Investigate Endeavour’s Surprising Guest Stars

side by side image of Maimie McCoy, Alice Orr-Ewing and David Oakes, as their characters in episodes of Endeavour

Aside from nine seasons of gripping mysteries, fraught relationships, beguiling clues, and stylish cinematography, the detective TV series Endeavour also boasts a veritable who’s who of guest stars. Now, delve into our list of some of Endeavour‘s notable guest stars as you stream your way through Seasons 1-9 with PBS Passport—you’ll be surprised at the favorite and familiar faces who, over the years, have stopped by Oxford to kill or be killed!

  1. 1.

    Maimie McCoy

    Maimie McCoy and Shaun Evans on set in Endeavour

    Endeavour Season 1, Episode 3: Rocket

    In Season 1’s penultimate episode, McCoy played Morse’s old university acquaintance, Alice Vexin. Viewers may recognize McCoy as Dorothy, Siegfried Farnon’s love interest in Season 1 of All Creatures Great and Small, and Inspector Lucienne Hassell in Van Der Valk. She also appeared in the Season 3 premiere of Grantchester (the “Christmas episode) and, rounding out a quartet of MASTERPIECE Mystery appearances, in the 2012 Wallander episode “Before the Frost.”

  2. 2.

    Liam Garrigan

    Tony Frisco and Endeavour Morse walking together

    Endeavour Season 2, Episode 1: Trove

    In Season 2 opener “Trove,” Liam Garrigan played the sleazy Tony Frisco, but in Sanditon Season 3, he played the roguish yet honorable heart-stealer Samuel Colbourne.

  3. 3.

    Anya Taylor-Joy

    Anya Taylor-Joy as schoolgirl Philippa Collins-Davidson

    Endeavour Season 2, Episode 2: Nocturne

    In the spooky, supernatural-themed “Nocturne,” Anya Taylor-Joy played Philippa Collins-Davidson, one of the teenage girls residing at the Blythe Mount school for girls.  Just a few years later, Taylor-Joy would go on to star on MASTERPIECE in the ravishing period thriller, The Miniaturist.

  4. 4.

    Tim McMullan

    department store manager Brian Quinbury in

    Endeavour Season 2, Episode 3: Sway

    Tim McMullan portrayed department store manager Brian Quinbury in “Sway.” His many MASTERPIECE roles range from Foyle’s War to Sense & Sensibility, and most recently, to fictional detective Atticus Pünd in Magpie Murders.

  5. 5.

    Andrew Gower

    Andrew Gower as Nicholas Myers in

    Endeavour Season 2, Episode 4: Neverland

    A humble clerk named Nicholas Myers in “Neverland,” Gower amassed a devoted fanbase as Rupert Parker in Miss Scarlet and The Duke Season 1. In Poldark‘s final season, he portrayed real historical figure James Hadfield, a mentally ill would-be assassin of the king.

  6. 6.

    David Oakes

    David Oakes as the debonaire Joss Bixby in

    Endeavour Season 3, Episode 1: Ride

    David Oakes played the Gatsby-esque Joss Bixby in “Ride,” and stole viewers’ hearts in Victoria as Albert’s brother, the syphilitic, romantic, Prince Ernst, Duke of Coburg.

  7. 7.

    Margaret Clunie

    Elva Piper in

    Endeavour Season 3, Episode 1: Ride

    Similarly Gatsby-inspired, Margaret Clunie’s Elva Piper in “Ride” was a tennis champion; The Great Gatsby‘s Jordan Baker was a professional golfer. But Clunie above all was a champion of Prince Ernst’s heart as Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland in Victoria.

  8. 8.

    Stephanie Martini

    Georgina Mortmaigne in Prey

    Endeavour Season 3, Episode 3: Prey

    Stephanie Martini played young widow Georgina Mortmaigne in Endeavour‘s famous tiger episode. Like Shaun Evans’ Endeavour to John Thaw’s Morse, Martini was soon leading a beloved detective prequel of her own, Prime Suspect: Tennison, portraying WPC Jane Tennison, a young version of the detective immortalized by Helen Mirren.

  9. 9.

    Donald Sumpter

    horror movie star Emil Valdemar in

    Endeavour Season 5, Episode 2: Cartouche

    In “Cartouche,” Donald Sumpter played a Vincent Price-ish horror movie star Emil Valdemar. More recently, MASTERPIECE viewers saw him as Mabeuf in Les Misérables. He also appeared in the Wallander mystery, “An Event in Autumn,” and in Tess of the D’Urbervilles.

  10. 10.

    Ian Pirie

    Lt. Col. Mad Jack McDuff in

    Endeavour Season 5, Episode 4: Colours

    It was back in 2018 that Ian Pirie played Lt. Col. Mad Jack McDuff in “Colours.” But MASTERPIECE Mystery! fans may have seen Pirie in 2022 and 2023—he played Sandy in Guilt‘s second season, and Superintendent Munro in Miss Scarlet and The Duke Season 2.

  11. 11.

    Felix Scott

    abusive games teacher Mr. Blackwell in

    Endeavour Season 5, Episode 6: Icarus

    In “Icarus,” Felix Scott played the abusive games teacher Mr. Blackwell. He plays Eliza Scarlet’s frenemy/coworker Patrick Nash in Miss Scarlet and The Duke, and in Season 4 of Grantchester, he played Geordie’s office-mate Sean Donovan. He was Francis Bryan in Wolf Hall.

  12. 12.

    Oliver Chris

    Dr. Elliot Wingqvist in

    Endeavour Season 6, Episode 2: Apollo

    “Apollo” is rich with MASTERPIECE talent, and Mystery! fans are sure to recognize Oliver Chris, who played Dr. Elliot Wingqvist. A fellow member of Miss Scarlet and The Duke‘s cast (Chris plays the slimy journalist Basil Sinclaire), Oliver Chris also appeared on MASTERPIECE as Prince William in King Charles III.

  13. 13.

    Alice Orr-Ewing

    Natalie Wingqvist in

    Endeavour Season 6, Episode 2: Apollo

    Playing Dr. Wingqvist’s wife Natalie in “Apollo” was Alice Orr-Ewing, who most recently brought humor and charm to MASTERPIECE in Sanditon Season 3 as Lydia Montrose. She played a pivotal role in Victoria‘s first season as Lady Flora Hastings.

  14. 14.

    Sophie Winkleman

    Isobel Humbolt in

    Endeavour Season 6, Episode 2: Apollo

    Another “Apollo” talent we’ve seen before is Sophie Winkleman, who played Isobel Humbolt in the episode. Like Orr-Ewing, Winkleman is a Sanditon alum, playing Lady Susan in Seasons 1 and 3. She also appeared in Inspector Lewis‘ pilot episode!

Special thanks to MASTERPIECE’s Endeavour experts Jordan Parkhurst and Lauren McGuiness.

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