Friday, November 7, 2014

Casting News - Harry Hamlin to Appear on 'Law & Order: SVU'; Michael Gross Joins 'Grace and Frankie'; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - November 7, 2014

NBC's Law & Order: SVU & The Night Shift; Netflix's Grace and Frankie; and USA's Dig.





USA's DIG
  • Dean Chekvala (True Blood) has booked a guest role on the upcoming event series. He will play Charlie, Debbie's (Lauren Ambrose) ex-boyfriend. Though their breakup was bitter, his love for her is resolute and he becomes her reluctant ally when she needs him.
NETFLIX's GRACE AND FRANKIE
  • Michael Gross (Family Ties, Suits) has been cast in a recurring role on the upcoming comedy series. He will play Jeff an enthusiastic gay caterer who is friends with Robert (Martin Sheen) and Sol (Sam Waterston).
NBC's THE NIGHT SHIFT
  • Merle Dandridge (Sons of Anarchy) has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. She will play Gwen, a lead paramedic working at San Antonio Memorial Hospital and the new best friend of Dr. Jordan Alexander (Jill Flint).
NBC's LAW & ORDER: SVU
  • Harry Hamlin (Mad Men, L.A. Law) will appear in the December 10 episode of the long-running procedural. He will play Deputy Chief Patton, Rollins' (Kelli Giddish) former boss in Atlanta. When a New York case is similar to one years prior in Atlanta, Rollins reaches out to Patton who tries to make sure that Rollins doesn't get the credit.