Monday, July 13, 2015

Casting News - Allison Tolman to Appear on 'Mad Dogs'; Nathan Lane Joins 'American Crime Story'; Plus 1 More Update!

Casting News - July 13, 2015

Amazon's Mad Dogs; FX's American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson; and HBO's Westworld.





AMAZON's MAD DOGS
  • Allison Tolman (Fargo) and Coby Bell (The Game) will appear on the upcoming drama's first season. Tolman will play Rochelle, a junior staffer in Belize's U.S. embassy who feels she can accomplish anything. Bell will play Aaron, a positive goal-oriented CIA agent who will stop at nothing to finish a task.
FX's AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON
  • Nathan Lane (Modern Family, The Good Wife) has joined the cast of the upcoming anthology series. He will play famed attorney F. Lee Bailey.
HBO's WESTWORLD
  • Sidse Babbett Knudsen (Borgen), Eion Bailey (Once Upon a Time), Jimmi Simpson (House of Cards) and Clifton Collins Jr. (Red Widow) have joined the cast of the upcoming drama series. Knudsen will replace Miranda Otto in the role of Theresa Cullen, the pivotal operations head of Westworld. Bailey will play Logan, a self-indulgent ladies man who is a return visitor to Westworld who is well-versed in inhaling all the pleasures that it has to offer. Simpson will play William, Logan's friend who comes to see the park in a whole new way over time. Collins Jr. will play Lawrence, a sly criminal who really knows his way around the park.