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== Cast and characters ==
{{main|List of Melrose Place characters}}
The first season featured eight main characters: Dr. [[Michael Mancini]] ([[Thomas Calabro]]), a physician who works at Wilshire Memorial Hospital and changes from a kind, devoted husband in season 1 to a mean, adulterous villain from season 2 on; [[Jane Mancini]] ([[Josie Bissett]]), his budding fashion designer wife; [[Billy Campbell (Melrose Place)|Billy Campbell]] ([[Andrew Shue]]), a struggling writer adapting to life out of his parents' control; [[List of Melrose Place characters#Alison Parker|Alison Parker]] ([[Courtney Thorne-Smith]]),<ref>{{cite news |title=Courtney Thorne-Smith |work=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=June 23, 2009 |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/courtney-thorne-smith/credits/145521 |archive-date=March 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329051815/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/courtney-thorne-smith/credits/145521 |url-status=live }}</ref><!-- NOTE: The spelling of "Alison" is verified as having one "l"--> a receptionist at D&D Advertising; [[Jake Hanson (Beverly Hills, 90210)|Jake Hanson]] ([[Grant Show]]), a struggling manual laborer and motorcycle enthusiast; [[Matt Fielding]] ([[Doug Savant]]), a gay social worker; Rhonda Blair ([[Vanessa Estelle Williams|Vanessa A. Williams]]), an aerobics instructor; and Sandy Harling ([[Amy Locane]]), a [[Southern belle]] and struggling actress who moonlights as a waitress at a local bar called Shooters, the group's main hangout. Locane was written off after 13 episodes and replaced by [[Daphne Zuniga]] as [[Jo Reynolds]], a photographer running away from her abusive husband. Williams was not brought back for the second season, her character having become engaged to a wealthy restaurant entrepreneur.

Actress [[Heather Locklear]], who in season one had guest starred as Alison's ambitious and merciless boss [[Amanda Woodward (Melrose Place)|Amanda Woodward]], was promoted to series regular status in the second season after her character bought and moved into the ''Melrose Place'' apartment building. Although she was always billed as a "special guest star", Locklear remained with the show for the rest of its run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-10-13-9610130044-story.html|title=- Why is Heather Locklear still listed...|first=Jay Bobbin, Tribune Media|last=Services|date=October 13, 1996|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=September 27, 2018|archive-date=September 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927204422/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-10-13-9610130044-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2016/01/27/today-in-tv-history-heather-locklear-showed-up-on-melrose-place-and-saved-everything/|title=Today In TV History: Heather Locklear Showed Up On 'Melrose Place' And Saved Everything|date=January 27, 2016|work=Decider|access-date=September 27, 2018|archive-date=September 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927204226/https://decider.com/2016/01/27/today-in-tv-history-heather-locklear-showed-up-on-melrose-place-and-saved-everything/|url-status=live}}</ref> Guest [[Laura Leighton]], recurring as Jane's trouble-making younger sister [[Sydney Andrews]] in the first two seasons, was upgraded to series regular for season three. [[Marcia Cross]], recurring as Dr. [[Kimberly Shaw]] in season 1 and early season 2, became a series regular by the end of the second season (though she was not credited in the opening until the start of season four).<!-- NOTE: Kimberly Shaw was introduced ep. 13 series 1, announced dead by her mother mid-way season 2 and returned alive in ep. 28, season 2 and was in every episode from that point until her departure at the end of season 5. She was not billed in the opening credits until season 4 but was a series regular from her return in season 2. --> [[Janet Carroll]] appeared in several episodes as Marion Shaw, Kimberly's domineering mother. [[Beata Pozniak]] was featured in the second season in 7 episodes as Dr. Katya Petrova Fielding, a doctor with a daughter from a previous marriage who befriends and ultimately marries Matt (for a green card), who becomes an endearing father figure for her child.

Season four saw two new regular characters: Peter Burns ([[Jack Wagner (actor)|Jack Wagner]]), the ruthless hospital Chief of Staff introduced in season three; and Brooke Armstrong ([[Kristin Davis]]), a young, conniving intern at D&D Advertising also recurring the previous season. Davis's character was subsequently killed off in the middle of the fourth season, while Zuniga left the series at the end of the season. [[Patrick Muldoon]] also arrived in the third season as the villainous Richard Hart. Although Muldoon was not billed with the main cast (though he appeared in numerous promotional photos with them), he appeared in most of the fourth season's episodes and is also ''Melrose Place''{{'}}s longest recurring character (i.e. not in the opening credits) in terms of number of episodes.

