Thursday, August 11, 2016

Casting News - 'Outcast' Adds M.C. Gainey, Madelyn Deutch & Hoon Lee; Dolph Lundgren Joins 'Arrow'; Plus 4 More Updates!

Casting News - August 11, 2016

Cinemax's Outcast; The CW's Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, The Originals & Supergirl; and FOX's Pitch.





CINEMAX's OUTCAST
  • M.C. Gainey (Lost), Madelyn Deutch (Texas Rising) and Hoon Lee (Banshee) have been cast in recurring roles on the drama's upcoming second season. Gainey will play Bob, a hermit who operates the junkyard on the edge of Rome. His brooding and eccentric demeanor conceals ties to Rome's dark past. Deutch will play Dakota, a free spirit who embraces an unconventional form of Christianity. Her perspective clashes with Reverend Anderson's (Philip Glenister) and she ultimately reveals a knowledge of what it is that has befallen Rome. Lee will play Dr. Kenneth Park, chief of staff and an accomplished surgeon at Rome's hospital who has his own cryptic agenda concerning Kyle (Patrick Fugit).
THE CW's THE ORIGINALS
  • Keahu Kahuanui (Teen Wolf) has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. He will play Eddie, Josh's (Steven Krueger) new boyfriend. He is aware of the supernatural world around him but is still sweet, funny, sexy and charming - with an encyclopedia knowledge of random facts. He also has no desire to be anything other than human.
THE CW's ARROW
  • Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables) will appear in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fifth season. He will play the villain that Oliver (Stephen Amell) has to deal with in the latest set of flashbacks - this year set in Russia.
THE CW's LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
  • Lance Henriksen (Millennium, Alien) has been tapped to play Obsidian on the drama's upcoming second season. In the new season, Obsidian appears as one of the members of the Justice Society of America.
THE CW's SUPERGIRL
  • Sharon Leal (Guiding Light, Boston Public) has been cast on the drama's upcoming second season. She will play Miss Martian in the seventh episode of the new season. Additionally, it was confirmed today that new series regular Christopher Wood would be playing Mor-El. He is the character in the pod that crashed on Earth at the end of the first season finale.
FOX's PITCH
  • Wendie Malick (Just Shoot Me!, Hot in Cleveland) has booked a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Kylie Bunbury. She will play Maxine Armstrong, a major shareholder of the San Diego Padres corporate parent.