Friday, February 20, 2015

Casting News - Lena Dunham to Visit 'Scandal'; Tom Amandes to Romance 'Mom'; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - February 20, 2015

ABC's Scandal; CBS' Mom; Lifetime's Damien; NBC's Telenovela; and Yahoo Screen's Sin City Saints.





NBC's TELENOVELA
  • Jose Moreno Brooks (One Bad Choice) has joined the cast of the upcoming comedy starring Eva Longoria. He will play Gael Garnica, a masculine soap star who happens to be gay, married and not in the closet. He is also one of Ana's (Longoria) best friends.
YAHOO SCREEN's SIN CITY SAINTS
  • The comedy starring Andrew Santino, Malin Akerman and Tom Arnold will debut all eight episodes of its first season on the online streaming service on Monday, March 23.
ABC's SCANDAL
  • Girls creator/star Lena Dunham - and Scandal superfan - will appear in a March episode of the drama's fourth season. She will play a character who may have a connection to Olivia Pope & Associations.
LIFETIME's DAMIEN
  • Omid Abtahi (Those Who Kill) has booked a regular role on the upcoming drama starring Bradley James. He will play Amani Golkar, Damien's (James) big-hearted wingman and best friend who doesn't know Damien's dark secret.
CBS' MOM
  • Tom Amandes (Everwood, Parenthood) will guest star in an April episode of the comedy's second season. He will play Dr. Richard Gunderson, a recently widowed dentist who has a surprising date with Bonnie (Allison Janney).