In addition to the main (regular) cast, there are numerous secondary characters who only appear periodically, and some characters who are only mentioned, and have, as yet, never appeared. At times, some have "disappeared" without explanation, and others who haven't been seen for a year or more who have re-appeared, again without any explanation.
Many actors noted for work in Sitcoms , such as John Goodman , Ed O'Neill , Matthew Perry and Christopher Lloyd , have appeared in strictly dramatic roles on ''The West Wing''.
- (Seasons 1 - 7).
- (Seasons 1 - 6); Special Counselor to the President (Season 6); Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee (Season 6 - 7).
- (Seasons 1 - 6); White House Chief Of Staff (Seasons 6 - 7).
- Charlie Young — Dulé Hill : Personal Aide to the President (Seasons 1 - 6); Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff (Seasons 6 - 7).
- (Seasons 1 - 6); Campaign Manager, Santos / McGarry Campaign (Seasons 6 - 7); White House Chief Of Staff to President-Elect Santos.
- Donnatella "Donna" Moss — Janel Moloney : Senior Assistant to Josh Lyman (Seasons 1 - 6); Media Specialist and Press Secretary, Bob Russell for President Campaign (Season 6); Press Secretary, Santos/McGarry Campaign (Season 7).
- (Seasons 1 - 7); Dismissed by the President (Season 7).
- to the Santos Administration (Season 7).
- (Season 7).
- Annabeth Schott — Kristin Chenoweth : Deputy Press Secretary for Media Relations (Season 6); Campaign Staffer, Santos/McGarry Campaign (Season 7).
- Madeline 'Mandy' Hampton — Moira Kelly : Political consultant during Bartlet's first campaign. Worked as a media consultant at Lennox-Chase after the campaign. She briefly consulted for Democratic senator Lloyd Russell before being hired by the White House as a political consultant and Media Director (Season 1).
- Angela Blake — . Later, while a political consultant, she was hired to be Director of Legislative Affairs (Season 5).
- during the Bartlet censure proceedings (Season 3); Director of Legislative Affairs (Season 6).
- Amelia 'Amy' Gardner — Mary-Louise Parker : Head of the Women's Leadership Coalition and influential women's rights activist. Worked as a political consultant for Sen. Howard Stackhouse when he ran for president after she was fired. Later hired as the Chief of Staff for the Office of the First Spouse. She resigned this post after she upset the president (Seasons 3 - 6).
- (Season 1-2). Killed in a car accident (Season 2). (There were flashbacks to her character in Seasons 3-4)
- Deborah Fiderer — Lily Tomlin : The President's personal secretary. Hired after the death of Mrs. Landingham (Seasons 4 - 7).
- Margaret Hooper — NiCole Robinson : Secretary to the Chief of Staff (Seasons 1-7).
- Bonnie — (Seasons 1 - 5).
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- Cathy — (Season 1).
- Elsie Snuffin — (Season 4).
- (Seasons 1 - 6).
- Marina (or "Rena" for short) — Melissa Marsala : Assistant to the Communications Director (Season 5).
- Nancy — Renée Estevez : President's Secretarial Assistant.
- Ed — Peter James Smith : White House Staffer. Usually seen with Larry.
- Larry — William Duffy : White House Staffer. Usually seen with Ed.
- Ryan Pierce — (Season 5).
- Curtis Carruthers — Ben Murray : Succeeded Charlie Young as personal aide to the President(Season 6).
- Lionel Tribbey — . Known for his hot temper and very liberal views. In the words of Ainsley Hayes, "I'm a Republican and Lionel Tribbey is incredibly not." Also, according to Hayes, President Josiah Bartlet is "too moderate for {Link without Title} taste."
- Oliver Babish — Oliver Platt : Succeeded Lionel Tribbey as White House Counsel (Season 2). Chief crises: the President's MS disclosure (Seasons 2-3); Toby confessing to being the leak of the military-shuttle information (Season 7).
