Thursday, December 3, 2015

Casting News - 'Fear the Walking Dead' Ups Colman Dominago to Regular; Keir Dullea to Recur on 'The Path; Plus 6 More Updates!

Casting News - December 3, 2015

A&E, History & Lifetime's Roots; A&E's Bates Motel AMC's Fear the Walking Dead; CBS' CSI: Cyber; The CW's The Flash; Hulu's The Path; TBS' American Dad; and TNT's Major Crimes & Rizzoli & Isles.




HULU's THE PATH
  • Keir Dullea (2001: A Space Odyssey) has been cast in a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan. He will play Stephen Meyer, a spiritual leader whose journey of self-discovery in the early 1970's laid the groundwork for the controversial movement known as Meyerism.
AMC's FEAR THE WALKING DEAD
  • After appearing in three episodes of the first season, Colman Domingo has been promoted to series regular for the drama's upcoming second season. He plays the mysterious Strand, who brought the blended family back to his gated estate at the end of the first season and who has a plan to escape to sea.
A&E, HISTORY and LIFETIME's ROOTS
  • T.I., Mekhi Phifer, James Purefoy, Matthew Goode, Lane Garrison, Emayatzy Corinealdi and G. Hannelius have joined the cast of the upcoming remake of the hit miniseries. T.I. will play Cyrus, a headstrong slave who fights for his freedom for the Union Army against Confederate Forces. Phifer will play Jerusalem, a mute slave working on the Murray plantation who is not quite what he appears to be. Purefoy will play John Waller, a wealthy Virginia plantation own who buys Kunta Kinte (Malachi Kirby) as a slave. Goode will play Dr. William Waller, John's educated and charming brother. Garrison will play Frederick Murray, a volatile, unpredictable Confederate officer and slave owner. Corinealdi will play Belle, Kunta Kinte's wife. Hannelius will play Missy, John's daughter.
CBS' CSI: CYBER
  • Former Fashion Police co-host Kelly Osbourne will appear in an upcoming episode of the drama's second season. She will play Stella Kaine, a notorious hacker known as The Angel of Digital Death. 
TNT's MAJOR CRIMES and RIZZOLI & ISLES
  • The final five episodes of Major Crimes' fourth season will begin airing on Monday, February 15 at 9/8c. Meanwhile, the second half of Rizzoli & Isles' sixth season will begin on Tuesday, February 16 at 9/8c.
THE CW's THE FLASH
  • Marco Grazzini (Heroes Reborn) will guest star in an upcoming episode of the drama's second season. He will play Joey Monteleone, aka Tar Pit, a vengeful meta-human with the ability to transform into molten asphalt.
TBS' AMERICAN DAD
  • The hit animated series will return for its thirteenth season on Monday, January 25 at 9/8c. leading into the second season of Angie Tribeca.
A&E's BATES MOTEL
  • Damon Gupton (The Player, Empire) has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. He will play Dr. Gregg Edwards, a resident doctor at Pineview Mental Instituion. He walks a fine line between professional curiosity and personal investment in his patients' lives.