Kristoffer Polaha to Star Opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in 'Ringer' and More Casting News
'Life Unexpected' star Kristoffer Polaha is set to romance Sarah Michelle Gellar in CBS's 'Ringer.'According to TVLine, Polaha will play Gellar's Siobhan's lover. Here's the catch -- he's currently married to Siobhan's best friend! In the pilot, Gellar plays twin sisters, Siobhan and Bridget, both women with quite a few secrets -- and bounties! Bridget poses at Siobhan, thus romantic entanglements begin. Oh, Siobhan is also married.
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In other casting news ...
• HBO has added an impressive list of names to its 'Hemingway & Gellhorn' TV movie. Joining Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman are Molly Parker, Parker Posey, David Strathairn, Rodrigo Santoro, Lars Ulrich, Santiago Cabrera, Saverio Guerra, Peter Coyote, Diane Baker and Tony Shalhoub. [Deadline]
• Jordana Spiro has been tapped to star in ABC's 'Lost and Found.' The former 'My Boys' star will play Jo, a New York City-based bartender/party girl whose life is changed when the son she gave up for adoption 18 years ago shows up on her doorstep. [Deadline]
• Thomas Dekker has joined The CW's 'Secret Circle.' Dekker will play Adam, the oldest member of a coven and a potential love interest for Cassie (Britt Robertson). [TVLine]
• Keira Knightley will voice Tinkerbell in Syfy's 'Neverland.' This is Knightley's American TV debut. [Deadline]
• Donal Logue is bouncing back from the 'Terriers' cancellation with 'Hallelujah.' Logue joins Jesse L. Martin and Terry O'Quinn in the Marc Cherry pilot. [Hollywood Reporter]
• 'House' veteran Jennifer Morrison has joined ABC's 'Once Upon a Time.' Morrison will play Anna, a woman who is drawn to a world where fairytales may be real. Josh Dallas, Jamie Dornan and Jared Gilmore also star. [Deadline]
• 'A Mann's World' has added 'Sex and the City' alumnus Mario Cantone to its cast. Cantone will play the salon manager of Don Johnson's Allan's salon. [Deadline]

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