Desperate Housewives guest stars
895 actors have guest-starred in Desperate Housewives across 180 episodes and 8 seasons. The most-credited is Brent Kinsman, Preston Scavo in 87 episodes. 599 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Kinsman | Preston Scavo | 87 |
| Shane Kinsman | Porter Scavo | 87 |
| Zane Huett | Parker Scavo | 81 |
| Joy Lauren | Danielle Van de Kamp | 76 |
| Charlie Carver | Porter Scavo | 47 |
| Joshua Logan Moore | Parker Scavo | 47 |
| Kendall Applegate | Penny Scavo | 47 |
| Daniella Baltodano | Celia Solis | 31 |
| Max Carver | Preston Scavo | 29 |
| Rachel Fox | Kayla Huntington | 28 |
| Mehcad Brooks | Matthew Applewhite | 26 |
| Pat Crawford Brown | Ida Greenberg | 24 |
| Orson Bean | Roy Bender | 23 |
| Jeffrey Nordling | Nick Bolen | 22 |
| Beau Mirchoff | Danny Bolen | 18 |
| Dougray Scott | Ian Hainsworth | 18 |
| Lyndsy Fonseca | Dylan Mayfair | 18 |
| Harriet Sansom Harris | Felicia Tilman | 17 |
| Nashawn Kearse | Caleb Applewhite | 17 |
| Josh Henderson | Austin McCann | 16 |
| Gale Harold | Jackson Braddock | 15 |
| Roger Bart | George Williams | 15 |
| John Slattery | Victor Lang | 14 |
| Josh Zuckerman | Eddie Orlofsky | 11 |
| Nathan Fillion | Adam Mayfair | 11 |
Desperate Housewives guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 163 | Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman, Zane Huett, Joy Lauren, Harriet Sansom Harris, Christine Estabrook, Lucille Soong, Lupe Ontiveros, Roger Bart, Bob Gunton, Richard Roundtree, Ryan Carnes and 151 more |
| Season 2 | 197 | Brent Kinsman, Joy Lauren, Mehcad Brooks, Shane Kinsman, Zane Huett, Nashawn Kearse, Roger Bart, Currie Graham, Harriet Sansom Harris, Gwendoline Yeo, Jay Harrington, Ryan Carnes and 185 more |
| Season 3 | 190 | Brent Kinsman, Joy Lauren, Shane Kinsman, Zane Huett, Dougray Scott, Josh Henderson, Rachel Fox, Pat Crawford Brown, Dixie Carter, Ernie Hudson, John Slattery, Valerie Mahaffey and 178 more |
| Season 4 | 125 | Brent Kinsman, Lyndsy Fonseca, Shane Kinsman, Zane Huett, Joy Lauren, Rachel Fox, Nathan Fillion, John Slattery, Gary Cole, Polly Bergen, Justine Bateman, Pat Crawford Brown and 113 more |
| Season 5 | 159 | Charlie Carver, Joshua Logan Moore, Kendall Applegate, Max Carver, Daniella Baltodano, Gale Harold, Lily Tomlin, Todd Grinnell, Billy Mayo, David Fabrizio, Gail O'Grady, Marie Caldare and 147 more |
| Season 6 | 173 | Charlie Carver, Joshua Logan Moore, Kendall Applegate, Jeffrey Nordling, Beau Mirchoff, Daniella Baltodano, Josh Zuckerman, Orson Bean, Sam Page, John Barrowman, Julie Benz, Maria Cominis and 161 more |
| Season 7 | 1 | Orson Bean |
| Season 8 | 7 | Miguel Ferrer, Orson Bean, Scott Bakula, Jeff L. Williams, Mark Sinacori, Mary Pat Gleason, Sarah Paulson |
Guest stars you know from somewhere else
The hardest-working character actors in this show's guest cast, ranked by how many other shows in this catalogue they have also guest-starred in. Not the most famous names, the most prolific ones.
| Actor | In Desperate Housewives | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Virtue | Man | 48 |
| George Wyner | Dr. Rushton | 41 |
| John Rubinstein | Principal Hobson | 40 |
| John Kapelos | Eugene Beale | 40 |
| Christopher Darga | Jake Walker | 38 |
| Phil Abrams | Technician | 38 |
| Dakin Matthews | Reverend Sikes | 36 |
| Andy Umberger | Officer Romslow | 36 |
| Michael Dempsey | Detective Murphy | 36 |
| Michael Patrick McGill | Crime Scene Policeman | 34 |
| Conor O'Farrell | Detective Copeland | 33 |
| Ken Lerner | Dr. Bernstein | 33 |
| Jim Jansen | Clinic Doctor | 33 |
| Thomas Kopache | Raymond | 33 |
| Currie Graham | Ed Ferrara | 32 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Brady | Jail Cell Officer, Officer #1, Patrolman | 4 |
| Cheyenne Wilbur | Bob Fisk, Edwin Mullins, Shooting Neighbor | 3 |
| Leslie Karpman | Debbie, Hostess | 4 |
| Paul Keeley | Dr. McLean, Dr. Holland | 3 |
| Billy Unger | Chad, Jeremy McMullin | 2 |
| Bonnie Hellman | Nurse, Phyllis | 2 |
| Carlease Burke | Nurse #2, Receptionist | 2 |
| Chris Damiano | Cop, Delivery Guy | 2 |
| Cindy Lu | Kirstin, Nurse | 2 |
| Craig Tsuyumine | On Site TV Reporter, Reporter | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Desperate Housewives and ER — 261 shared actors
- Desperate Housewives and NCIS — 211 shared actors
- Desperate Housewives and Criminal Minds — 197 shared actors
- Desperate Housewives and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 189 shared actors
- Desperate Housewives and Bones — 164 shared actors
- Desperate Housewives and Cold Case — 164 shared actors
- Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy — 147 shared actors
- Desperate Housewives and Boston Legal — 141 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.