Casting

Jamison Jones cast on 24 as Secret Service Agent

December 29, 2006 · 0 comments

The sixth season of “24″ has added yet another actor to its already sprawling cast, with Jamison Jones taking a recurring role on the show.

Jones has signed on to play the head of President Wayne Palmer’s (DB Woodside) Secret Service detail, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is scheduled to return to FOX on Sunday, Jan. 14 with a two-night premiere spanning four hours.

The casting is actually a return trip to “24″ for Jones; he had a small role as a deputy in two episodes of the show’s second season. His other credits include guest spots on “Crossing Jordan,” “NCIS” and “Alias” and the feature film “He Was a Quiet Man,” which is due for release sometime next year.

Source: Zap2It (via THR)

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Ricky Gervais films ’24′ cameo

November 21, 2006 · 0 comments

Ricky Gervais has filmed a cameo appearance in cult US drama 24.

In the joke scene – shot for the season six DVD – Gervais plays a presidential advisor who keeps whispering that a crucial mission should be assigned to Jack Bauer. He then acts “incredulous” when a colleague says his suggestion out loud and takes credit for his idea.

24 exec producer Jon Cassar told the New York Post that Gervais was “just too recognisable” to put in the show for real, but added that another scene featuring his writing colleague Stephen Merchant will be seen in the season six premiere in January. “Stephen actually walks up to someone at CTU and hands them a piece of paper.”

Gervais has previously had cameo parts in Alias and The Simpsons. Together with Merchant he has also penned an episode of the US version of The Office.

Source: Gervais films ’24′ appearance – Digital Spy

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Eddie Izzard Quits ’24′ After One Day of Filming

November 1, 2006 · 0 comments

Eddie Izzard as Darren McCarthy in 24 Season 6

HOLLYWOOD – Emmy award winner Eddie Izzard is no longer part of the hit TV drama 24 — after completing only one day of filming.

The cross-dressing comedian quietly parted with the show and is currently working on his upcoming TV series The Riches with fellow Brit Minnie Driver, which was picked up by FX in September.

Izzard has been replaced by British actor David Hunt, husband of former Everybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton.

Hunt will take over the role and play a villainous accomplice on the show, named McCarthy.

Source: Hollywood.com

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Richard Burgi was original choice for Jack Bauer

April 28, 2006 · 0 comments

Richard Burgi in 24 Season 1

Richard Burgi who had a role in the first fourteen episodes of 24 Season 1 revealed that he was originally cast in the role of Jack Bauer – but the network wanted a well-known actor to have the leading role and they cast Kiefer Sutherland in the part instead.

TVGuide.com: Speaking of The Sentinel, you were once on 24, and now Kiefer Sutherland has a movie out called The Sentinel.
Burgi: I know! I’m not taking it personally, but it’s very interesting to see that title on the marquees and to see the ads.

TVGuide.com: I consider your 24 character — Alan York, the “worried father” who “helped” Teri Bauer find Kim during Season 1 — a seminal one, as he was the first to show us that no one on this show can be taken at face value.
Burgi: Right, right. It was a nice character arc. Originally, I was kept in the dark and then they finally told me what was going on. I had a lot of fun with that show…. Eh, that’s a long story, I’m not going to bore you with the details.

TVGuide.com: What happened, you got killed off sooner than you would have liked?
Burgi: No, no, no. Actually, the producers had wanted me for that show, but the network wanted Kiefer [as the lead], so….

TVGuide.com: Having been there on Day 1, could you tell 24 had legs?
Burgi: You know, the same thing happened with Desperate Housewives: I really didn’t think anything other than what we were doing was interesting. I liked the 24 script, which is why I was so passionate about it. When Kiefer got the role, [series cocreator] Joel Surnow called me and said, “I’m really sorry. But we’d still like to have you be a part of the show.” They offered me the role of Alan York and I said, “Yep! Love it!” And then when I saw where they were going with it, I thought, “This could go either way. It could be really, really dark and taken down a rough road and be on the receiving end of criticism about its content, or it could break new ground.”

Source: TV Guide

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Aisha Tyler cast for multi-episode arc in 24 Season 4

August 26, 2004 · 0 comments

Aisha Tyler has landed multiepisode arcs on two Emmy-nominated dramas: CBS’ “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and Fox’s “24.” On “CSI,” she will play a quirky scientist who comes to work with Las Vegas’ CSI team. On “24,” Tyler will play a data analyst who shakes things up at the Counter Terrorism Unit. She will debut in the third episodes of both series and will appear in three episodes of each show with an option for three more.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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Kim Raver Cast as Kiefer Sutherland’s Love Interest in 24 Season 4

August 6, 2004 · 0 comments

Kim Raver (Third Watch) will star as Jack Bauer’s love interest in the upcoming fourth season of Fox’s real-time drama 24, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Raver will star opposite Kiefer Sutherland as Audrey Raines, an aide to the secretary of defense in Washington in the series from Imagine TV and 20th Century Fox TV.

