List of Desperate Housewives cast members

This is a list of recurring actors on the US television show Desperate Housewives. Every actor credited in two episodes or more is included in the article, which covers episodes 1.01 to 8.09.

Main cast

The list follows the credits order. The season(s) during which each actor has been included in the main cast are marked in black. Note that the actors don't necessarily appear in every episode during their time as a main star.

When a starring actor also has appeared as a guest star during other seasons, this is marked in gray, with the number of guest appearances noted in italics.

Actor(s) Character Appearances
S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 8
Teri Hatcher Susan Mayer
Felicity Huffman Lynette Scavo
Marcia Cross Bree Van de Kamp
Eva Longoria Gabrielle Solis
Brenda Strong1 Mary Alice Young
Nicollette Sheridan Edie Britt
Ricardo Antonio Chavira Carlos Solis
James Denton Mike Delfino
Doug Savant Tom Scavo 17
Mark Moses Paul Young 3 1 1
Steven Culp4 Rex Van de Kamp 2 1 1 1
Jesse Metcalfe John Rowland 3 1 1 2
Andrea Bowen2 Julie Mayer 1 1
Cody Kasch Zach Young 4 3
Shawn Pyfrom3 Andrew Van de Kamp 10 9 4
Richard Burgi5 Karl Mayer 3 1 1 6 9
Kathryn Joosten6 Karen McCluskey 2 6 14 10 15 2
Alfre Woodard Betty Applewhite 2
Kyle MacLachlan Orson Hodge 4 2
Dana Delany Katherine Mayfair
Kevin Rahm7 Lee McDermott 7 9 11 4
Tuc Watkins7 Bob Hunter 7 7 10 2
Neal McDonough Dave Williams
Madison De La Garza Juanita Solis 18
Drea de Matteo Angie Bolen
Vanessa Williams Renee Perry
Jonathan Cake Chuck Vance 4
Recurring actor(s) Character Appearances
S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 8
Joy Lauren Danielle Van de Kamp 10 2 1 1
Mehcad Brooks Matthew Applewhite 2
Brent Kinsman Preston Scavo 20 1 1 1
Shane Kinsman Porter Scavo 20 1 1 1
Zane Huett Parker Scavo 15 1
Roger Bart8 George Williams 6
Harriet Sansom Harris Felicia Tilman 10 8
Page Kennedy/NaShawn Kearse9 Caleb Applewhite
Josh Henderson10 Austin McCann
Rachel G. Fox Kayla Scavo 12
Lyndsy Fonseca Dylan Mayfair 1
Daniella Baltodano Celia Solis 1 15 13 11
Charlie Carver Porter Scavo
Max Carver Preston Scavo 5 9
Joshua Logan Moore Parker Scavo
Kendall Applegate /Darcy Rose Byrnes Penny Scavo
Mason Vale Cotton M.J. Delfino 12
Maiara Walsh Ana Solis 1
Jeffrey Nordling Nick Bolen
Beau Mirchoff Danny Bolen
Brian Austin Green Keith Watson
Emily Bergl Beth Young
Charles Mesure Ben Faulkner

Notes:

  1. Being the show's narrator, Brenda Strong (Mary Alice Young) doesn't usually appear on-camera. Her on-screen appearances include episodes 1.01, 1.03, 1.08, 1.16, 1.23, 2.16, 2.23, 2.24, 3.07, 4.02, 4.17, 5.13, 6.20, 7.01, 8.02, and 8.09.
  2. Andrea Bowen was credited as "starring" for Seasons 1-4. For Season 5, she appeared in only one episode and was credited as a guest star. For Season 6, Bowen returned for several episodes credited as "Also-Starring", only in the episodes she appeared. For season 7+ she is once again credited as a guest star.
  3. Shawn Pyfrom was credited as a guest star in season 1, "also starring" in seasons 2-4, "starring" in season 5, and as a "special guest star" in season 6+.
  4. The character Rex Van de Kamp also appeared in episode 2.01, portrayed by a wax sculpture modeled after Steven Culp. Culp's one season 3 appearance was as narrator, not appearing on-screen.
  5. The character Karl Mayer also appeared in episode 1.01, portrayed by an uncredited extra.
  6. Kathryn Joosten is credited as a guest star for seasons 1-5. In season 6 she is credited as "also-starring" only in the episodes she appears. For season 7 she is credited as "Starring" only in the episodes she appears in. For Season 8 she is once again a guest star.
  7. Kevin Rahm and Tuc Watkins are credited as guest stars in seasons 4-6. In Season 7 they are credited as "starring" only in the episodes they appear in. For season 8 they are once again credited as guest stars.
  8. For season two, Roger Bart only starred in episodes 2.02 to 2.09. In addition, he also appeared as a guest star in episode 2.24.
  9. After starring in episodes 2.03 to 2.07, Page Kennedy was replaced by NaShawn Kearse, who starred in the remaining season two episodes, 2.08 to 2.24. In addition, the character Caleb Applewhite was also partially seen in episodes 2.01 and 2.02, with no actor credited for the part.
  10. Josh Henderson left the season three cast mid-season, after having been credited as Also-Starring in episodes 3.02 to 3.16.

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