Judy Greer, Philip Winchester
Judy Greer, Philip Winchester (Crusoe), Gregory Harrison and Maria Conchita Alonso have joined the cast of the Lifetime miniseries Maneater, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Maneater, based on Gigi Levangie Grazer's novel, stars ...
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Philip Winchester, Crusoe
Philip Winchester, who plays the title character on NBC's Crusoe (Friday, Oct. 17, 8 pm/ET), does a great American accent. That's because he's American — raised in Montana, in fact. But after hearing the British accent he sports to play the shipwrecked adventurer and checking out his plummy resume (including a stint with London's Royal Shakespeare Company), you wouldn't be at fault for thinking otherwise. Winchester regales us with tales of shooting the 13-episode action-fantasy series in South Africa, including the unwelcome arrival of a very big rainstorm, the prickly perils of the jungle and what the heck MacGyver's got to do with any of it.
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Sam Neill by Vera Anderson/ WireImage.com
The Tudors star Sam Neill has joined the cast of NBC's Crusoe, premiering this fall.He'll play Jeremiah Blackthorn, who helps Robinson Crusoe (played by Philip Winchester) build a business empire.Joss Ackland and The Lord of the Rings' Sean Bean have also been added to the cast. — J.R. Whalen
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Capping a season in which half the acting populations of Australia and Great Britain seemed to front U.S. prime-time series, Montana native Philip Winchester has been tapped to star as British adventurer Robinson Crusoe in NBC's new drama series premiering this fall, says the Reporter.Anna Walton will play Robbie's wife back home, Susannah. — MWM
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