The fifth season saw the addition of [[Rob Estes]] as restaurateur Kyle McBride, [[Lisa Rinna]] as his opportunistic wife Taylor, and [[Brooke Langton]] as Samantha Reilly, an artist and a new tenant in the apartment complex. Bissett and Cross left the series towards the end of the fifth season; [[Kelly Rutherford]] was brought in as Megan Lewis, a prostitute hired by Kimberly Shaw to have an affair with Michael Mancini, and [[David Charvet]] played Craig Field, Amanda's new co-worker and later Sydney's boyfriend. The season finale featured the exits of series regulars Thorne-Smith, Show, and Leighton.

The season premiere of season six featured the departure of original cast member Doug Savant while [[Alyssa Milano]] (recurring as Michael's sister Jennifer Mancini since season five) was bumped to series regular, with [[Linden Ashby]] joining the cast as Dr. Brett Cooper and [[Jamie Luner]] as his seductive and rich ex-wife, Lexi Sterling.

Charvet was written out in the middle of season 6, and the beginning of season seven saw the departure of Shue, Langton, Rinna, Milano, and Ashby. The show's seventh season introduced [[John Haymes Newton]] as Ryan McBride, Kyle's younger brother, and [[Rena Sofer]] as Eve Cleary, a woman from Amanda's past who marries Peter. Sofer was not billed with the main cast. Bissett reprised her role as Jane for the seventh season.

===Cast timeline===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan=2 | Character
! rowspan=2 | Actor
! colspan=7 | Seasons
|-
! scope="col" style="width:9%;" | [[Melrose Place (season 1)|1]]
! scope="col" style="width:9%;" | [[Melrose Place (season 2)|2]]
! scope="col" style="width:9%;" | [[Melrose Place (season 3)|3]]
! scope="col" style="width:9%;" | [[Melrose Place (season 4)|4]]
! scope="col" style="width:9%;" | 5
! scope="col" style="width:9%;" | 6
! scope="col" style="width:9%;" | 7
|-
| [[Jane Mancini]]
| [[Josie Bissett]]
| colspan=5 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|Bissett departs in "Escape From L.A." ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 5.15).}}
| colspan=1 {{CNone}}
| colspan=1 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|Bissett returns in a recurring role from "Ball N' Jane" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 7.4), before being added to the opening credits from "The World According to Matt" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 7.8).}}
|-
| [[Michael Mancini]]
| [[Thomas Calabro]]
| colspan=7 {{cMain|Main}}
|-
| [[Sandy Harling]]
| [[Amy Locane]]
| colspan=1 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|Locane departs in "Dreams Come True" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 1.13).}}
| colspan=6 {{CNone}}
|-
| [[Matt Fielding]]
| [[Doug Savant]]
| colspan=6 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|Savant departs in "A Brand New Day" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 6.1).}}
| colspan=1 {{CNone}}
|-
| [[Jake Hanson (Beverly Hills, 90210)|Jake Hanson]]
| [[Grant Show]]
| colspan=5 {{cMain|Main}}
| colspan=2 {{CNone}}
|-
| [[Billy Campbell (Melrose Place)|Billy Campbell]]
| [[Andrew Shue]]
| colspan=7 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|name=summeroflove|Shue, Langton, Rinna, Ashby and Milano depart in "Buona Sera, Mr. Campbell: Part 2" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 7.07).}}
|-
| [[Alison Parker (Melrose Place)|Alison Parker]]
| [[Courtney Thorne-Smith]]
| colspan=5 {{cMain|Main}}
| colspan=2 {{CNone}}
|-
| [[Rhonda Blair]]
| [[Vanessa Estelle Williams|Vanessa Williams]]<!--She was credited this way-->
| colspan=1 {{cMain|Main}}
| colspan=6 {{CNone}}
|-
| [[Jo Reynolds]]
| [[Daphne Zuniga]]
| colspan=4 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|Zuniga is added to the opening credits from "House of God" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 1.15).}}
