NYPD Blue season 5
The fifth season of NYPD Blue premiered on ABC on September 30, 1997, and concluded on May 19, 1998.
| Actor | Character | Main cast | Recurring cast |
| Jimmy Smits | Bobby Simone | entire season | |
| Dennis Franz | Andy Sipowicz | entire season | |
| James McDaniel | Arthur Fancy | entire season | |
| Nicholas Turturro | James Martinez | entire season | |
| Gordon Clapp | Greg Medavoy | entire season | |
| Kim Delaney | Diane Russell | entire season | |
| Andrea Thompson | Jill Kirkendall | entire season | |
| Sharon Lawrence | Sylvia Costas | episodes 1,13,16-22 | |
| Bill Brochtrup | John Irvin | episode 16 |