Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Casting News - Jay Leno to Appear on 'Last Man Standing'; Fredric Lehne to Recur on 'Chicago Fire'; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - August 19, 2015

ABC's American Crime & Last Man Standing; CBS' Hawaii Five-0; HBO's Ballers; and NBC's Chicago Fire.





ABC's LAST MAN STANDING
  • Jay Leno (Jay Leno's Garage) will appear on an upcoming episode of the comedy's fifth season. He will play a car aficionado who sells one to Vanessa (Nancy Travis) as a gift for Mike (Tim Allen) but keeps showing up to talk cars and hang out.
NBC's CHICAGO FIRE
  • Fredric Lehne (Lost, American Horror Story: Asylum) has been cast in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. He will play Deputy District Chief Ray Riddle, a gruff, hard charging fire chief above Boden (Eamonn Walker) who is one of a new breed of politically savvy climbers in the Fire Department. He's gunning for Fire Commissioner and doesn't care if Firehouse 51 ends up as collateral damage.
HBO's BALLERS
  • After recurring throughout the first season, Arielle Kebbel has been promoted to series regular for the comedy's upcoming second season. She plays Tracy Legette, a local sports reporter who is also Spencer's (Dwayne Johnson) love interest.
ABC's AMERICAN CRIME
  • Stephanie Sigman (Miss Bala, Spectre) has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. She will play Monica Ava, an administrator at an Indianapolis public school whose loyalties and values conflict when she's faced with systemic bias within the school system.
CBS' HAWAII FIVE-0
  • Michael Maize (True Blood) has joined the cast of the drama's upcoming sixth season in a recurring role. He will play Aaron, a tough and athletic criminal who thinks he can barrel his way out of trouble when the team comes looking for him about a drug-related murder.