The NiceGirlsTV CASTING COUCH

Dichen Lachman

Yvonne Strahovski

This week’s casting couch features the following guest stars:

Actress Dichen Lachman (Dollhouse and King and Maxwell) will appear in the new CW drama The 100, that is a post-apocalyptic series set in a future where a nuclear war has destroyed civilization with Earth’s survivors now living in a spaceship, whose leader sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth with the hope that the remaining humans can once again live there. Lachman will play Anya, a mysterious survivor that “the 100” encounters when they are on the ground. The 100 will debut on March 19 on The CW.

Benjamin Bratt

Actress Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck and Dexter) will appear in 24: Live Another Day, playing Kate Morgan, a brilliant but impulsive CIA field operative in London. This new version of 24 will pick up four years after the 24 series finale, which left Jack Bauer (series lead Kiefer Sutherland) as a fugitive from justice. Additionally, actor Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order) will appear in the show, playing Steve Harris, who commands the CIA operation in London that is pursuing Jack, who is now an exile and a fugitive from justice. 24: Live Another Day will debut on FOX starting on May 5.

Bill Paxton

Jaimie Alexander

Actor Bill Paxton (Big Love) will have a recurring role on Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD where he will play agent John Garrett, who will team with Ward (series regular Brett Dalton) and May (series regular Ming-Na Wen). Also actress Jaimie Alexander will reprise her role of Lady Sif from the Thor movies in the series. She is expected to appear in the 15th episode. The next new episode of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD will return to ABC on February 4.

Karine Vanasse

Olivier Martinez

Actress Karine Vanasse has been made a series regular on Revenge where she plays French magazine editor Margaux. This will take effect next season. Actor Olivier Martinez (Unfaithful) will also appear in the show as Pascal LeMarchal, the media mogul father of Daniel’s business partner Margaux. The next new episode of Revenge will air on January 19 on ABC.

Michael Trucco

Peter Coyote

Actors Michael Trucco (Killer Women and Battlestar Galactica) and Peter Coyote (ET and A Walk to Remember) will both guest star on the new CBS drama Intelligence. Trucco will play the ex-boyfriend of Riley (series regular Meghan Ory) who has taken over as the detail leader of a Secret Service unit while Coyote will play Leland Strand, the father of Lillian Strand (series regular Marg Helgenberger). A repeat episode of Tuesday night’s regular timeslot debut of Intelligence will air tomorrow night, January 18 at 9 PM on CBS with the next new episode set to air on January 20.

Anne Dudek

Keith David

Actress Anne Dudek (House and Covert Affairs) and Keith David (Enlisted and The Cape) will be guest-starring in the NBC fairytale drama Grimm. Dudek will play Professor Vera Gates, a bright young archeology professor excited to begin studying a 3,000-year-old sarcophagus while David will play Hedig, the ringmaster for a unique traveling carnival. The next new episode of Grimm will air tonight (January 17) on NBC.

Nathan Parsons

Actor Nathan Parsons (Bunheads and General Hospital) seems to be in demand right now. Not only will he appear in a recurring role on The Originals but he has also taken over for actor Luke Grimes on True Blood. On The Originals, Parsons will play Jackson, one of Haley’s (series regular Phoebe Tonkin) werewolf acquaintances. And on True Blood, he takes over the role of James, the brooding, soulful vampire. The next new episode of The Originals will air on The CW on January 21 while the final season of True Blood is expected to air on HBO sometime this summer.

Jane Alexander

Legendary actress Jane Alexander will make a guest appearance on an upcoming episode of Elementary, playing C, a pen pal of Sherlock’s (series lead Jonny Lee Miller) whom he turns to for help with a case. The next new episode of Elementary is expected to air on CBS on January 30.

Jamie McShane

Actor Jamie McShane (Southland) will appear in a recurring role on the new ABC Family drama The Fosters, playing the father of Callie (series regular Maia Mitchell) and her brother Jude. The next new episode of The Fosters will air on ABC Family on January 20.

Please come back next week for more casting announcements.