Main cast •
Lauren Graham as
Lorelai Gilmore, Rory's mother. •
Alexis Bledel as
Rory Gilmore, Lorelai's daughter. •
Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James, Lorelai's best friend and co-worker. •
Keiko Agena as
Lane Kim, Rory's best friend. •
Yanic Truesdale as
Michel Gerard, Lorelai and Sookie's co-worker. •
Scott Patterson as
Luke Danes, the owner of the local diner. •
Liza Weil as
Paris Geller, Rory's classmate and good friend. •
Jared Padalecki as
Dean Forester, Rory's ex-boyfriend. •
Milo Ventimiglia as
Jess Mariano, Luke's nephew and Rory's boyfriend. •
Sean Gunn as
Kirk Gleason, a resident of Stars Hollow who works a lot of jobs. •
Kelly Bishop as
Emily Gilmore, Lorelai's mother and Rory's grandmother. •
Edward Herrmann as
Richard Gilmore, Lorelai's father and Rory's grandfather.
Recurring cast •
Teal Redmann as Louise Grant, Paris's best friend. •
Shelly Cole as Madeline Lynn, Paris's best friend. •
Liz Torres as Miss Patty, the owner of the local dance studio. •
Jackson Douglas as Jackson Belleville, Sookie's husband. •
Adam Brody as Dave Rygalski, Lane's boyfriend and bandmate. •
Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Kim, Lane's religious mother. •
Michael Winters as Taylor Doose, the owner of the local grocery store. •
Sally Struthers as Babette Dell, Lorelai and Rory's nextdoor neighbor. •
Scott Cohen as Max Medina, Lorelai's ex-fiance. •
Todd Lowe as Zack Van Gerbig, Lane's bandmate. •
John Cabrera as Brian Fuller, Lane's bandmate. •
Dakin Matthews as Headmaster Hanlin Charleston, the principal of Chilton. •
Tricia O'Kelley as Nicole Leahy, Luke's girlfriend. •
Biff Yeager as Tom, a resident of Stars Hollow. •
Emily Bergl as Francie Jarvis, Rory's classmate and nemesis. •
Arielle Kebbel as Lindsay Lister, Dean's girlfriend. •
Rose Abdoo as Gypsy, the owner of the local auto shop. •
Mädchen Amick as Sherry Tinsdale, Christopher's fiance. •
Alan Blumenfeld as Rabbi David Barans, a rabbi at the local synagogue. • Mike Gandolfi as Andrew, the owner of the local bookstore. • Jim Jansen as Reverend Archie Skinner, a priest at the local church. •
Grant Lee Phillips as Grant, the town troubadour. •
Ted Rooney as Morey Dell, Babette's husband and Rory and Lorelai's nextdoor neighbor. • Aris Alvarado as Caesar, an employee at Luke's diner. •
Adam Wylie as Brad Langford, Rory's classmate and good friend.
Guest •
Marion Ross as Lorelai 'Trix' Gilmore the First, Richard's mother, Lorelai's grandmother, and Rory's great-grandmother. •
David Sutcliffe as Christopher Hayden, Rory's father and Lorelai's ex-boyfriend. •
Scout Taylor Compton as Clara Forester, Dean's younger sister. ==Episodes==