June 8th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Katee Sackhoff has signed to be a regular on Fox’s 24 for it’s eighth day. Sackhoff will play Dana Walsh, a smart and competent expert data analyst at CTU in New York. Walsh has a secret past she’s trying to keep hidden and is in a relationship with CTU agent Davis Cole (Freddie Prinze Jr). Sackhoff joins fellow new cast members Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Westfeldt, Mykelti Williamson, John Boyd and Chris Diamantopoulos.
June 5th, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Casting Call brings together the latest casting news to keep you informed on who is showing up on which show. Find out who is joining your favorite show as a series regular, a recurring character, a guest star or special cameo. The Casting Call could reveal upcoming story-lines, so be aware, there may be spoilers ahead.
Heroes (NBC)
British actor Ray Park is in talks to join the cast for a sizeable arc. Little is known about Park’s role, except that he would be playing one of the colorful characters at the center of the show’s Carnivale-esque storyline.
Additionally, Deanne Bray is nearing a deal to come on board for multiple episodes. Bray is set to play a deaf love interest for one of the main Heroes.
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May 29th, 2009 | 0 Comments
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.
May 29th, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Casting Call brings together the latest casting news to keep you informed on who is showing up on which show. Find out who is joining your favorite show as a series regular, a recurring character, a guest star or special cameo. The Casting Call could reveal upcoming story-lines, so be aware, there may be spoilers ahead.
Glee (Fox)
Sarah Drew has landed the role of Suzy Pepper, an unstable senior who develops an obsessively creepy crush on her teacher. Drew is booked for one episode, but there’s recurring potential.
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May 28th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Freddie Prinze Jr. is in talks to join the cast of Fox’s real-time drama 24 for the eigth season. Prinze would playing Davis Cole, a recently returned Marine who runs CTU Field Ops and wants to follow in Jack Bauer’s footsteps.
Prinze is one of several new cast members on the show, whose upcoming eighth season started production Wednesday. Anil Kapoor plays Arman Hashemi, a Middle East leader who is in the U.S. on a peacemaking mission. Chris Diamantopoulos will play Rob Weiss, President Taylor’s new chief of staff, and John Boyd as a CTU systems analyst Jonah Schwartz. All four new cast members are regulars, while Jennifer Westfeldt has joined the show in the recurring role of a Meredith Reed, an ambitious journalist who has ties to Arman Hashemi.
Also cast in a recurring role on the series is Nazneen Contractor as Arman Hashemi’s (Anil Kapoor) daughter.
May 27th, 2009 | 0 Comments
The cast for 24’s eighth season, which is relocating to New York City, is starting to come together.
Jennifer Westfeldt has been cast in the recurring role of Meredith Reed. Westfeldt’s character is described as an ambitious journalist who has ties to Arman Hashemi, a Middle East leader who is in the U.S. on a peacemaking mission. John Boyd will join the cast as systems analyst Jonah Schwartz.
They join Slumdog Millionaire’s Anil Kapoor who will be playing the Middle East leader Arman Hashemi and Chris Diamantopoulos who will play Rob Weiss, President Taylor’s new chief of staff.
