Erstwhile True Blood packmaster Daniel Buran will soon be making sweet music on ABC’s Nashville.
The actor has landed a recurring role on the country-tinged freshman drama, per The Hollywood Reporter, playing Cy, a Bon Jovi-like rockstar whose band is looking for a new guitar player. (Ahem, Deacon…)
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Buran — whose other credits include Criminal Minds and Southland — most recently appeared on Dexter as Wayne Randall, the incarcerated ex of Yvonne Strahovski’s murderous Hannah McKay.
In other weekend casting news…
• Breaking Bad‘s RJ Mitte has been tapped to guest-star on CBS’ rookie drama Vegas. Per The Hollywood Reporter, he’ll portray Nathan’s (Stephen Monroe Taylor) younger brother who has opted to move to Sin City for a life of crime with his sibling.
• Academy Award-winning musician Glen Hansard (Once) will make a cameo in a December installment of Parenthood, EW.com reports. The Swell Season frontman will use the Luncheonette to record some songs.
• Comedians Wayne Brady and Caroline Rhea have both booked guest spots in the upcoming second season of ABC Family’s Baby Daddy, TVGuide.com. Brady will drop by as a talk-show host, while Rhea is set to play the mother of leading man Ben’s pal Riley.
Which castings piqued your interest today?
