Zach
4
Katherine
4
Isobel
4
Kelly
4
William
3
Noah
3
Ben McKittrick
3
Giuseppe
2
Johnathan
2
Frederick
2
Lexi
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Season Two[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Elena
22
Stefan
22
Damon
22
Caroline
20
Katherine
18
Bonnie
17
Jeremy
17
Alaric
17
Tyler
15
Matt
15
Jenna
15
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Carol
13
Elijah
12
Elizabeth
8
Mason
8
John
7
Luka
7
Jonas
6
Jules
6
Klaus
6
Rose
5
Andie
4
Maddox
4
Trevor
3
Greta
3
Aimee
3
Isobel
2
Nadia
1
Lexi
1
Johnathan
1
Emily
1
Vicki
1
Anna
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Season Three[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Elena
22
Stefan
22
Damon
22
Caroline
19
Klaus R
18
Alaric
18
Bonnie
17
Tyler
15
Matt
15
Jeremy
14
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Rebekah
17
Carol
10
Meredith
9
Elizabeth
7
Anna
6
Esther
6
Elijah
6
Bill Forbes
5
Katherine
5
Mikael
5
Abby
5
Vicki
4
Finn
4
Kol
4
Jamie
3
Sage
3
Mason
2
Andie Star
1
Lexi
1
Sheila
1
Frederick
1
Pearl
1
Rose
1
Jenna
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Season Four[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Elena
23
Stefan
23
Damon
23
Caroline
19
Klaus
19
Bonnie
18
Matt
17
Jeremy
17
Tyler
13
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Rebekah
18
Shane
11
April
10
Silas
9
Katherine
8
Hayley
8
Elizabeth
7
Connor
7
Kol U
6
Carol -
6
Rudy
5
Vaughn
5
Sheila
4
Elijah
4
Kimberley
4
Lexi
4
Meredith
3
Alaric
3
Alexander
3
Abby
1
Marcel
1
Sophie
1
Camille
1
Diego
1
Thierry
1
Agnes
1
Jane-Anne
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Total
Episode

Season Five[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Elena 100
22
Stefan 100
22
Damon 100
22
Caroline
19
Matt
18
Bonnie
17
Jeremy
17
Katherine
15
Tyler
14
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Nadia
12
Wes U
12
Enzo
12
Aaron
8
Liv
8
Luke
7
Silas
7
Elizabeth
6
Markos
6
Jesse
5
Gregor
5
Sloan
4
Qetsiyah
4
Amara
3
Dianne
3
Sheila S S
3
Rebekah S
2
Vicki S
2
Alaric S
2
Rudy
1
Jenna S
1
Niklaus S
1
Elijah S
1
Kol
1
John S
1
Emily S
1
Lexi
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Season Six[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Elena
22
Stefan
22
Damon
22
Caroline 100
20
Bonnie 100
18
Matt
17
Alaric R
17
Enzo R
17
Tyler
15
Jeremy S
12
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Jo
17
Kai
16
Liv
12
Elizabeth
9
Tripp S S S S S S S
7
Luke
7
Sarah
7
Lily
7
Ivy
6
Monique
6
Liam
6
Joshua
4
Mary Louise U U U
3
Nora Hildegard U U U
3
Malcolm U U U
3
Beau U U U
3
Valerie Tulle U U U
3
Oscar U U U
3
Zach
1
Grayson
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Season Seven[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Stefan
22
Damon
22
Caroline
20
Bonnie
19
Alaric
18
Enzo
17
Matt 100
16
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Valerie
16
Rayna U U U U
13
Nora
12
Mary Louise
11
Julian
10
Lily S S S S S S S S S S
9
Beau - - - - - - -
8
Lizzie
6
Josie
6
Alexandria
5
Penny
5
Tyler S U S S
4
Virginia
3
Oscar -
3
Jo -
3
Henry
2
Malcolm
1
Giuseppe
1
Klaus S
1
Elena U
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Season Eight[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Stefan
16
Damon
16
Caroline
16
Bonnie
14
Enzo S
13
Alaric
12
Matt
12
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Sybil
11
Lizzie
11
Josie
10
Seline
9
Dorian
9
Cade
8
Peter Maxwell
7
Tyler S S S S S
5
Georgina
4
Violet
3
Kai S S S
3
Elizabeth Forbes S
3
Vicki
3
Sheila S
2
Elena U
2
Katherine U
2
Virginia
1
Sarah
1
Henry
1
Abby
1
Kelly
1
Jeremy S
1
Jenna S
1
John S
1
Lexi S
1
Jo S
1
Miranda
1
Grayson
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total
Episode

Total Appearances: The Vampire Diaries[]

Main characters


Note 1: * regular since 1x15 until 3x22; and since 6x01
Note 3: ** regular since 6x01
Note 4: *** regular since 3x01 until 4x23

Supporting Characters
Body Switches

The Originals[]

Season One[]

