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Steve Carell played Michael Scott

First seen: Season one, episode oneAn incredibly irritating and needy boss who forces his employees to participate in his random, and often inappropriate, workplace antics.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23A surprise guest at Dwight and Angela’s wedding. Michael Scott originally left in season seven, episode 22 –  he moved to Colorado to be with his fiancée, Holly Flax.

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Rainn Wilson played Dwight Schrute

First seen: Season one, episode one as an overachieving salesman, Michael’s unofficial assistant, and Jim Halpert’s biggest foe.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 as the well-deserved regional manager of Dunder Mifflin who marries his on-again, off-again love, Angela, and celebrates the release of the documentary with his coworkers.

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John Krasinski played Jim Halpert

First seen: Season one, episode one A bored salesman who flirts with the receptionist and pranks Dwight

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 He and Pam are married with two kids. Preparing a move to Texas to work at the sports-marketing company he co-founded.

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Jenna Fischer played Pam Halpert (née Beesly)

First seen: Season one, episode one Dunder Mifflin’s receptionist. Always dealing with Michael’s antics. Engaged to her high-school sweetheart, Roy Anderson.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 A wife and mother who is bittersweet about leaving Scranton

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“I would just like to say that this was the best Dundies ever! Whoo!”– Pam Beesly

2005 Dundie Award Winner for having the whitest sneakers

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Angela Kinsey played Angela Martin

First seen: Season one, episode one A straight-laced accountant with rigorous religious beliefs and a love for cats.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 Married to Dwight and the mother of their child. Still loves cats

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Leslie David Baker played Stanley Hudson

First seen: Season one, episode one A tired, monotone salesman who is counting down the days to retirement.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 Retired in Florida living the dream.

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Phyllis Smith played Phyllis Lapin-Vance

First seen: Season one, episode one A meek saleswoman working alongside Stanley.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 Still working at Dunder Mifflin. Carried Angela down the aisle at her wedding after being injured at her bachelorette party.

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Oscar Nuñez played Oscar Martinez

First seen: Season one, episode one An accountant who doesn’t love working alongside Angela and Kevin.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 Announced in the finale that he’s running for state senate in Pennsylvania.

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Brian Baumgartner played Kevin Malone

First seen: Season one, episode one A big-hearted employee who fakes his way through the accounting department.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 After Dwight fired him from Dunder Mifflin, Kevin opens a bar.

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BJ Novak played Ryan Howard

First seen: Season one, episode oneA temp for Dunder Mifflin who quickly began a toxic, on-again, off-again relationship with his coworker, Kelly Kapoor.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 A washed-up Dunder Mifflin employee who runs away from his responsibilities with Kelly.

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Mindy Kaling played Kelly Kapoor

First seen: Season one, episode two The employee who slaps Michael Scott after he makes a racist joke at her expense.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23Kelly ditches her finacé to run off with Ryan at Dwight and Angela’s wedding.

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Kate Flannery played Meredith Palmer

First seen: Season one, episode two A background character with few lines who became a loose cannon series regular.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 A healthier, friendlier person who had been working on her PhD in psychology.

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Creed Bratton played Creed

First seen: Season one, episode An uncredited Dunder Mifflin employee who appeared in the background.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 Is a fugitive who gets escorted away by police for a myriad of crimes spanning a decade.

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Paul Lieberstein played Toby Flenderson

First seen: Season one, episode two The head of HR at Dunder Mifflin who often bumps heads with Michael Scott.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 Rambling around after being fired from Dunder Mifflin.

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Craig Robinson played Darryl Philbin

First seen: Season one, episode four A warehouse worker who goes on to become a series regular.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 A sports marketer working at Jim’s company.

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Ed Helms played Andy Bernard

First seen: Season three, episode one Jim’s annoying new coworker at Dunder Mifflin in Stamford.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 A former Dunder Mifflin employee who learns to be comfortable in his own skin after a series of personal and professional failures.

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Ellie Kemper played Erin Hannon

First seen: Season five, episode 23 Dunder Mifflin’s new receptionist after Pam quits to work at the Michael Scott Paper Company. 

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 Reunites with her biological parents after a lifelong search.

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Zach Woods played Gabe Lewis

First seen: Season six, episode 15 Coordinating director for the company that bought out Dunder Mifflin.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 16 Tries to win back Erin as his girlfriend.

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Andy Buckley played David Wallace

First seen: Season two, episode 16 Michael’s head boss, who patiently deals with his inappropriate behavior.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23 The owner of Dunder Mifflin who pledges to support Oscar’s state-senate campaign.

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David Denman played Roy Anderson

First seen: Season one, episode one Pam’s unfriendly and immature fiancé who works in the warehouse.

Last seen: Season nine, episode two As the groom at his wedding, which Jim and Pam attend.

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David Koechner played Todd Packer

First seen: Season two, episode two The ever-inappropriate traveling salesman who visits Michael in the Scranton office.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 17After losing his job because of Dwight, Packer tries to feed the office staff cupcakes spiked with laxatives.

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Amy Ryan played Holly Flax

First seen: Season four, episode 14Introduced as the new, quirky HR manager.

Last seen: Season seven, episode 19 Michael’s finance that moves to Colorado to take care of her ailing parents.

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Melora Hardin played Jan Levinson

First seen: Season one, episode one Dunder Mifflin’s vice president of northeast sales, who’s constantly exasperated by Michael’s unprofessional behavior.

Last seen: Season nine, episode seven A successful finance executive for the White Pages. Jan reaches out to Dunder Mifflin seeking their business and to gloat about her new success.

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Rashida Jones played Karen Filippelli

First seen: Season three, episode one One of Jim’s new colleagues in Stamford. The twoare fast friends and start dating in season three.

Last seen: Season seven, episode 17 A Dunder Mifflin regional manager. She gets interviewed for a documentary about her time in Scranton.

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Robert R. Shafer played Bob Vance

First seen: Season two, episode 10 Phyllis’ boyfriend who attends the office Christmas party. A proud owner of Vance Refrigeration.

Last seen: Season nine, episode 23Still happily married to Phyllis.

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