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.

Main cast

Characters are listed in the order they were first credited in the series.

Starring

Actor	Character	Season
		S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8
Teri Hatcher	Susan Mayer	Starring
Felicity Huffman	Lynette Scavo	Starring
Marcia Cross	Bree Van de Kamp	Starring
Eva Longoria	Gabrielle Solis	Starring
Nicollette Sheridan	Edie Britt	Starring
James Denton	Mike Delfino	Starring
Steven Culp	Rex Van de Kamp	Starring	Guest			Guest		Guest
Ricardo Chavira	Carlos Solis	Starring
Mark Moses	Paul Young	Starring		Recurring			Guest	Starring	Guest
Brenda Strong	Mary Alice Young	Starring
Andrea Bowen 1	Julie Mayer	Starring				Guest	Also starring	Guest	Recurring
Jesse Metcalfe	John Rowland	Starring	Guest				Recurring
Cody Kasch	Zach Young	Starring		Recurring				Guest
Alfre Woodard	Betty Applewhite	Guest	Starring
Doug Savant	Tom Scavo	Recurring	Starring
Richard Burgi	Karl Mayer	Recurring	Starring	Guest		Recurring			Guest
Kyle MacLachlan	Orson Hodge		Recurring	Starring				Guest	Recurring
Dana Delany	Katherine Mayfair				Starring				Guest
Neal McDonough	Dave Williams					Starring
Shawn Pyfrom	Andrew Van de Kamp	Recurring	Also starring			Starring	Recurring
Drea de Matteo	Angie Bolen						Starring
Maiara Walsh	Ana Solis					Guest	Starring
Kathryn Joosten 1 2 3	Karen McCluskey	Guest	Recurring				Also starring	Starring	Also starring
Vanessa Williams	Renee Perry							Starring
Kevin Rahm 3	Lee McDermott				Recurring			Starring	Also starring
Tuc Watkins 3	Bob Hunter				Recurring			Starring	Also starring
Jonathan Cake	Chuck Vance							Recurring	Starring
Charles Mesure	Ben Faulkner								Starring
Madison De La Garza 3	Juanita Solis				Guest	Recurring	Also starring		Starring

Supporting

Actor	Character	Season
		S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8
Joy Lauren 4	Danielle Van de Kamp Katz	Recurring	Also starring			Guest
Mehcad Brooks	Matthew Applewhite	Guest	Also starring
Brent Kinsman	Preston Scavo	Recurring	Also starring
Max Carver						Also starring	Recurring
Shane Kinsman	Porter Scavo	Recurring	Also starring
Charlie Carver 3						Also starring
Zane Huett	Parker Scavo	Recurring	Also starring
Joshua Logan Moore 3						Also starring
Roger Bart 5	George Williams	Recurring	Also starring
Harriet Sansom Harris	Felicia Tilman	Recurring						Recurring	Guest
Page Kennedy 6	Caleb Applewhite		Also starring
NaShawn Kearse 7			Also starring
Josh Henderson 8	Austin McCann			Also starring
Lyndsy Fonseca	Dylan Mayfair				Also starring		Guest
Rachel Fox 4	Kayla Scavo			Recurring	Also starring
Kendall Applegate	Penny Scavo					Also starring
Darcy Rose Byrnes 3								Also starring
Jeffrey Nordling 9	Nick Bolen						Also starring
Beau Mirchoff 1	Danny Bolen						Also starring
Mason Vale Cotton 3	M.J. Delfino					Recurring	Also starring

