Post by rambabe on Mar 7, 2013 10:37:12 GMT -5
Post Casting News regarding Guest Stars appearing on SVU in this thread. Be aware that articles may contain spoilers.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/law-order-svu-hope-davis-in-treatment-426239#
NBC's Law & Order: SVU is staging an In Treatment reunion.
Hope Davis, who played Mia for a handful of episodes of the HBO drama written by SVU showrunner Warren Leight, has been tapped for a guest gig on the NBC procedural, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Davis will appear in the hour scheduled for April 24 that explores violent youth and will play Viola Mesner, the mother to a troubled boy named Henry (Shameless' Ethan Cutkosky).
"Julie Martin and I co-wrote this one; it's a tough episode about a mother who confronts the possibility that her 10-year-old son is just … wired wrong," Leight tells THR. "We sent it out to Hope and I crossed my fingers because I really couldn't think of anyone else who could play it. Working with Hope on In Treatment was one of the great joys of my career. I'm thrilled I get to work with her again."
In addition to In Treatment, the actress -- who has been fielding multiple pilot offers this season -- most recently has appeared in The Newsroom, Mildred Pierce and The Special Relationship, where she portrayed Hillary Clinton. She's repped by UTA and Kipperman Management.
BTW B.D. Wong returns for this episode! See related article below
www.tvguide.com/News/SVU-Ethan-Cutkosky-BD-Wong-1062171.aspx
Exclusive: SVU Books Shameless Star for Episode About Violent Youths
March 4th, 2013
by Adam Bryant
Following Law & Order: SVU's headline-ripping take on Chris Brown and Rihanna's rocky relationship, the veteran NBC drama is poised to explore another hot topic.
Shameless star Ethan Cutkosky has been tapped to play a troubled boy named Henry Mesner, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Despite his seemingly normal and supportive upbringing, and various diagnoses and prescriptions, Henry has become increasingly antisocial and his capacity for violence is escalating.
"The question for our detectives is," executive producer Warren Leight tells TVGuide.com, "is Henry a born psychopath?" To help answer that question, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) & Co. will turn to Dr. George Huang (returning guest star BD Wong) for his expert opinion.
The episode comes in the wake of mass shootings by young men in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn. Although we hear the episode doesn't depict any scenes of mass violence, the show will explore questions about what happens to troubled young kids who don't get the help they need.
Cutkosky, who plays Carl Gallagher (a fairly disturbed kid in own right) on Shameless, has also appeared in such films as The Unborn and Conviction. Wong, a former series regular who last guest-starred in a late Season 13 episode, most recently starred on NBC's short-lived Awake.
Law & Order: SVU airs Wednesdays at 9/8c. The episode is currently slated to air April 24.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/homeland-actor-joins-law-order-422682
David Marciano will play a cameraman charged with rape opposite "The Walking Dead's" Lauren Cohan.
Homeland's Virgil has a creepy new role.
David Marciano, the actor who plays Carrie's go-to surveillance guy on Showtime's Homeland, will guest star on Law & Order: SVU's upcoming "legitimate rape" episode, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
In the episode, set for late March, Marciano will play Rick Purcell, a cameraman charged with rape. He'll play opposite The Walking Dead's Lauren Cohan, who will play Avery Jordan, a sports reporter who accuses Purcell of raping her. When she learns she's pregnant from the encounter, she opts to keep the baby.
The episode will focus on the controversy that erupted last year when Senate candidate Todd Akin, R-Miss., said that pregnancy rarely occurs as the result of what he called "legitimate rape." (Akin later issued an apology for his remarks but lost the election.)
In addition to Homeland, Marciano's credits also include Frankie Go Boom, The Shield and episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Lie to Me. He's repped by Frontline Management.
Law & Order: SVU airs at 9 p.m. Wednesdays on NBC.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/law-order-svu-hope-davis-in-treatment-426239#
NBC's Law & Order: SVU is staging an In Treatment reunion.
Hope Davis, who played Mia for a handful of episodes of the HBO drama written by SVU showrunner Warren Leight, has been tapped for a guest gig on the NBC procedural, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Davis will appear in the hour scheduled for April 24 that explores violent youth and will play Viola Mesner, the mother to a troubled boy named Henry (Shameless' Ethan Cutkosky).
"Julie Martin and I co-wrote this one; it's a tough episode about a mother who confronts the possibility that her 10-year-old son is just … wired wrong," Leight tells THR. "We sent it out to Hope and I crossed my fingers because I really couldn't think of anyone else who could play it. Working with Hope on In Treatment was one of the great joys of my career. I'm thrilled I get to work with her again."
In addition to In Treatment, the actress -- who has been fielding multiple pilot offers this season -- most recently has appeared in The Newsroom, Mildred Pierce and The Special Relationship, where she portrayed Hillary Clinton. She's repped by UTA and Kipperman Management.
BTW B.D. Wong returns for this episode! See related article below
www.tvguide.com/News/SVU-Ethan-Cutkosky-BD-Wong-1062171.aspx
Exclusive: SVU Books Shameless Star for Episode About Violent Youths
March 4th, 2013
by Adam Bryant
Following Law & Order: SVU's headline-ripping take on Chris Brown and Rihanna's rocky relationship, the veteran NBC drama is poised to explore another hot topic.
Shameless star Ethan Cutkosky has been tapped to play a troubled boy named Henry Mesner, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Despite his seemingly normal and supportive upbringing, and various diagnoses and prescriptions, Henry has become increasingly antisocial and his capacity for violence is escalating.
"The question for our detectives is," executive producer Warren Leight tells TVGuide.com, "is Henry a born psychopath?" To help answer that question, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) & Co. will turn to Dr. George Huang (returning guest star BD Wong) for his expert opinion.
The episode comes in the wake of mass shootings by young men in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn. Although we hear the episode doesn't depict any scenes of mass violence, the show will explore questions about what happens to troubled young kids who don't get the help they need.
Cutkosky, who plays Carl Gallagher (a fairly disturbed kid in own right) on Shameless, has also appeared in such films as The Unborn and Conviction. Wong, a former series regular who last guest-starred in a late Season 13 episode, most recently starred on NBC's short-lived Awake.
Law & Order: SVU airs Wednesdays at 9/8c. The episode is currently slated to air April 24.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/homeland-actor-joins-law-order-422682
David Marciano will play a cameraman charged with rape opposite "The Walking Dead's" Lauren Cohan.
Homeland's Virgil has a creepy new role.
David Marciano, the actor who plays Carrie's go-to surveillance guy on Showtime's Homeland, will guest star on Law & Order: SVU's upcoming "legitimate rape" episode, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
In the episode, set for late March, Marciano will play Rick Purcell, a cameraman charged with rape. He'll play opposite The Walking Dead's Lauren Cohan, who will play Avery Jordan, a sports reporter who accuses Purcell of raping her. When she learns she's pregnant from the encounter, she opts to keep the baby.
The episode will focus on the controversy that erupted last year when Senate candidate Todd Akin, R-Miss., said that pregnancy rarely occurs as the result of what he called "legitimate rape." (Akin later issued an apology for his remarks but lost the election.)
In addition to Homeland, Marciano's credits also include Frankie Go Boom, The Shield and episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Lie to Me. He's repped by Frontline Management.
Law & Order: SVU airs at 9 p.m. Wednesdays on NBC.