Shohreh Aghdashloo of "24," "ER" and "House" fame is heading to "The Mob Doctor," Entertainment Weekly reports.
The actress, who most famously played Dina Araz opposite Keifer Sutherland on "24," will recur on "The Mob Doctor" as Dr. Jayana Baylor, beginning in Episode 4 of the new Fox show. The character is described as a renowned cardiothoracic specialist who is on sabbatical to perform a groundbreaking surgery, according to EW.
"The Mob Doctor" stars Jordana Spiro as a young surgeon working to pay off her debt to the Chicago mob. Read HuffPost TV's first impressions of the new show here.
In other casting news ...
Pablo Schreiber is going to shake things up on "White Collar." Neal may be getting some competition in the art department when Schreiber guest stars in Episode 15 of the USA series as JB Bellmiere, a gifted and explosive artist. [TVLine]
A new hottie is headed to "Pretty Little Liars." Brandon W. Jones will guest star on an upcoming episode of the ABC Family hit series. Though his character hasn't been named, he will reportedly get in the way of Toby and Spencer and fans of the "Pretty Little Liars" books will definitely know who he is. [E!]
A "Bridesmaids" actor will star on TV Land. Ben Falcone, who is Melissa McCarthy's husband and played Air Marshall John in the Kristen Wiig hit, is set as the lead of TV Land comedy pilot, "I'm Not Dead." The actor will play Sandy Lazarus, a married father of two who finds out he has a rare genetic heart condition. He decides he must live life to the fullest since he could die any day. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Jay Mohr is starring in "Brothers-In-Law." Mohr and Ellen Woglom have joined the TV Land comedy pilot. The plot revolves around a husband (Josh Cooke) and his fraternal twin sister's (Woglom) eccentric new boyfriend (Mohr), who are forced to bond despite their lack of commonalities. [Deadline]