• ^1 In season six Andrea Bowen, Kathryn Joosten and Beau Mirchoff were only credited in the episodes they appear in.
• ^2 Kathryn Joosten was credited as Also Starring in season six, except for episode 6x23 in which she was credited as Starring.
• ^3 In season seven Kathryn Joosten, Kevin Rahm, Tuc Watkins, Charlie Carver, Joshua Logan Moore, Darcy Rose Byrnes, Madison De La Garza and Mason Vale Cotton were only credited in the episodes they appear in, although Madison De La Garza was credited in episode 7x05 in which she didn't appear.
• ^4 Joy Lauren and Rachel Fox weren't credited in episode 4x01.
• ^5 Roger Bart was credited as Also Starring from episode 2x02 to 2x09 and as a Special Guest Star in episode 2x24.
• ^6 Page Kennedey was credited as Also Starring in episodes 2x03, 2x05, 2x06 and 2x07, before being replaced by NaShawn Kearse.
• ^7 NaShawn Kearse was credited as Also Starring from episode 2x08 to 2x24, replacing Page Kennedey. However he was credited as Nashawn Kearse in episodes 2x08, 2x09 and 2x10.
• ^8 Josh Henderson was credited as Also Starring from episode 3x01 to 3x16.
• ^9 Jeffrey Nordling wasn't credited in episode 6x06.

Guest cast

Contents: 

• Top
• 0–9
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

A

• Ian Abercrombie – Rupert Cavanaugh (1 episode, season 3)
• Isabella Acres – Jenny Hunter-McDermott (3 episodes, seasons 7–8)
• Jillian Armenante – Rachel (2 episodes, season 8)
• Rochelle Aytes – Amber James (3 episodes, season 7)
• Anthony Azizi – Robert Falati (2 episodes, season 3)
• Scott Atkinson appears as a police officer in four episodes, one per season in Seasons 1 – 4

B

• Charlie Babcock – Stu Durber (6 episodes, seasons 2 and 5)
• Scott Bakula – Trip Weston (5 episodes, season 8)
• Cecilia Balagot – Grace Sanchez (4 episodes, season 7)
• Daniella Baltodano – Celia Solis (50 episodes, seasons 4–8)
• John Barrowman – Patrick Logan (6 episodes, season 6)
• Justine Bateman – Ellie Leonard (5 episodes, season 4 and 8)
• Joy Bisco - Melanie Foster (1 episode, season 2)
• Orson Bean – Roy Bender (23 episodes, seasons 6–8)
• Polly Bergen – Stella Wingfield (10 episodes, seasons 3–5, and 7)
• Emily Bergl – Beth Young (14 episodes, seasons 7–8)
• Julie Benz – Robin Gallagher (6 episodes, season 6)
• Daniela Bobadilla – Marisa Sanchez (2 episodes, season 8)
• John Bobek – Tucker (2 episodes, season 3)
• Michael Bofshever – Kenny Stevens (2 episodes, season 3)
• Lesley Boone – Lucy Blackburn (2 episodes, season 5)
• Terry Bozeman – Dr. Lee Craig (6 episodes, seasons 1–3)
• Jill Brennan – Tish Atherton (5 episodes, seasons 1–3)
• Pat Crawford Brown – Ida Greenberg (24 episodes, seasons 1–4)

C

• Marie Caldare – Lila Dash (4 episodes, season 5)
• Scott Allan Campbell – Detective Sloan (2 episodes, season 2)
• Ridge Canipe – Danny Farrell (2 episodes, seasons 2 and 3)
• Ryan Carnes – Justin (11 episodes, seasons 1–2)
• Dixie Carter – Gloria Hodge (7 episodes, season 3)
• Christina Chang – D.A. Emily Stone (3 episodes, season 8)
• Maree Cheatham - Ceal (1 episode, season 2)
• Jake Cherry – Travers McLain (5 episodes, season 3)
• Nick Chinlund – Detective Sullivan (5 episodes, seasons 1–2)
• Emily Christine – Ashley Bukowski (2 episodes, season 1)
• Christine Clayburg – Reporter (6 episodes, seasons 3, 6 and 8)
• Gary Cole – Wayne Davis (6 episodes, season 4)
• Maria Cominis – Mona Clarke (11 episodes, seasons 1–3, 5–6 and 8)
• Frances Conroy – Virginia Hildebrand (3 episodes, season 5)
• Brett Cullen – Detective Burnett (2 episodes, season 1)

