American Horror Story/Season Two Characters

Season two of American Horror Story centers around Briarcliff Manor, a Catholic sanatorium, its staff and inmates, in the year of 1964, eventually leading up to the present day. This page lists all characters appearing in at least two episodes, as well as every non-recurring inmate and staff member.

The characters are listed by number of appearances, including all 13 episodes of the season.

Total tally

Including all Briarcliff staff and inmates on the show, and every other recurring characters.

49 characters 26 alive 22 deceased 1 supernatural

Staff

Including the identified staff of the Briarcliff Manor sanatorium.

18 characters 11 alive 7 deceased

Inmates

Including the identified inmates of the Briarcliff Manor sanatorium.

18 characters 8 alive 10 deceased

Associated characters

Including recurring characters not serving nor institutionalized at Briarcliff.

10 characters 7 alive 2 deceased 1 supernatural

Character	Actor	#	Connection
Mother Claudia	Barbara Tarbuck	5	Mother Superior
Shachath	Frances Conroy	5	The Angel of Death
Wendy Peyser	Clea Duvall	4	Girlfriend of Lana
Detective Byers	Matthew John Armstrong	3	Police detective
Detective Connors	Joel McKinnon Miller	3	Police detective
Sam Goodman	Mark Margolis	3	Friend of Sister Jude
Billy Marshall	Joe Egender	2	Acquaintance of Kit
Barb	Jennifer Holloway	2	Friend of Lana
Lois	Vanessa Mizzone	2	Friend of Lana
Neo-Natal Nurse	Meg Wolf	2	Nurse of Lana

Present day characters

Including recurring characters appearing in the 2012 storyline.

3 characters 0 alive 3 deceased