Casting News - October 1, 2021
ABC's The Conners; The CW's Superman & Lois; Hulu's The Girl From Plainville; and Starz's Power Book II: Ghost.
ABC's The Conners; The CW's Superman & Lois; Hulu's The Girl From Plainville; and Starz's Power Book II: Ghost.
HULU's THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE
- Peter Gerety, Michael Mosley, Ella Kennedy Davis, Pearl Amanda Dickson, Kylie Liya Page and Jeff Wahlberg have landed recurring roles on the upcoming limited series starring Elle Fanning, Colton Ryan and Chloƫ Sevigny. Gerety previously starred for three seasons in Amazon's Sneaky Pete. Mosley has recurred on Netflix's Ozark and HBO Max's Titans. Davis guest starred on CBS' Blue Bloods and HBO's Perry Mason. Dickson recurred on FX's Legion. Page recurs on Peacock's upcoming drama The Girl in the Woods. Wahlberg guest starred on HBO's Ballers and Starz's Counterpart.
- Gerety will play Conrad Roy, Sr., the patriarch of the Roy family. An old school type of father, his discipline and expectations have been passed down through the generations. As the series goes on, we watch as he struggles to rectify his hard standards and the way in which it may have impacted his family.
- Mosley will play Joseph Cataldo, the attorney representing Michelle Carter (Fanning). He has built a "name for himself" representing everybody from high school DUI's to players on the New England Patriots, and he reminds everyone of that every chance he gets.
- Davis will play Sydney Roy, Coco's (Ryan) younger sister. She and Coco are as close as siblings can be and Coco's suicide seriously affects her.
- Dickson will play Susie Pierce, who meets Michelle at a softball tournament. She struggles with being an outsider in her school like Michelle and the pair bond on a deep level.
- Page will play Cassie Wilkins, a friend from Michelle's school though she doesn't particularly want to be. She thinks Michelle's a bit of a "try-hard." Ultimately, Cassie testifies against Michelle in court.
- Wahlberg will play Rob Mahoney, Coco's closest friend. A year ahead of Coco in school, he tries to shrug off the pain he is feeling after the death of his friend and is the first in Coco's circle to deal with some of Michelle's manipulative ways.
ABC's THE CONNERS
- Tony Cavalero has booked a recurring role on the comedy's fourth season. He currently stars in HBO's The Righteous Gemstones, which returns for its second season in early 2022.
- He will play Aldo, Harris' (Emma Kenney) older boyfriend. He is a veteran tattoo artist at the shop where she works and a single dad to two young boys, ages 10 and 12.
THE CW's SUPERMAN & LOIS
- Ian Bohen is set for a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. He currently stars in Paramount Network's Yellowstone, which returns for its fourth season in November 2021.
- He will play Lt. Mitch Anderson, the metaphorical "new sheriff in town" at the DOD. His worldview divides into two types - those you serve and those who serve you. He doesn't like that Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) exists outside that paradigm and tries to bring the Man of Steel under his authority officially.
STARZ's POWER BOOK II: GHOST
- Frank Whaley has joined the drama's upcoming second season in a recurring role. He has previously recurred on Showtime's Ray Donovan, Netflix's Luke Cage and CBS All Access' Interrogation.
- He will play Lucas. No additional character details were immediately released.