With its “Weekly Casting Roundup,” CliqueClack brings you a summary of the TV casting news released throughout the week, be it the addition of a series regular, a new recurring cast member, a guest star, or even someone making a cameo.
Be warned, the casting news after the jump may contain slight spoilers about the roles the actors will play.
This week, we have casting news for the following TV series: ‘Til Death, Brothers & Sisters, Chuck, Entourage, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, In Treatment, Supernatural, The New Adventures of Old Christine and Ugly Betty.
- Nathan Lane will guest star on FOX’s ‘Til Death as Brad Garrett’s gay brother. The episode will air during November Sweeps. [Source: The Ausiello Files]
- John Glover, who graced our screens in the past years as evil Lionel Luthor on The CW’s Smallville, will guest star in at least three episodes of Brothers & Sisters. The actor will play a love interest for Saul. [Source: The Ausiello Files]
- In other Brothers & Sisters news, relatively unknown actor Luke Grimes has been cast as Ryan. [Source: The Ausiello Files]
- Lost’s Dominic Monaghan will appear on NBC’s Chuck as a free-spirited British rock star targeted for death by a shadowy group of evildoers. [Source: The Ausiello Files]
- Gary Cole, who appeared as Katherine’s ex on Desperate Housewives last year, will be a show regular when Entourage returns next season. The actor will play a Hollywood agent. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]
- Aliens in America’s Dan Byrd has been cast in the recurring role of a dark and twisted kid named David on Heroes. [Source: The Ausiello Files]
- Zeljko Ivanek will join Heroes as “The Hunter,” a baddie who is said to have powers. [Source: TV Guide]
- The Sopranos‘ Jamie-Lynn Sigler will guest star as Jillian, an old friend of Lily’s and a notorious party girl, on CBS’s How I Met Your Mother. [Source: The Ausiello Files]
- Hope Davis and John Mahoney will appear in the upcoming season of In Treatment. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]
- Mark Rolston has been cast in the recurring role of Alastair, a demon hell-bent on terrorizing the brothers on Supernatural. He’ll first appear in the November 13 episode. [Source: The Ausiello Files]
- British actress Brenda Blethyn will play Christine’s mother in an upcoming episode of The New Adventures of Old Christine. [Source: TV Guide]
- Lindsay Lohan’s stint on Ugly Betty was cut short and the actress/singer will appear in less episodes than were first planned. [Source: Watch with Kristin]
If you want to learn more about the actors and their roles, click on the source links at the end of each entry.
Tags: 'til death, Brothers and Sisters, casting, chuck, entourage, heroes, how i met your mother, In Treatment, supernatural, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Ugly Betty





Lionel Luthor. Not Lex.
Lex was played by Michael Rosenbaum.
My head was thinking Lionel Luthor when I typed this but my fingers typed Lex. I think this means I’m missing Lex from the show ;)
It’s corrected now, thanks.