| colspan=3 {{CNone}}
|-
| [[Amanda Woodward (Melrose Place)|Amanda Woodward]]
| [[Heather Locklear]]
| colspan=1 {{cRecurring|Recurring}}
| colspan=6 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|Locklear is credited in the opening credits as "special guest star".}}
|-
| [[Sydney Andrews]]
| [[Laura Leighton]]
| {{cGuest|Guest}}
| {{CRecurring|Recurring}}
| colspan=3 {{cMain|Main}}
| colspan=2 {{CNone}}
|-
| [[Kimberly Shaw]]
| [[Marcia Cross]]
| colspan=3 {{cRecurring|Recurring}}
| colspan=2 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|Cross departs in "The Dead Wives Club" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 5.27).}}
| colspan=2 {{CNone}}
|-
| [[Brooke Armstrong]]
| [[Kristin Davis]]
| colspan=2 {{CNone}}
| {{cRecurring|Recurring}}
| colspan=1 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|Davis departs in "Devil in a Wet Dress" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 4.22).}}
| colspan=3 {{CNone}}
|-
| [[Peter Burns (Melrose Place)|Peter Burns]]
| [[Jack Wagner (actor)|Jack Wagner]]
| colspan=2 {{CNone}}
| {{cRecurring|Recurring}}
| colspan=4 {{cMain|Main}}
|-
| [[Kyle McBride]]
| [[Rob Estes]]
| colspan=2 {{cGuest|}}{{efn|Estes first appears as Michael's college friend Sam Towler in "Irreconcilable Similarites" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 1.25) and "Fire Power" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 2.4).}}
| colspan=2 {{CNone}}
| colspan=3 {{cMain|Main}}
|-
| [[Samantha Reilly]]
| [[Brooke Langton]]
| colspan=3 {{CNone}}
| {{cGuest|Guest}}
| colspan=3 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|name=summeroflove}} 
|-
| [[Taylor McBride]]
| [[Lisa Rinna]]
| colspan=4 {{CNone}}
| colspan=3 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|name=summeroflove}} 
|-
| [[Megan Lewis]]
| [[Kelly Rutherford]]
| colspan=4 {{CNone}}
| colspan=3 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|Rutherford appears in a recurring role from "Un-Janed Melody" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 5.5), before being added to the opening credits from "The Eyes of the Storm" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 5.16).}}
|-
| [[Craig Field (Melrose Place)|Craig Field]]
| [[David Charvet]]
| colspan=4 {{CNone}}
| colspan=2 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|Charvet appears in a recurring role from "Un-Janed Melody" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 5.5), before being added to the opening credits from "Deja Vu, All Over Again" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 5.28). He departs in "Coop de Grace" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 6.17).}}
| colspan=1 {{CNone}}
|-
| [[Brett Cooper (Melrose Place)|Brett Cooper]]
| [[Linden Ashby]]
| {{cGuest|}}{{efn|Ashby first appears as Jo's ex-husband Charles Reynolds in "Single White Sister" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 1.19) and "Peanut Butter and Jealousy" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 1.20).}}
| colspan=4 {{CNone}}
| colspan=2 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|name=summeroflove}} 
|-
| [[Jennifer Mancini]]
| [[Alyssa Milano]]
| colspan=4 {{CNone}}
| {{cRecurring|Recurring}}
| colspan=2 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|name=summeroflove}} 
|-
| [[Lexi Sterling]]
| [[Jamie Luner]]
| colspan=5 {{CNone}}
| colspan=2 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|Luner is added to the opening credits from "The Doctor Is In...Deep" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 6.4).}}
|-
| [[Ryan McBride (Melrose Place)|Ryan McBride]]
| [[John Haymes Newton]]
| colspan=6 {{CNone}}
| colspan=1 {{cMain|Main}}{{efn|Newton is added to the opening credits from "The World According to Matt" ({{Abbr|ep.|episode}} 7.8).}}
|}