Character Episode Total
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Klaus
23
Elijah -
23
Hayley
23
Marcel
23
Camille
19
Rebekah
18
Davina -
18
Sophie
10
Character 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Diego
14
Josh
13
Celeste
13
Kieran
12
Genevieve
12
Thierry
11
Sabine
10
Monique
10
Jackson U U U
8
Bastianna
7
Agnes
6
Eve
6
Abigail
6
Oliver
6
Mikael
6
Francesca
5
Jane-Anne
3
Sean
3
Papa Tunde
3
Cary
3
Tyler S S
2
Esther
2
Kol
2
Finn
2
Hope U
1
Character 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Season Two[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Klaus
22
Elijah
22
Hayley
22
Marcel
22
Vincent R
20
Davina
18
Camille
16
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Rebekah S S S U S
16
Finn
15
Hope U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U
15
Freya
14
Jackson
14
Kol
13
Gia
13
Aiden
13
Esther
12
Josh
11
Mikael
8
Dahlia
7
Oliver
6
Cassie
5
Josephine
5
Mary
5
Ansel
2
Francesca
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Season Three[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Klaus 100
22
Elijah
22
Hayley
22
Marcel
22
Freya R
18
Camille U
17
Davina
15
Vincent
15
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Aurora U U U
17
Lucien
14
Hope U U U - U U U - U U U U U
13
Kol
12
Tristan
11
Aya Al-Rashid
9
Will
9
Finn
7
Jackson
6
Van
5
Josh
5
Rebekah S S S S S
5
Alexis
3
Mary Dumas
1
Stefan S
1
Rayna
1
Matt S
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
Episode

Season Four[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Klaus
13
Elijah 100
13
Hayley
13
Marcel
13
Freya
12
Vincent
9
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
The Hollow
13
Hope
12
Keelin U
11
Sofya
10
Josh
7
Rebekah S S S S S S
6
Davina U U S S S U
6
Kol
5
Dominic
4
Maxine
4
Adam
3
Amy
3
Jessica
3
Cami U S
2
Will
2
Mary
2
Alaric 100/S S
2
Eva
1
Mikael
1
Jackson
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Total
Episode

Season Five[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Klaus
13
Hope R
12
Marcel
12
Elijah
11
Freya
10
Vincent
9
Josh R U
8
Hayley U
7
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Roman
6
Ivy
6
Antoinette
6
Declan
6
Keelin
6
Greta
5
Lisina
5
Caroline S S U S S
5
Rebekah S S S S
4
Kol
4
Emmett
3
Dorian
1
Aiden
1
Davina S
1
Alaric S
1
Jackson
1
Mikael
1
Camille S
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Total
Episode

Total Appearances: The Originals[]

Main Characters

Note 1: * regular since 2x14
Note 2: ** regular since 3x01
Note 3: *** regular since 5x01

Supporting Characters
Body Switches


Legacies[]

Season One[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Hope
16
Alaric
16
Rafael
12
Lizzie
12
Josie
12
Landon
12
MG
12
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Dorian
11
Kaleb
11
Emma
8
Penelope
7
Ryan
6
Jed
5
Pedro
4
Veronica
4
Matt S S
2
Roman
2
Jeremy 100/S
1
Jo
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total
Episode

Season Two[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Hope
15
Alaric
15
Lizzie
15
Josie
15
Landon
14
MG
13
Kaleb R
11
Rafael
10
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Dorian
12
Sebastian
10
Necromancer U
8
Jed
8
Vardemus
7
Wade
6
Alyssa
6
Sheriff Machado
5
Kym
5
Chad
4
Ryan
4
Pedro
3
Jade
3
Emma
3
Kai S S
2
Freya S
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total
Episode

Season Three[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Hope 100
16
Alaric
16
Lizzie
15
Josie
15
MG
15
Jed R
14
Landon
13
Kaleb
13
Ethan R -
10
Rafael
2
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Finch
10
Cleo
9
Alyssa U U -
7
Wade
7
Necromancer
6
Golem Landon
5
Dorian
5
Ryan
5
Sheriff Machado
3
Malivore
2
Pedro
1
Chad
1
Jade
1
Caroline U
1
Emma
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total
Episode

Season Four[]

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Hope
20
Lizzie
20
Alaric - -
20
MG
19
Cleo R
18
Landon - -
16
Kaleb
16
Jed -
15
Ethan
15
Josie
9
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Total
Episode

Character Episode Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Finch
13
Aurora U U S S S S S S S S S S
12
Ben U
12
Necromancer
10
Wade -
9
Ferryman
8
Jen
7
Ken
5
Pedro
3
Ryan
2
Vardemus
2
Freya S S
2
Rebekah S S
2
Dorian
1
Rafael S
1
Emma
1
Kol S
1
Marcel S
1
Caroline S
1
Klaus S
1
Character 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Total
Episode

Total Appearances: Legacies[]

Main Characters

Note 1: * regular since 2x10
Note 2: ** regular since 3x01
Note 3: *** regular since 4x05

Supporting Characters


Body Switches

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


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 [1] 74th 245th
Elijah TO 4x10 - Phantomesque [2] 76th 247th
Jeremy L 1x03 - We're Being Punked, Pedro [1] 3rd 266th
Hope L 3x16 - Fate's A Bitch, Isn't It? 48th 311th

  • 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[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 as a special guest star
  2. Coincidentally, Gillies also directed this episode
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