Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Casting News - B.D. Wong Returns to 'SVU' in November; Carlos Gomez to Recur on 'Queen of the South'; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - October 20, 2015

ABC's The Middle; Epix's Graves; NBC's Law & Order: SVU; and USA's Queen of the South.





USA's QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
  • Carlos Gomez (The Glades, Gang Related) has been cast in a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Alice Braga. He will play Javier Acosta, a drug lord who calls the shots from his compound in Colombia.
NBC's LAW & ORDER: SVU
  • B.D. Wong will reprise his role as psychiatrist Dr. George Huang on an upcoming November episode of the veteran procedural. In he episode, Dr. Huang is called on to testify in a child abduction case for the defense.
ABC's THE MIDDLE
  • Cheryl Hines (Suburgatory, Curb Your Enthusiasm) will appear on an upcoming episode of the comedy's seventh season. She will play Dr. Sommer Samuelson, the head of Smile Superstars International, a dental franchise Frankie's (Patricia Heaton) dental office is now a part of. She is one part businesswoman and a thousand parts motivational speaker.
EPIX's GRAVES
  • Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) has joined the cast of the upcoming comedy starring Nick Nolte and Sela Ward. She will play Annie Spiro, a top political consultant with a killer instinct who is hired to manage Margaret's (Ward) potential Senate campaign.