29 Guest Stars You Don't Remember From Veronica Mars

Sure, we all know that Amanda Seyfried, and Max Greenfield got their start on Veronica Mars, but did you know that several Oscar nominees, TV favorites, reality stars, musicians, and directors were also on the show at one time or another? P.S. Season 1 was by far the best when it comes to guest stars.

1. Paris Hilton

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Season 1, Episode 2

Where You Know Her From: She was everywhere from 2001-2005

Who She Played: Caitlin Ford, Logan Echolls girlfriend of one episode who he finds out is sleeping with one of the PCHers.

2. Melissa Leo

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Season 1, Episode 3

Where You Know Her From: The Fighter, Treme

Who She Played: Julia Smith, formerly John Smith. Veronica helps student Justin Smith tracks down his dad, who it turns out, is now a woman.

3. Sam Huntington

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Season 1, Episode 5 & 21

Where You Know Him From: Detroit Rock City, SyFy's Being Human

Who He Played: Luke Haldeman, one of Logan's friends who, on a trip to Tijuana brings back a piñata full of steroids, that then gets stolen.

4. Jane Lynch

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Season 1, Episode 6

Where You Know Her From: Glee, Party Down

Who She Played: Lynch first appeared as Mrs. Donaldson, a teacher who isn't so pleased when Veronica wants to do a recount of the student votes. Lynch would later go on to work with Thomas in Party Down.

5. Jessica Chastain

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Season 1, Episode 7

Where You Know Her From: The Help, Zero Dark Thirty

Who She Played: Before taking on Bin Laden, Chastain played Veronica's neighbor Sarah Williams, a pregnant artist with a big secret.

6. Jonathan Bennett

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Season 1, Episode 9 & 21

Where You Know Him From: He's Aaron Freaking Samuels.

Who He Played: Casey Gant, a rich kid who joins a hippie cult. His parents hire Veronica and her dad to bring him back (in order to get his inheritance).

7. Aaron Paul

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Season 1, Episode 11

Where You Know Him From: Breaking Bad

Who He Played: Eddie Laroche, a strung out musician accused of being a serial killer loose in Neptune.

8. Anthony Anderson

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Season 1, Episode 13

Where You Know Him From: Scream 4, Treme

Who He Played: Percy 'Bone' Hamilton, a music producer whose daughter goes missing.

9. Leighton Meester

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Season 1, Episode 14 & 21

Where You Know Her From: Gossip Girl, The Roommate

Who She Played: Leighton played Gossip Girl Carrie Bishop, who accuses her history teacher (played by Adam Scott), of an affair and getting her pregnant.

10. Adam Scott

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Season 1, Episode 14

Where You Know Him From: Parks N Rec, Friends with Kids

Who He Played: Mr. Rooks, the awesome history teacher that is accused of having an affair with Carrie Bishop.

11. Alyson Hannigan

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Season 1, Episode 15 (and a few others)

Where You Know Her From: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, How I Met Your Mother

Who She Played: Trina Echolls, Logan's sister.

12. Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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Season 1, Episode 18

Where You Know Him From: Home Improvement, Your sisters wall circa 1996

Who He Played: Ben, an ATF agent who is at Neptune high investigating Norris Clayton for the school bomb threats.

13. Joey Lauren Adams

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Season 1, Episode 18

Where You Know Her From: Chasing Amy, Dazed and Confused

Who She Played: Geena Stafford, the substitute journalism teacher who allows Veronica the freedom of press and subsequently gets fired for it.

14. Kevin Smith

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Season 2, Episode 2

Where You Know Him From: He's Silent Bob, and a pretty well known director

Who He Played: Duane Anders, the attention hungry gas station clerk who talks to the press about the bus drivers apparent suicide.

15. Ari Graynor

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Season 2, Episode 2

Where You Know Her From: For a Good Time Call…, Whip It

Who She Played: Jessie Doyle, the daughter of the bus driver who took the bus over the cliff, who ask Veronica for help proving her dad didn't commit suicide.

16. Courtney Taylor-Taylor

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Season 2, Episode 3

Where You Know Him From: He's the lead singer of The Dandy Warhols

Who He Played: A karaoke singer at Veronica's work who sings a soulful rendition of "Love Hurts," oh yeah, and his name is Courtney.

17. Joss Whedon

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Season 2, Episode 6

Where You Know Him From: He's the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Firefly and the director of The Avengers.

Who He Played: Douglas, the employee of the month at a car rental counter that Veronica pries for information.

18. Lucy Lawless

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Season 2, Episode 11

Where You Know Her From: Xena: Warrior Princess, Parks N Recreation

Who She Played: Agent Morris, an FBI agent that is called in to Neptune to help track down Duncan.

19. Lucas Grabeel

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Season 2, Episode 14

Where You Know Him From: High School Musical, Switched at Birth

Who He Played: Kelly Kuzzio, a closeted baseball player who is mugged and blackmailed.

20. Kristen Cavallari

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Season 2, Episode 14

Where You Know Her From: She's Lauren Conrad's nemesis on Laguana Beach and The Hills.

Who She Played: Kylie Marker, a Neptune cheerleader who publicly comes out as a lesbian after being blackmailed and threatened with being outed.

21. Michael Cera

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Season 2, Episode 16

Where You Know Him From: Juno, Arrested Development

Who He Played: Dean, a Hearst college student who leads Veronica and Wallace on a weekend tour of Hearst.

22. Alia Shawkat

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Season 2, Episode 16

Where You Know Her From: Arrested Development, Whip It

Who She Played: Stacy Wells, a Hearst student who is drugged, raped, and has her head shaved. Ouch.

23. Rider Strong

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Season 3, Episode 2

Where You Know Him From: Boy Meets World, Cabin Fever

Who He Played: Rafe, a student in Logan's sociology class that turns into a total psycho when doing the prisoners and guards experiment.

24. Rachelle Lefevre

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Season 3, Episode 2

Where You Know Her From: Twilight, Under the Dome

Who She Played: Marjorie, a sorority girl who befriends Veronica when she "pledges" during rush week. Veronica later turns the sorority in for growing some very interesting plants in house.

25. Armie Hammer

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Season 3, Episode 3

Where You Know Him From: The Social Network, Lone Ranger

Who He Played: Kurt, a football player with a heart of gold that hires Veronica to track down his missing playbook.

26. Patty Hearst

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Season 3, Episode 8

Where You Know Her From: You probably recognize the name from when she was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army and held captive in San Francisco for two months in 1974.

Who She Played: Selma Hearst Rose, a trustee on the Hearst board who goes missing.

27. Jamie Chung

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Season 3, Episode 9

Where You Know Her From: Once Upon A Time, The Hangover Movies

Who She Played: Chung plays a girl at a frat party (credited as "dancing girl") whose friend passes out, she's not very nice about it either.

28. Paul Rudd

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Season 3, Episode 17

Where You Know Him From: This Is 40, Our Idiot Brother

Who He played: Desmond Fellows, an aging rock and roller that comes to Hearst to give a benefit performance.

29. Dianna Agron

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Season 3, Episode 19 (also brief appearances in episodes 5 and 15)

Where You Know Her From: Glee, I Am Number Four

Who She Played: Jenny Budosh, a student in Veronica's criminology class who is also part of a rich kid clique who are creating fake ID's at Hearst.