The Casting Call 09.16.09

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.

Burn Notice (USA)
Actor Carlos Bernard recently reported, via his website, that he has filmed a guest starring role for the current season of USA Network’s Burn Notice. There are no details on what this role will be.

Archer (FX)
Jeffrey Tambor has signed on to guest star in an episode of the series. The already features Tambor’s TV wife, Jessica Walter, in a regular role.

Brothers (Fox)
Kim Kardashian will be playing herself in the October 23 episode of the show.

Dollhouse (Fox)
Ray Wise is set to join the cast in a potentially recurring role. Wise will play Howard, an intelligent higher-up in the Dollhouse who has huge presence and humor.

The Beautiful Life (The CW)
Eric Balfour is joining the cast of The CW’s The Beautiful Life for a multi-episode arc. Balfour will play Eric, a charming rival to Claudia (Elle Macpherson) at a competing modeling agency.

Vampire Diaires (The CW)
Jasmine Guy has been cast on The CW’s Vampire Diaries. She will be debut in the fourth episode as Bonnie (Katerina Graham) Grandmother. “It’s a timeless role,” explains series executive producer Kevin Williamson. “She looks so young because she’s a witch! She’s a college professor at the local university who teaches the occult. Bonnie starts to think she may be a witch, and it turns out they have a lineage of witches in their family dating back to Salem. Bonnie thinks it’s all crazy until she starts doing things like lighting fires.”