- Ainsley Hayes — Emily Procter : A Republican. Associate (and proposed Deputy) White House Counsel (Seasons 2 - 3).
- Joe Quincy — Matthew Perry : A Republican. Associate White House Counsel (Seasons 4 - 5). Uncovered Vice President Hoynes's leaks to and affair with local socialite, Helen Baldwin, ultimately leading to Hoynes's resignation.
- (Seasons 1 - 5). Killed by terrorists while on a diplomatic mission following his retirement.
- (Season 5).
- (Season 2 - 7).
- (Season 4).
- (Seasons 5 - 7).
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- Simon Donovan — . Killed when he walked into an armed robbery (Season 3).
- Gina Toscano — (Seasons 1 - 2).
- Wesley Davis — Taye Diggs : In charge of Zoey Bartlet's secret service detail when she was abducted (Season 4).
- Mike Casper — Clark Gregg : FBI Special Agent (Season 2).
- Rep. election (Seasons 6 - 7).
- Senator (Seasons 6 - 7).
- for president, prior to him leaving the campaign.
- Connie Tate — Connie Britton : Bartlet re-election campaign staffer (Season 3).
- Doug Wegland — Evan Handler : Bartlet re-election campaign staffer and speechwriter (Season 3).
- Sheila Brooks — Patricia Richardson ; Senator Vinick's campaign manager; later resigned to play to the Republican base (Season 6 - 7).
- Louise Thornton — Janeane Garofalo : Congressman Santos' deputy campaign manager and Communications Director of the Santos-McGarry campaign (Season 7).
- Josephine 'Joey' Lucas — Marlee Matlin : Political consultant, pollster (Seasons 1 - 7).
- Kenny Thurman — interpreter (Seasons 1 - 7).
- Kevin Kahn — Patrick Breen : Former friend of Sam Seaborn. Staffer on Ritchie's 2002 presidential campaign (Season 3).
- Ronna — Karis Campbell : Congressman Santos, Santos-McGarry campaign and President Elect Santos staff member (Seasons 6 - 7).
- First Lady Abbey Bartlet — Stockard Channing : (Seasons 1 - 7)
- Zoey Bartlet — Elisabeth Moss : The President's youngest daughter. Victim of an abduction. Dated Charlie Young. (Seasons 1 - 2, 4 - 6)
- Eleanor 'Ellie' Bartlet — Nina Siemaszko : The President's middle daughter. (Seasons 2, 5, 7)
- Elizabeth 'Liz' Bartlet Westin — Annabeth Gish : The President's eldest daughter. (Seasons 5 - 7)
- Doug Westin — Steven Eckholdt : Liz's husband. (Seasons 5, 7)
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- 's daughter. (Seasons 1 - 2, 4 - 6)
- Jenny McGarry — 's wife. Divorced him due to his work committments. (Season 1)
- Helen Santos — Teri Polo : Matt Santos' wife. (Season 6 - 7)
- Laurie — Lisa Edelstein : Sam Seaborn's friend. Law student working as a callgirl. (Season 1)
- Larry Claypool — John Diehl : Freedom Watch Lawyer (Seasons 1, 4)
- Dr. Stanley Keyworth — Adam Arkin : Therapist specializing in trauma cases. Staff Therapist for the American Trauma Victims Association (ATVA). (Seasons 2 - 4)
- Jordon Kendall — Joanna Gleason : Leo's lawyer and love interest during the Bartlet MS hearings. (Season 3 - 4)
- Jean Paul Pierre Claude Charpentier Vicomte de Condé de Bourbon — Trent Ford : Zoey Bartlet's French Boyfriend. (Season 4)
- Colin Ayres — Jason Isaacs : A photographer in ''Gaza''. (Season 5)
- Gail — C.J.'s pet Goldfish . A gift from Danny Concannon. Josh Lyman told Danny that C.J. likes Goldfish . Although Josh was referring to the snack crackers, Danny mistakenly understood it to refer to the fish. (Seasons 1-7)
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