D

• Gregg Daniel – Dr. Sicher (2 episodes, season 1)
• Mark Deklin – Bill Pearce (2 episodes, season 3)
• Michael Dempsey – Detective Murphy (8 episodes, seasons 6–8)
• Reed Diamond – Gregg Limon (2 episodes, season 8)
• Paul Dooley – Addison Prudy (3 episodes, season 2)
• Jeff Doucette – Father Crowley (10 episodes, seasons 1–6)
• Nike Doukas – Natalie Klein (3 episodes, seasons 1 and 8)
• Shawn Doyle – Mr. Hartley (2 episodes, season 1)
• Jennifer Dundas – Rebecca Shepherd (2 episodes, season 3)
• Michael Durrell – Myron Katzburg (3 episodes, season 3)

E

• Edward Edwards – Dan Peterson (2 episodes, season 1)
• Jayne Entwistle – Marilyn (3 episodes, season 8)
• Christine Estabrook – Martha Huber (10 episodes, seasons 1, 5, 7–8)

F

• Patrick Fabian – Frank (2 episodes, season 8)
• Stephanie Faracy – Miss Charlotte (2 episodes, season 7)
• Mike Farrell – Milton Lang (3 episodes, seasons 3–4)
• Miguel Ferrer – Andre Zeller (5 episodes, season 8)
• Nathan Fillion – Adam Mayfair (12 episodes, season 4)
• Joely Fisher – Nina Fletcher (5 episodes, season 2)
• Stephen Ford - Travers McLain (1 episode, season 5)
• Kurt Fuller – Detective Barton (5 episodes, season 2)

G

• Albert Garcia – Luis (2 episodes, season 2)
• Jason Gedrick – Rick Coletti (6 episodes, seasons 3–4)
• Ellen Geer – Lillian Simms (4 episodes, seasons 3–4 and 8)
• Mary Pat Gleason – Elenora Butters (2 episodes, seasons 1 and 5)
• Juliette Goglia – Amy Pearce (2 episodes, season 3)
• Currie Graham – Ed Ferrara (9 episodes, seasons 2–3)
• Brian Austin Green – Keith Watson (15 episodes, season 7)
• Melissa Greenspan – Cindy (4 episodes, seasons 7–8)
• Todd Grinnell – Alex Cominis (6 episodes, seasons 5 and 7)
• Bob Gunton – Noah Taylor (10 episodes, seasons 1–2)

H

• Armie Hammer - Barrett (1 episode, season 4) Larry Hagman – Frank Kaminsky (2 episodes, season 7)
• Melinda Page Hamilton – Sister Mary Bernard (3 episodes, season 2)
• Jay Harrington – Dr. Ron McCready (7 episodes, season 2)
• Rachael Harris - Sandra Birch (1 episode, season 4)
• Harriet Sansom Harris – Felicia Tilman (28 episodes, seasons 1–2 and 7)
• Gale Harold – Jackson Braddock (14 episodes, seasons 4–5)
• Kathryn Harrold – Helen Rowland (3 episodes, seasons 1–2)
• Megan Hilty – Shayla Grove (2 episodes, season 5)
• Nichole Hiltz – Libby Collins (3 episodes, season 2)
• Michael Hitchcock – Mr. Doyle (1 episode, season 2)
• Ernie Hudson – Detective Ridley (7 episodes, season 3)

I

• Michael Ironside – Curtis "Curt" Monroe (2 episodes, season 2)
• Gregory Itzin – Dick Barrows (2 episodes, season 7)

J

• Bruce Jarchow – Sam Bormanis (4 episodes, season 2)
• Peter Jason – Jeff (2 episodes, season 3)
• Jolie Jenkins – Deirdre Taylor (2 episodes, season 1)
• Carla Jimenez – Carmen Sanchez (4 episodes, season 7)
• Leslie Jordan – Felix Bergman (2 episodes, season 8)

