Casting News - February 4, 2015
ABC's Mistresses; DirecTV's Rogue; Lifetime's Devious Maids; NBC's Law & Order: SVU; and VH1's Hit the Floor.
LIFETIME's DEVIOUS MAIDS
- In her first series commitment since wrapping FOX's Glee, Naya Rivera will appear in a recurring role on the dramedy's upcoming third season. She will play Blanca, a new maid in the neighborhood who has landed a job with a seemingly picture-perfect Beverly Hills family. But she soon discovers a terrible secret - something that could change her life forever.
ABC's MISTRESSES
- Rob Mayes (The Client List) has landed a series regular role on the drama's upcoming third season. He will play Mark, a carefree guy who becomes part of April's (Rochelle Aytes) unlikely family and eventually starts working with Harry (Brett Tucker).
NBC's LAW & ORDER: SVU
- Desperate Housewives alum Marcia Cross will appear in the February 25 episode of the veteran procedural. She will play Charmaine Briggs, the most recent wife of novelist Walter Briggs (guest star Robert Vaughn), whose daughters think she is sexually abusing their dad. Susie Essman and Mercedes Ruehl will also guest star in the episode.
VH1's HIT THE FLOOR
- Billy Baldwin (Gossip Girl), Andy Buckley (Veep) and Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls) have booked recurring roles on the drama's upcoming third season. Baldwin will play Jackson Everett, a billionaire bachelor looking to cause trouble in Devils Arena. Buckley will play Adam Oberman, an ambitious league official. Bennett will play Lucas, a sports agent.
DIRECTV's ROGUE
- Derek Luke (The Americans, Empire) has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming third season. He will play Marlon Dinard, the leader of the 13th Street Kings, a powerful street gang.
