TV Casting: 'Heroes' Star Joins 'Covert Affairs'
by Andrew Scott, posted Mar 9th 2010 1:07PM
Sendhil Ramamurthy has joined the cast of USA's 'Covert Affairs' opposite Piper Perabo. The 'Heroes' co-star will play a CIA agent in the series, about an inexperienced CIA field operative (Perabo) whose ex-boyfriend is of special interest to her boss. Ramamurthy was previously attached to NBC's 'Rex Is Not Your Lawyer.' [Hollywood Reporter]More casting news after the jump.
Sendhil Ramamurthy has joined the cast of USA's 'Covert Affairs' opposite Piper Perabo. The 'Heroes' co-star will play a CIA agent in the series, about an inexperienced CIA field operative (Perabo) whose ex-boyfriend is of special interest to her boss. Ramamurthy was previously attached to NBC's 'Rex Is Not Your Lawyer.' [Hollywood Reporter]
'Numb3rs' star Rob Morrow has been cast in Jerry Bruckheimer's new legal drama 'The Whole Truth,' playing courtroom rival to Joely Richardson. The duo's characters reportedly share a history together -- which means they'll be dating by season 3. [Ausiello Files]
Brittany Snow is the latest actress to join the cast of NBC's 'Kindreds' from Emmy winner David E. Kelley. Snow will play assistant to Kathy Bates in the dramedy, set around a storefront law firm. (More on Bates' casting here.) [Hollywood Reporter]
Coby Bell has officially received his 'Burn Notice.' The former 'Third Watch' co-star has been cast as Jesse Garcia in the hit USA series, described as a "cocky" counterintelligence expert who has an "intense desire to see bad guys get punished." Expect him to fit right in. [Hollywood Reporter]
Tom Cavanagh will try his hand at another TV pilot -- this time on ABC. The former 'Ed' star will play the titular character in 'Edgar Floats,' a new procedural about a police psychologist-turned-bounty hunter. Robert Patrick and Alicia Witt co-star. [Ausiello Files]