The Casting Call 08.04.09

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.

Dollhouse (Fox)
Michael Hogan (BSG’s Saul Tigh) has signed on for an episode in the show’s upcoming second season. There are no details on what role Hogan will play.

Game of Thrones (HBO)
Jennifer Ehle has been added to the pilot Game of Thrones. Ehle will play Catelyn Stark, Ned Stark’s (Sean Bean) wife who originally was betrothed to Ned’s older brother. When the older brother was killed, she fulfilled her duty by marrying Ned and securing the alliance between their two houses.

Rita Rocks (Lifetime)
Swoosie Kurtz has joined the comedy series as a recurring character. The show, which has been renewed for a second season, stars Nicole Sullivan as an overworked mom leading a garage band. Kurtz will play her mom.

You Don’t Know Jack (HBO)
Brenda Vaccaro has been tapped for a role in You Don’t Know Jack, HBO Films’ biopic of Jack Kevorkian directed by Barry Levinson. The film follows the rise of Kevorkian (Al Pacino) as he builds his “mercy machine” and sets out to perform assisted suicides. Vaccaro will play his doting sister, Margo Janus.