Thursday, October 15, 2015

Casting News - 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Adds Powers Boothe; Aaron Tveit Books Male Lead on 'BrainDead'; Plus 5 More Updates!

Casting News - October 15, 2015

ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; CBS' BrainDead & Code Black; DirecTV's You Me Her; FX's American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson; Hulu's The Path; and NBC's Chicago Med.




CBS' BRAINDEAD
  • Graceland star Aaron Tveit has joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead. He will play Gareth, a Republican operative who serves as the legislative director to a top Republican senator. Smart and hard-working, Gareth is ultimately responsible for saving the world.
ABC's AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Powers Boothe (Deadwood, Nashville) has been cast in a recurring role on the drama's third season. He will play Gideon Malick, a notorious man whose loyalties remain a mystery. Boothe previously appeared in the Marvel film The Avengers as a member of the World Security Council. It's currently unclear if the two characters are the same.
DIRECTV's YOU ME HER
  • Priscilla Faia (Rookie Blue) has landed a regular role on the upcoming comedy starring Greg Poehler and Rachel Blanchard. She will play Izzy Silva, a grad student who is coaxed into escorting by her wild roommate. When Izzy's moonlighting gig brings her in contact with suburban couple Jack (Poehler) and Emma (Blanchard), just as they're experiencing a bump in their relationship, the three are drawn together in an unexpected romance.
CBS' CODE BLACK
  • Jillian Murray (Cabin Fever: Patient Zero) has booked a recurring role on the drama's first season. She will play Dr. Heather Pinkey, a sexy and smart cardiology resident and love interest for Mario (Benjamin Hollingsworth).
FX's AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON
  • Keesha Sharp (Are We There Yet, Bad Teacher) will appear in a recurring role on the upcoming anthology series. She will play Dale Cochran, Johnnie Cochran's (Courtney B. Vance) loyal and loving wife.
HULU's THE PATH
  • Ali Ahn (Black Box, Odd Mom Out) has been cast on the upcoming drama series in a recurring role. She will play Nicole, sister-in-law of Sarah (Michelle Monaghan) and Eddie (Aaron Paul) and a devoted mother of the movement.
NBC's CHICAGO MED
  • Julie Berman (General Hospital, Casual) has joined the cast of the upcoming drama series in a recurring role. She will play Toni Zanetti, a brilliant, self-assured attending surgeon who does not suffer fools. Sexy in scrubs and high heels, she confidently turns heads wherever she goes.