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The NiceGirlsTV CASTING COUCH

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

Christopher Heyerdahl

Christopher Heyerdahl

Actor Christopher Heyerdahl (Hell on Wheels, Supernatural, Sanctuary and Stargate: Atlantis) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Beauty And the Beast, playing Dr. Nicholas Markus, a respected physician and medical mentor to Vincent Keller (series lead Jay Ryan). The next new episode of Beauty And the Beast will air on The CW on February 3.

Kathryn Prescott

Kathryn Prescott

Actress Kathryn Prescott (the British original series Skins and the upcoming MTV drama Finding Carter) will appear in an upcoming episode of Reign, playing Penelope, a kitchen servant who, as part of an annual castle tradition, finds a bean in her slice of cake and becomes queen for a day. The next new episode of Reign will air on February 6 on The CW.

Charlotte Ross

Charlotte Ross

Actress Charlotte Ross (Hit the Floor) will guest star in a March episode of Nashville, playing a sober alcoholic who formerly worked as a back-up singer on Rayna’s (series lead Connie Britton) tours. The next new episode of Nashville should air on February 5 on ABC.

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Actor Stephen Fry (Bones and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows) will recur on 24: Live Another Day as Prime Minister Trevor Davies. 24: Live Another Day will air its season premiere on FOX on May 5.

Rose McGowan

Rose McGowan

Actress Rose McGowan will reprise her role as Young Cora on Once Upon a Time, appearing in the 18th episode in an assumed flashback. Once Upon a Time will be back starting on March 9 on ABC.

Jessica De Gouw

Jessica De Gouw

Actress Jessica De Gouw (Dracula) will reprise her role of the Huntress on Arrow in an episode entitled “Birds of Prey” that is expected to air on March 26. The next new episode of Arrow will air on The CW on February 5.

Jennifer Ehle and Zach Grenier

Jennifer Ehle and Zach Grenier

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Actress Jennifer Ehle (A Gifted Man) and Zach Grenier (The Good Wife) will both guest star in upcoming episodes of The Blacklist. Grenier will play Novak, who works under the front of a taxidermy workshop but actually deals with an underworld of rare and exotic antiques while Ehle will play Madeline Pratt, the second female “Blacklister”. Also, actress Dianne Wiest (Edward Scissorhands) will guest star in an upcoming episode, playing the kind, sympathetic head of Amnesty United, an organization that fights against the death penalty. The Blacklist will air a new episode on NBC on February 24 (after the Olympics have come to an end).

John Noble and Lyndie Greenwood

John Noble and Lyndie Greenwood

Actor John Noble and actress Lyndie Greenwood have been made series regulars on the hit new FOX drama Sleepy Hollow, which will be back for its second season this fall.

Jeremy Davidson

Jeremy Davidson

Actor Jeremy Davidson (Army Wives) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Elementary, playing Gordon Cushing, a man long suspected of murdering his wife; but when he receives a ransom note claiming she’s still alive, Sherlock (series lead Jonny Lee Miller) and Joan (series lead Lucy Liu) must figure out if the apparent kidnapping is real or merely an attempt by Cushing to clear his owned name. The next new episode of Elementary should air on CBS on February 6.

Goran Visnjic

Goran Visnjic

Actor Goran Visnjic (ER) will star opposite Halle Berry in the upcoming CBS summer drama Extant, which is a mystery thriller centered on Molly (Berry), an astronaut trying to reconnect with her family when she returns after a year in outer space. Her experiences lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history. Visnjic will play Molly’s husband John Watts.  Extant will debut on CBS on July 2.

Please come back next week for more casting announcements.

Using her favorite online handle, Rueben is an East Coast-bred gal who is now a permanent Californian and a lifelong tv-oholic. She watches at least 25 TV shows a week, goes to the movies as often as possible, listens to music every waking moment, reads every day and “plays” on the internet every chance she can. Some of her current favorite TV shows are Outlander, Sweet Magnolias, Wednesday, The Mandalorian, The Equalizer, Fire Country, Miss Scarlet, Hudson & Rex, SkyMed, The Rookie, Bridgerton, Cobra Kai, Virgin River, The Witcher, Leverage: Redemption and School Spirits. She is looking forward to the fall TV season, including the return of Outlander, Tracker and The Equalizer and the debuts of the new dramas Matlock, Murder In a Small Town, NCIS: Origins and Cross. Follow her on Bluesky @ruebensramblings.bsky.social or contact her at rueben@nicegirlstv.com. Please also check out Rueben's Ramblings website for even more entertainment news.

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