Casting News - July 1, 2014
ABC's Once Upon a Time; ABC Family's Chasing Life; CBS' Criminal Minds; The CW's Arrow & Hart of Dixie; FOX's Hieroglyph; TNT's Rizzoli & Isles; and TV Land's Jennifer Falls.
THE CW's HART OF DIXIE
- Ian Anthony Dale (Murder in the First, Hawaii Five-0) has been tapped for a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. He will play Henry Dalton, an incredibly charming doctor who is described as "a walking Superman."
TV LAND's JENNIFER FALLS
- Undateable star Chris D'Elia has booked a recurring role on the Jaime Pressly-starring comedy. He will play Adam, the impulsive musician who disappeared from Jennifer's (Pressly) life shortly after getting her pregnant. Now, he has returned a changed man, or so he says. He will debut in Episode 8.
FOX's HIEROGLYPH
- FOX has decided not to move forward with its midseason action-adventure period drama after ordering it straight-to-series last fall. Written by Travis Beacham, the drama centered on a notorious thief (Max Brown) who is plucked from prison to serve the Pharaoh (Reece Ritchie), navigating palace intrigue, seductive concubines, criminal underbellies and even a few divine sorcerers. The cast also included Kelsey Chow, Condola Rashad, John Rhys-Davies, Caroline Ford and Antony Bunsee. Anna Fricke was tapped to serve as showrunner alongside executive producers Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope and Miguel Sapochnik, who also directed the pilot.
ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME
- Newcomer Elizabeth Lail and Greek vet Scott Michael Foster have booked major recurring roles on the drama's fourth season. Lail will play Anna, Queen Elsa's younger sister and a fearless optimist. Foster will play Kristoff, a handsome, hearty, salt-of-the-earth ice cutter whose sometimes gruff demeanor can hide his deep love for Anna and Elsa.
TNT's RIZZOLI & ISLES
- Battlestar Galactica alum Jamie Bamber has booked a 2-episode appearance on the hit drama. He will play Paul Wescourt, a successful prosecutor who is accused of killing his mistress. He will appear in Season 5's summer finale on September 2 and then the first episode back from the midseason hiatus.
ABC FAMILY's CHASING LIFE
- Devious Maids star Tom Irwin will appear on the new drama series as April's (Italia Ricci) late father Thomas Carver in flashback sequences starting with the drama's fifth episode (airing July 8).
THE CW's ARROW
- Devon Aoki (2 Fast 2 Furious, Sin City) has landed a major recurring role on the drama's third season. She will play Tatsu Yamashiro, one of Oliver's (Stephen Amell) in the flashbacks and a critical influence on his journey to eventually becoming the Arrow of present day.
CBS' CRIMINAL MINDS
- The drama will fill the void left by departing cast member Jeanne Tripplehorn with the addition of Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer, The Client List) as a new series regular. During in the season premiere, she will play Kate Callahan, a seasoned undercover agent whose stellar work at the FBI has landed her a coveted position with the Behavioral Analysis Unit.
