Thursday, July 30, 2015

Casting News - Constance Zimmer Joins 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'; Rhys Ifans to Co-Star on 'Berlin Station'; Plus 9 More Updates!

Casting News - July 30, 2015

ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; CBS' Elementary; Cinemax's The Knick; FOX's Brooklyn Nine-Nine & Empire; Epix's Berlin Station; HBO's The Leftovers; NBC's The Player; Netflix's Lady Dynamite; Showtime's Masters of Sex; Syfy's Continuum; and TBS' The Detour.



ABC's AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • UnREAL star Constance Zimmer has been cast in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming third season. She will play the head of a mysterious new government agency that will cross paths with S.H.I.E.L.D. as both seek out new Inhumans. The character will have an antagonistic relationship with Coulson (Clark Gregg).
EPIX's BERLIN STATION
  • Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man, Elementary) will co-star opposite Richard Jenkins on the upcoming drama series. He will play Hector DeJean, a jaded veteran case officer, a darkly charming and tenacious agent who works for Chief Steven Frost (Jenkins) and will guide Daniel through his mission.
SHOWTIME's MASTERS OF SEX
  • Supernatural alum Rob Benedict has joined the drama's third season in a recurring role. He will play Jonathan Lerner, the new office ultrasound technician working alongside Barton Scully (Beau Bridges) at the clinic.
FOX's BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
  • Former Good Wife star Archie Panjabi has booked a guest stint on the comedy's upcoming third season. She will play Lieutenant Knox, a police officer who has her eyes on Detective Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio).
FOX's EMPIRE
  • Singer Becky G has landed a guest role on the drama's upcoming second season. No details were immediately made available about the character she will be playing.
TBS' THE DETOUR
  • Danielle Pineda (American Odyssey, The Originals) has joined the cast of the upcoming comedy as a new series regular. She will play Vanessa, Robin's (Natalie Zea) obliviously distasteful sister.
NBC's THE PLAYER
  • Courtney Grosbeck (Parenthood) will appear as a guest star on the upcoming drama's first season. She will play Dani, the teenage niece of Alex (Philip Winchester) who is mourning the loss of her Aunt Ginny.
NETFLIX's LADY DYNAMITE
  • Ana Gasteyer (Saturday Night Live, Suburgatory) will recur on the upcoming comedy starring Maria Bamford. She will play Karen Grisham, a power agent in LA and a huge fan of Maria (Bamford). Inviting Maria to lunch, Karen has no interest in representing her but does want to be her new best friend.
SYFY's CONTINUUM
  • The fourth and final season of the hit drama starring Rachel Nichols will debut on Friday, September 11 at 11/10c. That means the episodes will air stateside exactly one week behind their original airings in Canada - which launches the final season on Showcase on September 4.
HBO's THE LEFTOVERS
  • The hit drama series will return for its second season on Sunday, October 4 at 9/8c. The cast of Season 2 includes Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler, Carrie Coon, Ann Dowd, Margaret Qualley, Chris Zylka, Regina King, Kevin Carroll, Jovan Adepo and Janel Moloney.
CBS' ELEMENTARY
  • The Knick star Jeremy Bobb will guest star in the second episode of the drama's upcoming fourth season. He will play FBI Agent Gary Burke, an agent Joan (Lucy Liu) got to know when Sherlock (Jonny Lee Miller) left to work with MI6 last year and who the duo audition for when they look for work outside the department.
CINEMAX's THE KNICK
  • The hit drama series starring Clive Owen will return for its second season on Friday, October 16 at 10/9c. Steven Soderbergh once again directed all 10 episodes of the season.