The NiceGirlsTV CASTING COUCH

This week the casting couch features the following actors and actresses who will be showing up in several returning favorite series, in two new hit shows and some long-standing favorites:

Sharon Leal

Actress Sharon Leal (Hellcats and Dreamgirls) will have a multi-episode arc in Grimm, playing as physical therapist and potential love interest for Hank (series regular Russell Hornsby). Grimm returns for an all-new season starting on October 25 on NBC.

Michael Malarkey

Newcomer Michael Malarkey (who appeared in the lead role of Prince Maxon in the second pilot of The CW’s failed-to-be-picked-up series The Selection) has landed a major recurring role on The Vampire Diaries. He will play Enzo, a charismatic but tortured figure from Damon’s past who arrives in Mystic Falls desperate to reconnect with his old friend. The next new episode of The Vampire Diaries will air on The CW on October 17.

Enver Gjokaj

Actor Enver Gjokaj (Dollhouse) has landed a major recurring role on the new Lifetime drama Witches of East End, playing Mike, a mysterious stranger and novelist who takes a strong interest in Ingrid (Rachel Boston), but his reasons for getting to know her go far beyond her work at the library. The next new episode of Witches of East End will air on Lifetime on October 13.

Annie Wersching

Actress Annie Wersching (24 and Revolution) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Castle, playing Dr. Kelly Nieman, an elite cosmetic surgeon who draws the interest of the NYPD detectives because of her connection to a murder victim. The next new episode of Castle will air on October 14 on ABC.

Titus Welliver

Actor Titus Welliver (Lost and The Good Wife) will play Agent Blake in an upcoming episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The next new episode of S.H.I.E.L.D. will air on October 15 on ABC.

Michiel Huisman and Peter Outerbridge

Nashville actor Michiel Huisman and Nikita actor Peter Outerbridge will be joining the cast of the BBC America hit series Orphan Black. Huisman will recur as Cal Morrison, a rugged, resourceful outdoorsman with surprising emotional depth and a sixth sense about people and situations. Meanwhile, Outerbridge will recur as Henrik “Hank” Johanssen, a mercurial modern-day cowboy. Orphan Black will be back on BBC America in April 2014.

Max Adler and Sandra Bernhard

Actor Max Adler (Glee) and actress-comedian Sandra Bernhard will have recurring roles on the ABC Family drama Switched At Birth. Adler will play Tank, a fraternity brother Bay (series regular Vanessa Marano) befriends in her college art class while Bernhard will play Teresa Lubarsky, Bay’s groovy art professor at a local college. Switched At Birth will be back on ABC Family in January.

Please come back next week for more casting announcements.