;Cast notes
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===Main cast members===
* [[Josie Bissett]] as [[Jane Mancini|Jane Andrews Mancini]] (seasons 1–5, 7), fashion designer, originally from Chicago, married to Michael Mancini, later involved with Sam Towler, Robert Wilson, Chris Marchette, Richard Hart, Jake Hanson and Kyle McBride
* [[Thomas Calabro]] as [[Michael Mancini|Dr. Michael Mancini]], resident then cardiology surgeon at Wilshire Memorial Hospital, originally from [[New Jersey]], married to Jane, and later marries Sydney Andrews, Kimberly Shaw and Megan Lewis, also involved with Amanda Woodward, Brandi Carson, Taylor McBride and Lexi Sterling
* [[Amy Locane]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Sandy Harling|Sandy Harling]] (season 1), aspiring actress and waitress at the bar Shooters, originally from [[South Carolina]], involved with Jake
* [[Doug Savant]] as [[Matt Fielding]] (seasons 1–6), openly gay social worker and physician at Wilshire Memorial, [[Green card marriage|marries]] Katya Petrova, involved with Jeffrey Lindley, Dr. Paul Graham, Alan Ross and Dan Hathaway
* [[Grant Show]] as [[Jake Hanson (Beverly Hills, 90210)|Jake Hanson]] (seasons 1–5), mechanic and carpenter, owner of Jake's Bikes and later Shooters, involved with Colleen Patterson, Perry Morgan, [[Kelly Taylor]], Sandy Harling, Jo Reynolds, Amanda, Sydney, Shelley Hanson and Jane, later marries Alison Parker
* [[Andrew Shue]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Billy Campbell|Billy Campbell]] (seasons 1–7), taxi driver, later writer at Escapade Magazine, then copywriter for D&D Advertising, engaged to Alison Parker and later marries Brooke Armstrong and Samantha Reilly, also involved with Amanda, Susan Madsen and Jennifer Mancini
* [[Courtney Thorne-Smith]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Alison Parker|Alison Parker Armstrong Hanson]] (seasons 1–5), advertising executive at D&D Advertising and later waitress at Shooters, originally from [[Wisconsin]], involved with Keith Gray, Steve McMillan, Zack Phillips and Terry Parsons, engaged to Billy and later marries Hayley Armstrong and Jake Hanson
* [[Vanessa Estelle Williams|Vanessa Williams]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Rhonda Blair|Rhonda Blair]] (season 1), aerobics instructor, engaged to Terrence Haggard
* [[Daphne Zuniga]] as [[Jo Reynolds]] (seasons 1–4), freelance photographer, originally from New York City, previously married to Charles Reynolds, involved with Jake Hanson, Steve McMillan, Reed Carter, Jess Hansen, Richard Hart and Dr. Dominick O'Malley
* [[Heather Locklear]] as [[Amanda Woodward (Melrose Place)|Amanda Woodward Parezi Burns McBride Blake]] (seasons 2–7, recurring season 1), vice-president then president at D&D Advertising and Amanda Woodward Advertising, owner of the Melrose Place complex, previously married to Jack Parezi and later marries Dr. Peter Burns, Kyle McBride and Rory Blake, also involved with Billy, Jake, Michael, Bobby Parezi and Craig Field
* [[Laura Leighton]] as [[Sydney Andrews|Sydney Andrews Mancini Field]] (seasons 3–5, recurring season 1–2), Jane's younger sister, waitress at Shooters, then prostitute, stripper and receptionist at Burns & Mancini, marries Michael and Craig, also involved with Jake, Chris Marchette, Bobby Parezi, Kyle McBride and Carter Gallavan
* [[Marcia Cross]] as [[Kimberly Shaw|Dr. Kimberly Shaw Mancini]] (seasons 4–5, recurring season 1–3), resident doctor at Wilshire Memorial, originally from [[Cleveland]], marries Michael, also involved with Peter and Dr. Brett Cooper
* [[Kristin Davis]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Brooke Armstrong|Brooke Armstrong Campbell]] (season 4, recurring season 3), employee at D&D Advertising, marries Billy
* [[Jack Wagner (actor)|Jack Wagner]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Peter Burns|Dr. Peter Howell Burns]] (seasons 4–7, recurring season 3), chief of staff at Wilshire Memorial, originally from [[Texas]], previously married to Beth Davis and later Amanda and Eve Cleary, also involved with Caitlin Mills, Alycia Barnett, Kimberly, Taylor and Lexi
* [[Rob Estes]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Kyle McBride|Kyle McBride]] (seasons 5–7), chef and restaurant owner, former marine, originally from [[Boston]], married to Taylor and later Amanda, also involved with Christine Denton, Jennifer, Sydney and Jane
* [[Brooke Langton]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Samantha Reilly|Samantha Reilly Campbell]] (seasons 5–7, recurring season 4), artist and salesperson at Jane's (later Sydney's), originally from [[Crisfield, Maryland|Maryland]], marries Billy, also involved with Craig and Jeff Baylor
* [[Lisa Rinna]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Taylor McBride|Victoria Taylor Davis McBride]] (seasons 5–7), restaurant co-owner, originally from [[Boston]], married to Kyle, also involved with Peter, Michael and Nick Reardon
* [[Kelly Rutherford]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Megan Lewis|Megan Lewis Mancini McBride]] (seasons 5–7), prostitute, later receptionist at Burns, Mancini & Cooper and Amanda Woodward Advertising, marries Michael and Ryan McBride, also involved with Coop
* [[David Charvet]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Craig Field|Craig Field]] (seasons 5–6), son of the chairman of D&D Advertising, marries Sydney, also involved with Amanda and Jennifer
* [[Linden Ashby]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Brett Cooper|Dr. Brett "Coop" Cooper]] (seasons 6–7), surgeon and partner at Burns, Mancini & Cooper, originally from [[Cleveland]], married to Lexi, also involved with Kimberly and Megan
* [[Alyssa Milano]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Jennifer Mancini|Jennifer Mancini]] (seasons 6–7, recurring season 5), Michael's younger sister, originally from [[New Jersey]], bartender at Upstairs, involved with Kyle, Craig and Billy
* [[Jamie Luner]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Lexi Sterling|Lexi Sterling Cooper]] (seasons 6–7), interior designer, later owner of Sterling Conway Enterprises, married to Coop, also involved with Peter, Ryan and Michael
* [[John Haymes Newton]] as [[List of Melrose Place characters#Ryan McBride|Ryan McBride]] (season 7), Kyle's younger brother, executive at Amanda Woodward Advertising, married to Callie McBride and later Megan, also involved with Lexi