Also cast in recurring roles on 24 next season are Nestor Serrano, who will play a Middle Eastern businessman, Shohreh Aghdashloo, who will play his wife, and Louis Lombardi, who will play a new member of the Counter Terrorism Unit.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter (via Coming Soon)

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24 Season 4 Casting Calls

June 17, 2004 · 0 comments

FOX sent out some casting breakdowns to theatrical agents in Los Angeles and New York City today for the upcoming fourth season of the show. Here’s what we’ve got our hands on so far:

Audrey Raines – a white female, late 20′s to early 30′s. Actress needs to be smart and very attractive. She must have noticeable chemistry with Jack Bauer, she will be playing his possible love interest. Audrey is more interested than Jack in a relationship. The character is the top aide to the Secretary of Defense. Audrey is ambitious and mature for her age and is schooled in the art of politics. Audrey should remind the viewer of Teri Bauer, but much younger. WILL BE A SERIES REGULAR.
Navi Araz – a Middle Eastern male, late 30′s to mid 40′s. No accent. He is a middle-class businessman with strong ties to the underworld. His business is a front for his terrorist activities. Navi is charming handsome and the actor has to have the ability to speak small scenes with the Arabic and Greek language. WILL BE A RECURRING CHARACTER.
Dina Araz – a Middle Eastern female, late 30′s. She is Navi’s longtime wife. She is involved in her husband’s business. She is attractive and strong willed. WILL BE A RECURRING CHARACTER.
Behrooz Araz – a Middle Eastern male, 15-18 years old. He is the son of Dina and Navi. He was born and raised in America and shares the common American values he has learned from the culture. WILL BE A RECURRING CHARACTER.
Andrew Paige – a white male, early to mid 20′s. He’s a computer programmer who works for a graphic designing firm. Actor needs to be young and hip and have the ability to know computer lingo. WILL BE A RECURRING CHARACTER.

They are currently aiming to begin production in late July.

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Paul Blackthorne cast as former British special agent in 24 Season 3

February 3, 2004 · 0 comments

Paul Blackthorne

British actor Paul Blackthorne has booked recurring roles on NBC’s “ER” and Fox’s “24,” as well as a deal to star in an ABC pilot targeted for fall.

On “ER,” Blackthorne will play a surgeon. The role reunites the actor with John Wells, the venerable medical drama’s executive producer. Last season, Blackthorne starred in Wells’ CBS hospital drama “Presidio Med.”

Blackthorne’s medical drama experience also includes a stint on the BBC’s “Holby City,” where he played a plastic surgeon.

On “24,” Blackthorne is set to play a former British special agent.

On the big screen, Blackthorne starred in the Indian music tale “Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India,” which was nominated for a foreign-language Oscar in 2002.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

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Gina Torres Cast in Recurring Role for 24 Season 3

December 7, 2003 · 0 comments

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) – After spending last season bouncing around the Joss Whedon universe between “Firefly” and “Angel,” actress Gina Torres will take a recurring role on the FOX drama “24.”

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Torres will play the wife of a major donor to President Palmer’s (Dennis Haysbert) political campaign. With Penny Johnson Jerald’s Sherry Palmer also set to return, perhaps sparks will fly.

Developing a reputation for small, but colorful parts, Torres’ other credits include a recurring role on syndicated “Hercules” (and appearances on “Xena: Warrior Princess”), the starring gig on “Cleopatra 2525,” a stint as the nefarious Anna Espinosa on “Alias” and visits to the likes of “NYPD Blue” and “The Agency.”

After the cancellation of “Firefly” last season, Whedon wrote Torres (who played Zoe on the sci-fi Western) the part of unstable, god-like Jasmine on “Angel.”

On the big screen, Torres has been seen this year in the second and third films in the “Matrix” series.

Source: Zap2It

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Andrea Thompson Cast in 24 Season 3

August 18, 2003 · 0 comments

Andrea Thompson, who left “NYPD Blue” to pursue a career as a news anchor, will return to series drama this fall with a recurring role on FOX’s “24.”

Thompson will play Nicole Duncan, a a technical specialist brought in by CTU to help stop what FOX promises will be an “ominous terrorist threat.” Past CTU technical specialists, including those played by Sara Gilbert and Eric Balfour, have had only limited luck, either dying fast or vanishing without a trace at inopportune moments.

The Emmy-nominated “24″ will return for season three with a commercial-free episode airing on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Thompson’s multi-episode arc will begin on Nov. 11.

After playing detective Jill Kirkendall on “NYPD Blue” from 1996 to 1999, Thompson left the show and went to work as an anchor at a local station in New Mexico. Soon she joined CNN as an anchor of its Headline News programming, a move that received decidedly mixed reviews. Just as suddenly as she left her ABC drama, Thompson ditched CNN in 2002.
Thompson’s other television credits include stints on “Falcon Crest,” “Babylon 5″ and “JAG.”

Source: Zap2It

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