Desperate Housewives

**Desperate Housewives** is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It began airing on October 3, 2004 and concluded on May 13, 2012.

## Premise

Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood, after the mysterious suicide of a neighbor.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer (180/180)
* Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo (180/180)
* Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp (174/180)
* Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis (180/180)
* Nicollette Sheridan as Eddie Britt (92/180) (*1x01 - 5x24*)
* Steven Culp as Rex Van de Kamp (31/180) (*1x01 - 1x23*; **Guest:** *2x23-2x24*, *3x16*, *5x13*, *7x01*, *8x23*)
* Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis (167/180)
* Mark Moses as Paul Young (57/180) (*1x01 - 2x24*, *7x01 - 7x23*; **Recurring:** *3x11 - 3x13*; **Guest:** *6x23*; *8x02*)
* Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer (91/180) (*1x01 - 4x17*; **Guest:** *5x08*, *7x12*; *8x13 - 8x23*; **Supporting:** *6x01 - 6x12*)
* Jesse Metcalfe as John Rowland (22/180) (*1x01 - 1x23*; **Recurring** *2x01, 2x03, 2x24*; **Guest:** *3x03*, *4x05*; *6x03 - 6x04*)
* Cody Kasch as Zach Young (32/180) (*1x01 - 2x24*; **Recurring** *3x12 - 3x15*; *7x12 - 7x15*)
* Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young (179/180)
* James Denton as Mike Delfino (158/180)
* Alfre Woodward as Betty Applewhite (19/180) (*2x01 - 2x24*; **Guest**: *1x22 - 1x23*)
* Doug Savant as Tom Scavo (165/180) (*2x01 - 8x23*; **Recurring:** *1x01 - 1x23*)
* Richard Burgi as Karl Mayer (37/180) (*2x01 - 2x24*; **Recurring** *1x01 - 1x23*, 5-6; **Guest** *3x08*, *4x14*, *8x23*)
* Kyle MacLachlan as Orson Hodge (87/180) (*3x01 - 6x23*; **Recurring:** *2x19 - 2x24*, *8x13 - 8x15* **Guest:** *7x01, 7x11*)
* Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair (55/180) (*4x01 - 6x23*; **Guest:** *8x23*)
* Shawn Pyfrom as Andrew Van de Kamp (78/180) (*5x01 - 5x24*; **Recurring:** *1x01 - 1x22*, *6x04 - 8x18*, **Supporting** *2x01* - *4x17*)
* Neal McDonough as Dave Williams (24/180) (*5x01 - 5x24*)
* Maiara Walsh as Ana Solis (13/180) (*6x01 - 6x23*; **Guest:** *5x24*)
* Drea de Matteo as Angie Bolen (20/180) (*6x01 - 6x23*)
* Vanessa Williams as Renee Perry (45/180) (*7x01 - 8x23*)
* Katheryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey (86/180) (*7x01 - 7x23*; **Recurring:** *1x14* - *5x24*; **Supporting** *6x01 - 6x23*, *8x01 - 8x23*)
* Kevin Rahm as Lee McDermott (53/180) (*7x01 - 7x23*; **Recurring** *4x04 - 6x23*; **Supporting:** *8x01 - 8x23*)
* Tuc Watkins as Bob Hunter (42/180) (*7x01 - 7x23*; **Recurring** *4x04 - 6x23*; **Supporting:** *8x01 - 8x23*)
* Jonathan Cake as Chuck Vance (13/180) (*8x01 - 8x09*; **Recurring** *7x20 - 7x23*; **Guest:** *8x23*)
* Charles Measure as Ben Faulkner (15/180) (*8x11 - 8x23*; **Supporting:** *8x01 - 8x10*)
* Madison De La Garza as Juanita Solis (64/180) (*8x01 - 8x23*; **Guest** *4x17*; **Recurring** *5x01 - 5x24*; **Supporting:** *6x01 - 7x23*)

### Supporting Cast

* Joy Lauren as Danielle Van de Kamp (46/180) (*2x01- 4x17*; **Recurring** *1x01 - 1x22*, 5; guest season 6-8)
* Mehcad Brooks as Matthew Applewhite (*2x01 - 2x24*; **Guest** *1x22 - 1x23*)
* Brent Kinsman as Preston Scavo (*2x01* - *4x17*; **Recurring** *1x01 -* 1x23*; guest seasons 5-7)*
* Shane Kinsman as Porter Scavo (seasons 2-4; recurring season 1; guest seasons 5-7)
* Zane Huett as Parker Scavo (seasons 2-4; recurring season 1; guest season 6)
* Roger Bart as George Williams (season 2; recurring season 1; guest season 8)
* Page Kennedy/NaShaw Kearse as Caleb Applewhite (season 2)
* Josh Henderson as Austin McCann (*3x01 - 3x16*)
* Rachel Fox as Kayla Scavo (*4x02 - 4x17*; **Recurring** *3x01 - 3x23*)
* Charlie Carver as Porter Scavo (*5x01 - 8x23*)
* Max Carver as Preston Scavo (season 5; recurring season 6-8)
* Joshua Logan Moore as Parker Scavo (*5x01 - 8x23*)
* Kendall Applegate (*5x01 - 6x23*) / Darcy Rose Byrnes (*7x01 - 8x23*) as Penny Scavo (102/178)
* Jeffrey Nordling as Nick Bolen (*6x01 - 6x23*)
* Beau Mirchoff as Danny Bolen (*6x01 - 6x23*)
* Mason Vale Cotton as M.J. Delfino (*6x01 - 8x23*; **Recurring** *5x01 - 5x24*)