LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Josh Henderson has joined the cast of "Desperate Housewives," playing the sexy, bad-boy nephew of Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan).

His first episode is expected to air October 1 on ABC.

Henderson played lead character Pfc. Bo Rider on "Over There," Steven Bochco's gritty Iraq war drama for FX.



On the big screen, he will next be seen in Disney Pictures' "Step Up!" Paramount Pictures' "Broken Bridges" and the indie thriller "Fingerprints."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter