Saturday, August 16, 2014

Casting News - 'Chuck' Vet to Romance a 'Bad Judge'; Giacomo Gianniotti Joins 'Selfie'; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - August 16, 2014

ABC's Selfie; CBS' Blue Bloods; NBC's Bad Judge & Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; and Starz's Power.





ABC's SELFIE
  • Giacomo Gianniotti (Reign) has landed a recurring role on the upcoming comedy starring Karen Gillan and John Cho. He will play Freddy, a handsome, smart young lawyer who is a major shareholder at the company where Eliza (Gillan) and Henry (Cho) work.
NBC's UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT
  • Andy Ridings (30 Rock) and Dylan Gelula (Jennifer Falls) have joined the cast of the midseason comedy starring Ellie Kemper. Ridings will play a character named Charles. Gelula will play Xanthippe (Xan for short), the stepdaughter of the Jane Krakowski character.
NBC's BAD JUDGE
  • Chuck vet Ryan McPartlin has been cast in a recurring role on the fall comedy starring Kate Walsh. He will play Billy, a fireman and new love interest for Rebecca (Walsh).
STARZ's POWER
  • JR Ramirez, who recurred on the first season of the hit drama, has been promoted to series regular for the drama's second season. He plays Julio, second in command to Tommy (Joseph Sikora).
CBS' BLUE BLOODS
  • Holt McCallany (Lights Out), Bill Irwin (Law & Order: SVU) and LaTanya Richardson Jackson (A Raisin in the Sun) will recur on the fifth season of the Friday drama. McCallany will reprise his role from the Season 4 episode "Righting Wrongs" as Robert McCoy, who has just been appointed interim D.A. Irwin will play Cardinal Brennan, the Archbishop of the New York Diocese. Jackson will play a new squad commander.