Kevin Rahm Kevin Rahm is the actor who portrayed Norvo Tigan , the younger brother of Ezri Dax , in the seventh season episode . Born as Kevin Patrick Rahm in Mineral Wells , Texas he was raised in Bossier City , Louisiana . He attended the Brigham Young University where he also started to study pre - law but dropped out to persue an acting career in 1996 . Rahm is perhaps best known for his role as Kyle McCarty in the drama series , a role he portrayed in over sixty episodes between 2001 and 2004 . From 2007 to 2012 , he played a recurring role in the award winning drama series " Desperate Housewives " , joining in the fourth season as a new neighbor , Lee McDermott with his boyfriend Bob Hunter , portrayed by Tuc Watkins , appearing in a total 53 episodes . His co - stars in the series included Teri Hatcher , Neal McDonough , Brenda Strong , Vanessa Williams , Ellen Geer , and Scott Bakula . Rahm guest starred in several television shows including episodes of " Touched by an Angel " ( 1996 , with Susan Diol ) , " Pacific Blue " ( 1998 , with Eric Steinberg ) , " Beverly Hills 90210 " ( 1999 , with Karen Austin and Nikita Ager ) , " Ally McBeal " ( 2001 , with Renee Goldsberry and Albert Hall ) , " Friends " ( 2001 ) , " Joan of Arcadia " ( 2005 , with Michael Welch , Becky Wahlstrom , Jane Daly , Mike Starr , and Mark L . Taylor ) , " Grey ' s Anatomy " ( 2005 , with Lisa Kaminir ) , " CSI : NY " ( 2006 , with Robert Joy ) , " CSI : Crime Scene Investigation " ( 2006 , with Wallace Langham and Liz Vassey ) , " Scrubs " ( 2007 , with Ken Jenkins ) , and " Without a Trace " ( 2008 , with Enrique Murciano and Steven Weber ) . In addition , Rahm had recurring roles as Hansen in the short living drama series " Rescue 77 " ( 1999 , with Marjorie Monaghan ) , as Leo Gorelick in the comedy series " Everything ' s Relative " ( 1999 ) , and as Dr . Danny Kozak in the comedy series " Jesse " ( 1999 - 2000 ) . Among his early credits are featured parts in films such as the drama " Of Love and Betrayal " ( 1995 ) , the television thriller " Out of Annie ' s Past " ( 1995 ) , the drama " Same River Twice " ( 1996 , with Robert Curtis Brown , John Putch , and David Cowgill ) , the short drama " Turning Point " ( 1996 ) , the television horror film " Legion of Fire : Killer Ants ! " ( 1998 , with Christine Romeo and Ron Sarchian ) , and the crime thriller " Clay Pigeons " ( 1998 , with Phil Morris and Steven Anderson ) . Further film projects are the action thriller " Intrepid " ( 2000 , with Johnny Martin , Clive Revill , and Warren Munson ) , the comedy " Nurse Betty " ( 2000 , with George D . Wallace , Steven Culp , and Deborah May ) , the comedy " Alfie " ( 2004 ) , the drama " Mojave Phone Booth " ( 2006 ) , the comedy " LA Blues " ( 2007 , with Daniel Roebuck ) , and the comedy " Route 30 " ( 2008 , with David Cowgill ) . Rahm had guest roles in " CSI : Miami " ( 2009 , with David Lee Smith ) , " Three Rivers " ( 2009 , with Alfre Woodard and William Sadler ) , and " The Mentalist " ( 2010 ) , and appeared in the television movie " Open Books " ( 2010 ) . Rahm is an active member of the Pacific Resident Theatre Company in Venice , California . More recent projects include the television drama " Red Zone " ( 2014 ) , the thriller " Nightcrawler " ( 2014 , with Michael Papajohn , Marco Rodriguez , Jamie McShane , Kiff VandenHeuvel , and Bill Blair ) , and the short film " Taking Flight " ( 2015 , with Ray Wise ) . Rahm had recurring roles in the television series " I Hate My Teenage Daughter " ( 2011 - 2013 ) , " Surviving Jack " ( 2014 , starring Rachael Harris ) , " Bates Motel " ( 2015 ) , " Madam Secretary " ( 2015 , co - starring Bebe Neuwirth and Keith Carradine ) , and as Ted Chaough in the drama series " Mad Men " ( 2010 - 2015 ) . For " Mad Men " , Rahm received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2016 , shared with Bruce Greenwood .