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The NiceGirlsTV CASTING COUCH

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This week the casting couch features about a dozen actors and actresses who will be showing up in some of our returning fall favorites, a favorite new series and some much-anticipated 2014 dramas:

Joelle Carter

Joelle Carter

Actress Joelle Carter (Justified) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Castle, playing Maggie Ingram, the long-time girlfriend of a death row inmate who is on the verge of being executed. The next new episode of Castle (the conclusion from the “to be continued” season premiere) will air on September 30 on ABC.

Shannon Lucio

Shannon Lucio

Actress Shannon Lucio (The O.C.) will guest star in Supernatural as April Kelly, a love interest for Castiel (series regular Misha Collins). Supernatural is back on The CW on October 8.

Jack Coleman and Sally Pressman

Jack Coleman and Sally Pressman

Actress Sally Pressman (Army Wives) will have a multi-episode arc on Scandal. There are no details on who she will be playing, though, but it is known that she will debut in November. Also, Jack Coleman (Heroes and Burn Notice) will have a multi-episode arc in the series, playing Daniel Douglas, a charming Southerner with ties to one of the gladiators. Scandal will be back on ABC on October 3.

Steven Pasquale

Steven Pasquale

Actor Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me and the failed NBC drama Do No Harm) will appear in the final five episodes of the current season of White Collar, playing Conrad Worth, a rogue stock broker who sees an opportunity to exploit the world of high-frequency trading on Wall Street. White Collar will be back on the USA Network on October 17.

Linda Hamilton and Kyle Schmid

Linda Hamilton and Kyle Schmid

Actor Kyle Schmid (Copper) and Linda Hamilton (the original Beauty and the Beast and the Terminator franchise) will be guest starring in Lost Girl. Schmid will appear in a multi-episode arc, but there are no details on what character he will play. Meanwhile, Hamilton will reprise her role of Acacia, the tough, sexy and ruthless assassin. Lost Girl will be back with a new season sometime in 2014 on Syfy.

Zuleikha Robinson

Zuleikha Robinson

Actress Zuleikha Robinson (Homeland) will have a recurring role in the upcoming CBS mid-season series Intelligence that stars Josh Hollway (Lost) as Gabriel Black, a high-tech operative – the first of his kind – who has a microchip implanted in his brain. Robinson will play Amelia, Gabriel’s wife, an intelligence officer who has been missing from duty for some time. Intelligence will debut on CBS on February 24.

Joanne Kelly

Joanne Kelly

Actress Joanne Kelly (Warehouse 13) will have a major recurring role on the new CBS drama Hostages, playing Vanessa, an ambitious ambassador and the sister of the First Lady of the United States (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). The next new episode of Hostages will air on CBS on September 30.

Dylan Neal

Dylan Neal

Actor Dylan Neal (Blood Ties and Cedar Cove) will play DC comics villain Dr. Anthony Ivo in Arrow. Dr. Ivo will be part of a four episode arc in the shows second season. Dr. Ivo will encounter Oliver Queen (series lead Stephen Amell) on the island and is a brutal and ruthless scientist determined to unearth a breakthrough that dates back to the Second World War. Arrow will return to The CW on October 9.

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 at @ruebenrambling or contact her at rueben@nicegirlstv.com. Please also check out her Rueben's Ramblings website for even more entertainment news.