Abrams Taps Torv For Lead Role In Fringe

Australian actress Anna Torv has been tapped to play the lead role in Fringe, Fox’s upcoming SF drama from J.J. Abrams according to The Hollywood Reporter. Actress Blair Brown and Jasika Nicole have also joined the cast. Torv has been cast as Olivia Warren, a young, tough FBI agent who is forced to confront the spread of unexplained phenomena and work with Dr. Walter Bishop (John Noble), an institutionalized scientist whose work might be at the center of a coming storm. Brown will play the brilliant Nina Cord, a 16-year veteran at Prometheus Corp., a cutting-edge research facility. Nicole will play the recurring role of Astrid, a stunning federal assistant. Lance Reddick and Kirk Acevedo also star. The two-hour pilot is being directed by Alex Graves.