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The NiceGirlsTV CASTING COUCH

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Here are the casting couch features for this past week:

Sally Pressman

Sally Pressman

Actress Sally Pressman (Army Wives) will appear on Once Upon a Time, presumably playing the late mother of Elsa and Anna [from Frozen], who will be featured in the new season. Once Upon a Time will air its next new episode on ABC on October 5.

Dominic Cooper

Dominic Cooper

Actor Dominic Cooper will reprise his role of Howard Stark in the upcoming ABC drama Agent Carter that will star Hayley Atwell in the lead role of Agent Peggy Carter. The series takes place in 1946; and with World War II over, Peggy finds herself marginalized now that the men have returned home. The series will see Peggy working for the SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), balancing work and secret missions with Cooper’s Howard Stark. There is no word on whether Cooper will be a series regular or just appear as a guest, though. Agent Carter is to air on ABC sometime mid-season.

Yvonne Strahovski

Yvonne Strahovski

Actress Yvonne Strahovski (24: Live Another Day and Chuck) has joined the upcoming ABC 10-episode drama The Astronaut Wives Club that is based on the Lily Koppel book that tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race. Strahovski will play Rene Carpenter, an independent and confident astronaut wife who awakens to a high calling in politics, civil rights and women’s issues. The Astronaut Wives Club does not have an official airdate from ABC, but it is expected to air later in 2015.

Ryan Hansen

Ryan Hansen

Actor Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars and Party Down) will guest star in the mid-season CW drama iZombie. Hansen will appear as a cocky, uncomplicated golden boy and pro snowboarder who is paid handsomely to put his face on things. An official airdate has not been announced yet by The CW for iZombie, but it should air mid-season.

Adina Porter

Adina Porter

Actress Adina Porter (True Blood) will have a recurring role on The CW drama The 100, playing a “regal and experienced” Grounder warrior named Indra. The 100 will be back on October 22 on The CW.

Nicholas D'Agosto

Nicholas D’Agosto

Actor Nicholas D’Agosto (Masters of Sex and Heroes) has landed a recurring role on the new FOX drama Gotham, playing Harvey Dent, the idealistic Assistant District Attorney destined to become the villainous Two-Face. Gotham will be back for its next episode on FOX on October 6.

Gilles Marini

Gilles Marini

Actor Gilles Marini (Switched at Birth and Brothers and Sisters) has been promoted to series regular on Devious Maids, which was just renewed for a third season by Lifetime. He plays Sebastien, the latest bedfellow of Carmen Luna (series regular Roselyn Sanchez), who promised her a meeting with a record executive who is actually his wife. Devious Maids will be back sometime next year on Lifetime.

Courtney Ford

Courtney Ford

Actress Courtney Ford (True Blood) will have a recurring role in Revenge, playing Kate Taylor, an FBI agent assigned to investigate Conrad’s murder. The next new episode of Revenge will air on ABC on October 5.

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, Cobra Kai, Virgin River, The Witcher, Leverage: Redemption and School Spirits. She is looking forward to the long-awaited return of Bridgerton, is curious about the debut of Orphan Black: Echoes and the 3rd and final season of Sweet Tooth coming in June, and the season finales of the abbreviated 2023-2024 TV season. Follow her at @ruebenrambling or contact her at rueben@nicegirlstv.com.