List of Empire characters
Empire is an American musical drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong which debuted on January 7, 2015, on Fox. Although filmed in Chicago, the show is based in New York City and it centers on a fictional hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company.
Main characters
;Lucious Lyon;Loretha "Cookie" Holloway Lyon
;Andre Lyon
;Jamal Lyon
;Hakeem Lyon
;Anika Calhoun Lyon
;Vernon Turner
;Rhonda Lyon
;Rebecca "Becky" Williams
;Porsha Taylor
;Tiana Brown
;Tariq Cousins
;Leslie "Shine" Johnson
;Giselle Sims-Barker
;Maya
;Jeff Kingsley
Recurring characters
This is a list of recurring actors and the characters they portrayed in multiple episodes, which were significant roles, sometimes across multiple seasons. The characters are listed by the season in which they first appeared.;Carol Holloway
;Juanita
;Chicken
;Steve Cho
;Michael Sanchez
;Camilla Marks Whiteman
;Veronica
;Ryan Morgan
;Agent Harlow Carter
;Marcus "Bunkie" Williams ;2019
;Malcolm DeVeaux
;Billy Baretti
;Reverend L.C. Price
;Leonard Bernstein
;Edna Bunnin
;Leah Mary Walker
;Mimi Whiteman
;Candace Holloway-Mason
;Roxanne Ford
;Thurston "Thirsty" Rawlings
;Freda Gathers\"Freda Gatz"
;Derek "D-Major" Major
;Laz Delgado
;Laura Calleros
;Jameson Henthrop
;Angelo DuBois
;Diana DuBois
;Xavier Rosen
;Nessa Parker
;Philip
;Gram
;Guiliana "Giusi" Green
;Charlotte Frost
;Tory Ash :
;Warren Hall
;Pamela Rose
;Eddie Barker
;Maya Landry-Lyon
;Mercedes
;Renee Holloway
;Kai Eugene Givens
;Quincy
;Teri
;Treasure
;Damon Cross
;Dr. Paula Wick
;Melody
;Lala
Guest stars
The following is a supplementary list of guest stars, some recurring, who appear in lesser roles. The characters are listed, in alphabetical order by actor, by the season in which they first appeared.;Dwayne "Puma" Robinson
;Olivia Lyon
;Jermel Stubbs
;Delphine
;Elle Dallas
;Angie
;Michelle White
;Frank Gathers
;Officer McKnight
;Clyde
;Valentina Galindo
;Skye Summers
;Jezzy
;Pepper O'Leary
;Vaughn Cooper
;Kitty
;Carlotta Brown
; Haven Quinn
;Tracy Kingsley
Additionally, Snoop Dogg, Sway Calloway, Anthony Hamilton, Fantastic Negrito, Gladys Knight, Rita Ora, Juicy J, Patti LaBelle, Charles Hamilton, Pitbull, Timbaland, Sharon Carpenter, Ne-Yo, Funkmaster Flex, Nicole Richie, Joel Madden, Jason Derulo, Lee Daniels, Montana of 300, Birdman, Remy Ma, Sticky Fingaz, Chaka Khan, Ty Dolla Sign and Sevyn Streeter make appearances as themselves.