Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Casting News - Gbenga Akinnagbe to Recur on 'The Following'; Manu Bennett Books 'Arrow' Return; Plus 4 More Updates!

Casting News - December 3, 2014

A&E's Bates Motel; The CW's Arrow; FOX's The Following & Sleepy Hollow; HBO's Doll & Em; and NBC's Mr. Robinson.





FOX's SLEEPY HOLLOW
  • Steven Weber (NCIS: New Orleans, Chasing Life) will appear on the drama's second season as historic figure Thomas Jefferson. It's currently unclear when Weber will make his debut on the supernatural series or how his character will factor into the series' mythology.
THE CW's ARROW
  • Manu Bennett will reprise his role as Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke on the fourteenth episode of the drama's third season. He was last seen in the second season finale imprisoned in the supermax prison on Lian Yu. It's currently unclear how he'll return to the series.
NBC's MR. ROBINSON
  • Brandon T. Jackson (Deadbeat, Californication) will co-star opposite Craig Robinson on the upcoming comedy. He will play Ben, Craig's (Robinson) younger brother, a care-free optimist who is convinced that that their bands big break is just around the corner.
A&E's BATES MOTEL
  • Joshua Leonard (Higher Ground) has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming third season. He will play James Finnigan, a handsome community college psych professor whose new dynamic with Norma (Vera Farmiga) slowly chips away at his carefully constructed house of cards.
FOX's THE FOLLOWING
  • Gbenga Akinnagbe (24: Live Another Day) will recur on the drama's upcoming third season. He will play Tom, a handsome and charming Hostage Rescue Team agent for the FBI.
HBO's DOLL & EM
  • HBO has officially picked up the rights to air the already-commissioned second season of the comedy created by and starring Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells. Guest stars on the six-episode season include Ewan McGregor, Olivia Wilde, Evan Rachel Wood and Mikhail Baryshnikov.