K

• John Kapelos – Eugene Beale (4 episodes, season 2)
• Lainie Kazan – Maxine Rosen (5 episodes, season 7)
• Dagney Kerr – Ruth Ann Heisel (3 episodes, seasons 1–2)
• Brian Kerwin – Harvey Bigsby (2 episodes, season 3)
• Heidi Klum - Herself (1 episode, season 6)
• Shirley Knight – Phyllis Van de Kamp (5 episodes, seasons 2 and 4)

L

• John Lacy – Detective Beckerman (2 episodes, season 1)
• Sal Landi – Donny the Loan Shark (5 episodes, season 8)
• Sharon Lawrence – Maisy Gibbons (3 episodes, season 1)
• Scotty Leavenworth – Kirby Schilling (2 episodes, season 5)
• Gloria LeRoy – Rose Kemper (2 episodes, season 5)
• Mary Margaret Lewis – Renee (2 episodes, season 3)
• Ruby Lewis – Chloe Carlson (2 episodes, season 8)
• Beth Littleford – Dana (2 episodes, seasons 7–8)
• Sam Lloyd – Dr. Albert Goldfine (8 episodes, seasons 1–2)
• Wayne Lopez – Clyde (3 episodes, seasons 3) and Air Marshal (1 episode, season 2)
• Aaron Lustig – Craig Lynwood (3 episodes, season 7)
• Jennifer Lyons – Cecile (2 episodes, season 2)
• Jane Lynch - Maxine Bennett (1 episode, season 2)

M

• Justina Machado – Claudia Sanchez (2 episodes, season 8)
• Tanner Maguire – Zach Young, age 4 (4 episodes, seasons 1–2)
• Marlee Matlin - Alisa Stevens (1 episode, season 1)
• Valerie Mahaffey – Alma Hodge (8 episodes, season 3 and 8)
• Carol Mansell – Pat Ziegler (4 episodes, season 2)
• Alec Mapa – Vern (5 episodes, seasons 2–3)
• John Mariano – Oliver Weston (2 episodes, season 2)
• Dakin Matthews – Reverend Sykes (7 episodes, seasons 1–4, 6–8)
• Helena Mattsson – Irina Korsakov (3 episodes, season 6)
• Billy Mayo – Detective Lyons (5 episodes, seasons 4–5)
• James Luca McBride – Al Kaminsky (3 episodes, season 4) and Cop at Applewhite's (1 episode, season 2)
• Eddie McClintock – Frank Helm (3 episodes, season 2)
• Michael McDonald - Steven (1 episode, season 2)
• Melinda McGraw – Annabel Foster (3 episodes, season 1)
• Laurie Metcalf – Carolyn Bigsby (4 episodes, season 3)
• Penelope Ann Miller - Fran Ferrara (1 episode, season 2)
• Rolando Molina – Hector Sanchez (3 episodes, season 7)
• Tim Monsion – Dr. Cunningham (2 episodes, season 2)
• Felice Heather Monteith – Nurse Marcy (2 episodes, season 3)
• Chloë Grace Moretz – Sheri Maltby (2 episodes, season 3)
• Betty Murphy – Alberta Fromme (5 episodes, seasons 1–3)
• Harry S. Murphy – Mr. Lentz (3 episodes, seasons 1–2)

N

• Bob Newhart – Morty Flickman (3 episodes, seasons 1–2)
• John Haymes Newton – Jonathan Lithgow (2 episodes, season 1)
• Daran Norris - Phil (1 episode, season 8)

O

• Conor O'Farrell – Detective Copeland (3 episodes, season 1)
• Gail O'Grady – Anne Schilling (4 episodes, season 5)
• Shannon O'Hurley – Mrs. Truesdale (2 episodes, seasons 1–2)
• Peter Onorati – Warren Schilling (2 episodes, season 5)
• Lupe Ontiveros – Juanita "Mama" Solis (8 episodes, seasons 1 and 8)
• Ion Overman – Maria Scott (3 episodes, season 5)

