Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Casting News - 'Quantico' Lands Anne Heche; Vincent D'Onofrio to Play the Wizard of Oz on 'Emerald City'; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - October 21, 2015

ABC's Of Kings and Prophets & Quantico; CBS' The Big Bang Theory; NBC's Emerald City; and TNT's The Last Ship.





ABC's QUANTICO
  • Anne Heche (Men in Trees, Dig) will appear on an upcoming episode of the new hit drama. She will play Dr. Susan Langdon, a former FBI agent and medical examiner who is now a bestselling author and pundit. She returns to Quantico to lead a seminar on how to identify and catch serial killers.
ABC's OF KINGS AND PROPHETS
  • Louis Talpe (Spitsbroer, De Ridder) has landed a recurring role on the upcoming drama series starring Ray Winstone. He will play Eliab, David's (Olly Rix) proud and single-minded older brother.
NBC's EMERALD CITY
  • Vincent D'Onofrio (Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Daredevil) has been tapped to play the Wizard of Oz on the upcoming event series. On the new series, the Wizard of Oz is the enigmatic leader of Emerald City. A man of science in a world of magic, he rules through inspiration, fear and a tenuous accord with the grand witches.
CBS' THE BIG BANG THEORY
  • Stephen Merchant (Hello Ladies) and Analeigh Tipton (Manhattan Love Story) will appear in an upcoming episode of the comedy's ninth season. No details were immediately released about the characters they will be playing.
TNT's THE LAST SHIP
  • Bridget Regan (Jane the Virgin, Agent Carter) has joined the cast of the drama's upcoming third season as a new series regular. She will play Sasha, a former Navy Intelligence Officer now operating under diplomatic cover in China for the newly reformed United States government.