Casting News - October 16, 2014
AMC's The Walking Dead; CBS' Blue Bloods; FOX's New Girl; FX's The Americans; and Netflix's House of Cards & Lilyhammer.
FX's THE AMERICANS
- Oscar nominee and Tony winner Frank Langella has been cast in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming third season. He will play Gabriel, Phillip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth's (Keri Russell) former KGB handler who comes out of retirement to take back responsibility for overseeing their operatives from their previous handler, Claudia (Margo Martindale).
FOX's NEW GIRL
- Billy on the Street host Billy Eichner will appear in the December 9 episode of the hit comedy. He will play Barry, a beleaguered airline representative who is tired of dealing with holiday travelers and Christmas itself.
AMC's THE WALKING DEAD
- American Horror Story alum Alexandra Breckenridge has booked a recurring role - with a series regular option - on the drama's fifth season. She will play Samantha, an attractive, strong, smart, charming and articulate woman who also has a vulnerable side.
NETFLIX's HOUSE OF CARDS
- The political drama's upcoming third season has tapped Kim Dickens (Deadwood, Sons of Anarchy) for a recurring role. No further character details were immediately released.
NETFLIX's LILYHAMMER
- The 8-episode third season of the hit drama will debut all of its episodes on Friday, November 21 at 12:01 AM P.T.
CBS' BLUE BLOODS
- Victor Garber (Alias, Sleepy Hollow) will guest star on the November 21 episode of the hit procedural. He will play Donald Stein, the charismatic scion of a New York real estate dynasty. As a highly respected Jewish leader, Stein is deeply disturbed by the recent murders of several prominent Jewish men in the city - and with Frank (Tom Selleck) who refuses to classify it as a hate crime.
