Casting News - May 30, 2014
The CW's Reign; FX's Sons of Anarchy; HBO's Boardwalk Empire; History's Texas Rising; and USA's Dig.
FX's SONS OF ANARCHY
- The Bridge regular Annabeth Gish is segueing to the hit drama for a recurring role in its upcoming seventh and final season. She will play Althea Jarry, the smart and edgy new sheriff who quickly realizes she'll have to work with SAMCRO to keep the peace, even if that means playing by their rules.
HBO's BOARDWALK EMPIRE
- Travis Tope (The Town That Dreaded Sundown) has booked a recurring role on the fifth and final season of the period drama. He will play Slim, a young drifter who comes to Atlantic City to work for Mickey Doyle (Paul Sparks).
HISTORY's TEXAS RISING
- Kris Kristofferson (Blade) has been cast on the upcoming miniseries starring Bill Paxton. He will play President Andrew Jackson, who tried to avoid direct U.S. involvement in the Texas Revolution and was unwilling to risk open war against Mexico as he continued to monitor the political situation.
USA's DIG
- Richard E. Grant (Downton Abbey, Girls) has joined the upcoming event series in a recurring role. He will play Ian Margrove, the Cambridge archaeologist heading up the dig Emma (Alison Sudol) is working on in Jerusalem. Following a murder, Peter (Jason Isaacs) begins to suspect that Margrove may be more involved in the mystery surrounding the death than he's letting on.
THE CW's REIGN
- After recurring throughout the first season, Jonathan Keltz has ben promoted to series regular for Season 2 of the period drama. He plays Leith, the kitchen servant who fell in love with Greer (Celina Sinden) and later saved Francis' (Toby Regbo) life during battle.
