Pandora spocks biography

Role in fiction

For the daytime equivalent, see Recurring status.

A recurring character is a fictional character, usually in a prime timeTV series, who frequently appears from time to time during the series' run.^[1] Recurring characters often play major roles in more than one episode, sometimes being the main focus.

They may be contrasted with "regular" characters, who typically appear in every or almost every episode of a series. Recurring characters appear less frequently than regulars, but more frequently than guest star characters, who may appear in only one, two or more episodes without being expected to return.

Recurring characters sometimes start out as guest stars in one episode, who then reappear in future episodes because creators or audiences found the actors or storylines compelling enough to revisit.^[1] Sometimes a recurring character eventually becomes part of the main cast of characters; such a character is sometimes ca