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American Horror Story is an American erotic thriller television series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Described as an anthology series, each season is conceived as a self-contained miniseries, following a disparate set of characters, settings, and a storyline with its own beginning, middle, and end.[1] However, Murphy has stated that all of the seasons are and will be connected by the end of the series.[2]
The first season, subtitled Murder House, takes place during 2011 in Los Angeles, California and centers on a family that moves into a house haunted by its deceased former occupants. The second season, subtitled Asylum, takes place during 1964 in Massachusetts and focuses on the stories of the inmates and staff of an institution for the criminally insane. The third season, subtitled Coven, takes place during 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana and follows a coven of witches who face off against those who wish to destroy them. The fourth season, subtitled Freak Show, takes place during 1952 in Jupiter, Florida and focuses on one of the last remaining freak shows in America and its struggle to survive. The fifth season, subtitled Hotel, takes place during 2015 in Los Angeles, California and centers on the unusual guests and staff of a supernatural hotel.
While few actors have made appearances in each season of the series, numerous actors appear in two, three, or four out of the five seasons. Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, and Lily Rabe are the only three actors to appear in every season of the series. Jessica Lange, Denis O'Hare, and Frances Conroy have appeared in four out of the five seasons, while Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Jamie Brewer, Gabourey Sidibe, and Mare Winningham have all appeared in three seasons. Actors who have appeared in two seasons include Taissa Farmiga, Emma Roberts, Dylan McDermott, Zachary Quinto, Chloë Sevigny, Finn Wittrock, Wes Bentley, Matt Bomer, Alexandra Breckenridge, Ben Woolf, Christine Estabrook, Matt Ross, Anthony Ruivivar, Robin Bartlett, Naomi Grossman, Danny Huston, Grace Gummer, and John Carroll Lynch.
Although each season follows a different storyline, there have been characters who have overlapped into multiple seasons. Marcy (Estabrook), Dr. Charles Montgomery (Ross), Billie Dean Howard (Paulson), Sister Mary Eunice McKee (Rabe), Dr. Arthur Arden (Cromwell), Pepper (Grossman), and Queenie (Sidibe) are the only characters to appear in multiple seasons. Marcy, Dr. Charles Montgomery, and Billie Dean Howard have all appeared and re-appeared in Murder House and Hotel, while Sister Mary Eunice McKee, Dr. Arthur Arden, and Pepper have all appeared and re-appeared in Asylum and Freak Show. Queenie makes her appearances in Coven and Hotel, respectively. There has also been instances where actors play multiple characters in one season. The only two actors who have portrayed multiple characters in one season are Sarah Paulson, who portrayed Sally McKenna and Billie Dean Howard in Hotel, and Finn Wittrock, who portrayed Tristan Duffy and Rudolph Valentino in Hotel.
Notable Cast Members
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Main
[edit]Actor | Character(s) | |||||
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Murder House (2011) |
Asylum (2012) |
Coven (2013) |
Freak Show (2014) |
Hotel (2015) | ||
Evan Peters | Tate Langdon | Kit Walker | Kyle Spencer | Jimmy Darling | James Patrick March | |
Sarah Paulson | Billie Dean Howard | Lana Winters | Cordelia Foxx | Bette and Dot Tattler | Sally McKenna | |
Billie Dean Howard | ||||||
Lily Rabe | Nora Montgomery | Sister Mary Eunice McKee | Misty Day | Sister Mary Eunice McKee | Aileen Wuornos | |
Jessica Lange | Constance Langdon | Sister Jude Martin | Fiona Goode | Elsa Mars | ||
Denis O'Hare | Larry Harvey | Spalding | Stanley | Liz Taylor | ||
Frances Conroy | Moira O'Hara | Shachath | Myrtle Snow | Gloria Mott | ||
Kathy Bates | Delphine LaLaurie | Ethel Darling | Iris | |||
Angela Bassett | Marie Laveau | Desiree Dupree | Ramona Royale | |||
Taissa Farmiga | Violet Harmon | Zoe Benson | ||||
