wikisyntax_sample_table.txt

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Character !! rowspan="2" | Portrayed by !! colspan="5" | Seasons
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! width="5%" | [[Alias (season 1)|1]] !! width="5%" | [[Alias (season 2)|2]] !! width="5%" | [[Alias (season 3)|3]]  !! width="5%" | [[Alias (season 4)|4]] !! width="5%" | [[Alias (season 5)|5]] 
|-
| [[Anna Espinosa]] || [[Gina Torres]] ||  colspan="1" {{no2|Recurring}} || colspan="2" {{n/a|}} ||  colspan="1" {{no2|Recurring}} || {{no2|Guest}}
|-
| [[Katya Derevko]] || [[Isabella Rossellini]] ||  colspan="2" {{n/a|}} || colspan="2" {{no2|Recurring}} || {{n/a|}} 
|-
| [[Elena Derevko]] || [[Sônia Braga]] ||  colspan="3" {{n/a|}} || colspan="1" {{no2|Recurring}} || colspan="1" {{n/a|}} 
|-
| FBI Assistant Director Kendall || [[Terry O'Quinn]] ||  colspan="1" {{no2|Guest}} || colspan="1" {{no2|Recurring}} || colspan="1" {{no2|Guest}} || colspan="2" {{n/a|}} 
|-
| Dr. Judy Barnett || [[Patricia Wettig]] ||  colspan="3" {{no2|Recurring}}  || colspan="2" {{n/a|}} 
|-
| [[Emily Sloane]] || [[Amy Irving]] ||  colspan="2" {{no2|Recurring}}  || colspan="1" {{n/a|}} ||  colspan="1" {{no2|Guest}} || colspan="1" {{n/a|}}
|-
| [[Carrie Bowman]] || [[Amanda Foreman (actress)|Amanda Foreman]] || colspan="1" {{n/a|}} || colspan="2" {{no2|Recurring}}  || colspan="1" {{no2|Guest}} || colspan="1" {{no2|Recurring}}
|-
| CIA Director Arthur Devlin || [[James Handy]] ||  colspan="1" {{no2|Recurring}}  || colspan="1" {{no2|Guest}} || colspan="2" {{n/a|}} || colspan="1" {{no2|Recurring}}
|-
| Jenny || [[Sarah Shahi]] ||  colspan="1" {{no2|Recurring}}  || colspan="4" {{n/a|}} 
|-
| Charlie Bernard || [[Evan Parke]] ||  colspan="1" {{no2|Recurring}}  || colspan="4" {{n/a|}} 
|-
| Steven Haladki || [[Joey Slotnick]] ||  colspan="1" {{no2|Recurring}}  || colspan="4" {{n/a|}} 
|-
| NSC Director Robert Lindsey || [[Kurt Fuller]] || colspan="2" {{n/a|}} || colspan="1" {{no2|Recurring}}  || colspan="2" {{n/a|}} 
|-
| Calvin McCullough || [[Angus Scrimm]] ||  colspan="1" {{no2|Recurring}}  || colspan="1" {{no2|Guest}} || colspan="1" {{n/a|}} || colspan="1" {{no2|Guest}} || colspan="2" {{n/a|}}
|-
| CIA Director Hayden Chase || [[Angela Bassett]] || colspan="3" {{n/a|}} || colspan="1" {{no2|Recurring}}  || colspan="1" {{n/a|}}  
|-
| Diane Dixon || Yvonne Farrow ||  colspan="2" {{no2|Recurring}}  || colspan="3" {{n/a|}} 
|-
| Dr. Zhang Lee || [[Ric Young]] ||  colspan="2" {{no2|Recurring}}  || colspan="1" {{no2|Guest}} || colspan="2" {{n/a|}} 
|}