Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Casting News - Kate Burton to Reprise Role on 'Grey's Anatomy'; Ryan Hansen Joins 'Bad Judge'; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - August 6, 2014

ABC's Grey's Anatomy; CBS' Person of Interest; HBO's The Brink; NBC's Bad Judge; and Syfy's 12 Monkeys.





HBO's THE BRINK
  • Jaimie Alexander (Thor) and Bernard White (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) have landed major recurring roles on the upcoming dark comedy series. Alexander will play Gail Sweet, a public affairs officer on an aircraft carrier. White will play General Haroon Raja, the head of the ISI and an unpredictable, jealous and intelligent man with a drive to rule Pakistan.
ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY
  • Kate Burton will reprise her Emmy nominated role as Ellis Grey on the upcoming Season 11 premiere of the veteran medical drama. She will return via flashbacks that will likely shine some light on the revelation that she had a baby with Richard (James Pickens, Jr.) that he didn't know about.
SYFY's 12 MONKEYS
  • Lyriq Bent (Rookie Blue), Todd Stashwick (The Originals) Demore Barnes (Hemlock Grove) and Romina D'Ugo (Nikita) have been cast in recurring roles on the upcoming drama. Bent will play Dr. Henri, a brilliant and cutting edge virologist. Stashwick will play Deacon, the cunning leader of a group of scavengers in the year 2043. Barnes will play Whitley, one of the last remaining soldiers of the American military in 2043. D'Ugo will play Max, a survivor who grew up in the post-apocalypse and never knew the time before the plague.
NBC's BAD JUDGE
  • Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars, Bad Teacher) has joined the cast of the upcoming comedy series starring Kate Walsh as a new series regular. He will play Gary Boyd, Rebecca's (Walsh) on-again, off-again sex buddy, a hacky-sack playing psychiatrist who makes all his money as an expert witness in the court system. The role was played in the original pilot by Mather Zickel.
CBS' PERSON OF INTEREST
  • Monique Curnen (Lie to Me) has landed a recurring role on the third season of the hit drama. She will play Captain Felicia Moreno, Fusco's (Kevin Chapman) latest boss at the 8th precinct who has her work cut out for her as the city's homicide rate is rising.