The NiceGirlsTV CASTING COUCH

Here are the casting couch features from the past two weeks:

Brian and Elena

Actor Brian Hallisay (The Client List) will have a heavily recurring role on ABC’s Revenge this fall, playing Ben, a local cop and a new friend of Jack (series regular Nick Wechsler) who is fun-loving, easygoing and drawn to Jack’s world and especially to the people in it. It is possible that Hallisay’s character is being eyed as a potential new love interest for Emily Thorne (series lead Emily Van Camp). Also, actress Elena Satine (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) has landed a major recurring role on the series, playing Louise, the black sheep daughter of a wealthy Southern family who will stir up trouble when she finds herself out east. Revenge will return to ABC on September 28.

Lucy and Reed

Actress Lucy Lawless (Xena and Spartacus) and actor Reed Diamond (Franklin & Bash) will appear on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. this fall. The character that Lawless will play is being kept under wraps while Diamond will play Hyrda villain Daniel Whitehall, the big bad of season two. SHIELD will return to ABC on September 23.

Dylan

Teen Wolf actor Dylan Sprayberry, who plays new werewolf Liam, will be a series regular for that new season. The next new episode of Teen Wolf current, fourth season will air on MTV on August 4.

Mary-Louise and Krysten

Actress Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) will have a recurring role on The Blacklist this fall, recurring as a character named Naomi Highland, but no other details have been released. Also, actress Krysten Ritter (Veronica Mars) will guest star in an upcoming episode of The Blacklist, playing a troubled data security firm analyst. The Blacklist will be back on NBC starting on September 22.

Johnathan and Alexander

Actors Jonathan Pryce (Pirates of the Caribbean franchise) and Alexander Siddig (Da Vinci’s Demons) have been added to the cast of Game of Thrones for the show’s upcoming season. Pryce will play the High Sparrow, a pious man whose fellow believers have swarmed King’s Landing, ministering to the lowest and decrying the corruption of the highest. Meanwhile, Siddig will play Doran Martell, Oberyn’s older brother. Game of Thrones will return to HBO sometime in 2015.

Portia

Actress Portia de Rossi (Arrested Development) will have a recurring role on Scandal this fall, playing a role that is “top secret”. Scandal will return to ABC on September 25.

Sonya and Zak

Actress Sonya Walger (Lost) and actor Zak Orth (Revolution) will both guest star in upcoming episodes of Elementary. Walger will play Angela White, an Assistant U.S. Attorney whose high-profile case is derailed when her defendant is murdered. Meanwhile, Orth will play Gabe Coleman, a distraught father whose family was torn apart by tragedy. Elementary will return to CBS on October 30.

Tyler and John

Actors Tyler Jacob Moore (Shameless and GCG) and John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings franchise) will both be appearing in Once Upon a Time this fall. Moore will play Hans (from Frozen), the one-time suitor of Anna while Rhys-Davies will provide the voice of “grandpa” rock troll Pabbie. Once Upon a Time will return to ABC on September 28.

Sarah

Actress Sarah Lancaster (Chuck) will have a recurring role in Witches of East End, playing Raven Moreau, who arrives in East End as part of a life-long “secret mission,” though she quickly develops a physical attraction to one of the Gardiner boys. The next new episode of Witches of East End will be on Lifetime on August 3.

Lynn

Actress Lynn Collins (X-Men Origins: Wolverine and True Blood) will have a recurring role on Covert Affairs, playing a Russian agent named Olga Akarova, who will continuously cross paths with Annie (series lead Piper Perabo). A new episode of Covert Affairs will air on the USA Network on August7.

Kelly

Actress Kelly Frye (Rake) will appear on The Flash this fall as Bette Sans Souci, aka Plastique, who was a bomb disposal expert in Iraq who, following exposure to the energy released by the S.T.A.R. Labs meltdown, now has the ability to turn any object she touches into an explosive device. The Flash will debut on The CW on October 7.

J.R. and Charlotte

Actor J.R. Ramirez (Emily Owens, MD) will appear in the potentially recurring role of Ted “Wildcat” Grant on Arrow this fall. Also, actress Charlotte Ross (NYPD Blue) will appear in a November episode of the series, playing Felicity Smoak’s (series regular Emily Bett Rickards) mother. It is unclear, though, whether it will be a scene set in present day or a flashback. Arrow will return to The CW on October 8.

Laura

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti (Royal Pains) will recur on several episodes of Nashville this fall, playing Sadie Stone, an up-and-coming artist in the country music business. Nashville will be back on ABC on September 24.

David

Actor David Zayas (Dexter) will have a recurring role in the upcoming FOX drama Gotham, playing mob boss Salvatore Maroni, one of the city’s most dangerous gangsters. Gotham will debut on FOX on September 22.

Please come back next week for more casting announcements.