P

• Sam Page – Sam Allen (7 episodes, season 6)
• Dougald Park – Xiao-Mei's doctor (3 episodes, seasons 2–3)
• Andrea Parker – Jane Carlson (11 episodes, season 8)
• Adrian Pasdar – David Bradley (3 episodes, season 2)
• Alejandro Patino – Ralph (5 episodes, season 2)
• Sarah Paulson – Lydia Lindquist (2 episodes, season 4, 8)
• Tony Plana – Alejandro Perez (5 episodes, seasons 7–8)

R

• Alyson Reed – Judge Conti (3 episodes, season 8)
• Matt Roth – Art Shepherd (4 episodes, season 3)
• Richard Roundtree – Jerry Shaw (5 episodes, season 1)
• Jeremy Rowley – Nurse Erik (2 episodes, season 8)
• John Rubinstein – Principal Hobson (7 episodes, seasons 5–8)

S

• John Schneider – Richard Watson (4 episodes, season 7)
• Dougray Scott – Ian Hainsworth (18 episodes, season 3)
• Sayeed Shahidi – Charlie James (3 episodes, season 7)
• James Shanklin – Detective Morgan (2 episodes, season 2)
• Mitch Silpa – Jerry (3 episodes, seasons 2–3)
• John Slattery – Victor Lang (14 episodes, seasons 3–4)
• Lois Smith – Allison Scavo (2 episodes, season 7)
• Marla Sokoloff – Claire (3 episodes, season 1)
• Jake Soldera – Benjamin Katz (3 episodes, seasons 5, 7–8)
• Lucille Soong – Yao Lin (7 episodes, seasons 1 and 5)
• Kylie Sparks – Kim (3 episodes, season 3)
• Stephen Spinella – Dr. Samuel Heller (4 episodes, season 5)
• David Starzyk – Bradley Scott (5 episodes, seasons 5 and 8)
• Heather Stephens – Kendra Taylor (2 episodes, season 1)
• Mindy Sterling – Mitzi Kinsky (6 episodes, season 6–7)
• Lindsey Stoddart – Melissa (2 episodes, season 8)
• Elizabeth Storm – Janie Peterson (2 episodes, season 1)
• Jeffrey Stubblefield – Jerome (2 episodes, season 3)
• Kevin Symons – Jack Pinkham (3 episodes, seasons 6–7)

T

• Mark L. Taylor – Mr. Steinberg (2 episodes, season 1)
• Lee Tergesen – Peter McMillan (5 episodes, season 2)
• Lily Tomlin – Roberta Simmons (6 episodes, season 5)
• Nancy Travis – Mary Wagner (2 episodes, season 7)
• Stacey Travis – Jordana Geist (3 episodes, seasons 1 and 3)
• Steve Tyler – Minister (5 episodes, seasons 2 and 3 and 4 and 5)

U

• Billy Unger – Chad / Jeremy McMullin (2 episodes, season 3)

V

• Joyce Van Patten – Carol Prudy (2 episodes, season 2)

W

• Dale Waddington Horowitz – Nurse Voorhees (6 episodes, seasons 2–3 and 6–7)
• Aria Wallace - Lily Stevens (1 episode, season 1)
• Melora Walters – Sylvia Greene (3 episodes, season 4)
• Kiersten Warren – Nora Huntington (9 episodes, seasons 2–3 and 8)
• Lesley Ann Warren – Sophie Bremmer (6 episodes, seasons 1–2, 7)
• Mae Whitman - Sarah (1 episode, season 3)
• Cheyenne Wilbur – Edwin Mullins (3 episodes, season 1)
• Matt Winston – Lazaro (2 episodes, season 8)
• Wendy Worthington – Nurse Parker (2 episodes, season 3)
• Becky Wu – Amy Yamada (4 episodes, season 8)

Y

• Gwendoline Yeo – Xiao-Mei (9 episodes, seasons 2–3)
• Kathleen York – Monique Polier (3 episodes, season 3)

Z

• Josh Zuckerman – Eddie Orlofsky – (11 episodes, season 6)