Emma Roberts | Madison Montgomery | Maggie Esmerelda | ||||
Dylan McDermott | Dr. Ben Harmon | Johnny Morgan | ||||
Zachary Quinto | Chad Warwick | Dr. Oliver Thredson | ||||
Chloë Sevigny | Shelley | Dr. Alex Lowe | ||||
Finn Wittrock | Dandy Mott | Tristan Duffy | ||||
Rudolph Valentino | ||||||
Wes Bentley | Edward Mordake | Det. John Lowe | ||||
Matt Bomer | Andy | Donovan | ||||
Connie Britton | Vivien Harmon | |||||
Joseph Fiennes | Monsignor Timothy Howard | |||||
Lizzie Brocheré | Grace Bertrand | |||||
James Cromwell | Dr. Arthur Arden | |||||
Michael Chiklis | Dell Toledo | |||||
Cheyenne Jackson | Will Drake | |||||
Lady Gaga | The Countess |
Recurring
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Murder House (2011) |
Asylum (2012) |
Coven (2013) |
Freak Show (2014) |
Hotel (2015) | |
Jamie Brewer | Adelaide Langdon | Nan | Marjorie | ||
Gabourey Sidibe | Queenie | Regina Ross | Queenie | ||
Mare Winningham | Alicia Spencer | Rita Gayheart | Hazel Evers | ||
Alexandra Breckenridge | Moira O'Hara | Kaylee | |||
Ben Woolf | The Infantata | Meep | |||
Christine Estabrook | Marcy | Marcy | |||
Matt Ross | Dr. Charles Montgomery | Dr. Charles Montgomery | |||
Anthony Ruivivar | Miguel Ramos | Richard Ramirez | |||
Robin Bartlett | Dr. Miranda Crump | Cecily Pembroke | |||
Naomi Grossman | Pepper | Pepper | |||
Danny Huston | The Axeman | Massimo Dolcefino | |||
Grace Gummer | Millie | Penny | |||
John Carroll Lynch | Twisty the Clown | John Wayne Gacy |
Murder House
[edit]Character | Actor | Episode Count | |||
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Vivien Harmon | Connie Britton | 12 | |||
Dr. Ben Harmon | Dylan McDermott | 12 | |||
Tate Langdon | Evan Peters | 12 | |||
Violet Harmon | Taissa Farmiga | 11 | |||
Larry Harvey | Denis O'Hare | 8 | |||
Constance Langdon | Jessica Lange | 11 | |||
Asylum
[edit]Character | Actor | Episode Count | |||
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Dr. Oliver Thredson | Zachary Quinto | 12 | |||
Monsignor Timothy Howard | Joseph Fiennes | 10 | |||
Lana Winters | Sarah Paulson | 13 | |||
Kit Walker | Evan Peters | 13 | |||
Sister Mary Eunice McKee | Lily Rabe | 10 | |||
Grace Bertrand | Lizzie Brocheré | 11 | |||
Dr. Arthur Arden | James Cromwell and John Cromwell | 10 | |||
Sister Jude Martin | Jessica Lange | 13 | |||
Coven
[edit]Character | Actor | Episode Count | |||
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Cordelia Foxx | Sarah Paulson | 13 | |||
Zoe Benson | Taissa Farmiga | 13 | |||
Myrtle Snow | Frances Conroy | 10 | |||
Kyle Spencer | Evan Peters | 11 | |||
Misty Day | Lily Rabe | 10 | |||
Madison Montgomery | Emma Roberts | 13 | |||
Spalding | Denis O'Hare | 10 | |||
Delphine LaLaurie | Kathy Bates | 10 | |||
Fiona Goode | Jessica Lange | 13 | |||
Freak Show
[edit]Character | Actor | Episode Count | |||
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Bette and Dot Tattler | Sarah Paulson | 12 | |||
Jimmy Darling | Evan Peters | 13 | |||
Dell Toledo | Michael Chiklis | 9 | |||
Gloria Mott | Frances Conroy | 8 | |||
Stanley | Denis O'Hare | 10 | |||
Maggie Esmerelda | Emma Roberts | 10 | |||
Dandy Mott | Finn Wittrock | 12 | |||
Desiree Dupree | Angela Bassett | 11 | |||
Ethel Darling | Kathy Bates | 10 | |||
Elsa Mars | Jessica Lange | 13 | |||
Hotel
[edit]Character | Actor | Episode Count | |||
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Iris | Kathy Bates | 11 | |||
Sally McKenna | Sarah Paulson | 9 | |||
James Patrick March | Evan Peters | 10 | |||
Det. John Lowe | Wes Bentley | 11 | |||
Donovan | Matt Bomer | 9 | |||
Dr. Alex Lowe | Chloë Sevigny | 12 | |||
Liz Taylor | Denis O'Hare | 11 | |||
Will Drake | Cheyenne Jackson | 8 | |||
Ramona Royale | Angela Bassett | 7 | |||
The Countess | Lady Gaga | 12 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Martin, Denise (May 22, 2012). "Ryan Murphy Dissects Glee and American Horror Story, Addresses Fans and Critics". Vulture. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ Stack, Tim (October 31, 2014). "Ryan Murphy on the different seasons of 'American Horror Story': 'They're all connected'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 15, 2016.