Mykelti Williamson To Head CTU Next Season On 24

Mykelti Williamson is joining Fox’s 24 as a regular. Williamson will be playing Brian Hastings, the new head of CTU’s New York office. Hastings is MBA-schooled and wields a razor-sharp intellect. Also joining the cast next season is Doug Hutchison, in a recurring role as Davros, a dangerous European terrorist.

Casting of the major new characters for 24’s next season, whose production started this week, is almost complete. Williamson and Hutchinson join new cast members Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Westfeldt, John Boyd and Chris Diamantopoulos. 24 kicks off Day Eight in the New York on January 17, 2010.