FX's Damages returns to production for its third season this week with four big names added to its cast: Campbell Scott, Martin Short, Lily Tomlin and Keith Carradine.
Campbell Scott (Royal Pains) and Martin Short (Primetime Glick) have become series regulars, while Lily Tomlin (The West Wing) and Keith Carradine (Dexter) join as special guest stars. Details of their roles...
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Tate Donovan always plays the nice guy. Remember The O.C.'s Jimmy Cooper? Friends' Joshua? His character on Damages (Wednesdays at 10 pm/ET, FX) might have gotten his hands dirty a time or two, but he's a regular saint compared to his colleagues. But is that about to change? We chatted with Donovan to get his take on swimming with the sharks, and to see how close his character comes to the dark side before the season wraps.
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Oscar winner William Hurt tells Matt Mitovich about joining his old buddy — and new Emmy nominee — Glenn Close on Damages; his role as Patty Hewes' newest client, a consultant for an energy company, will give him the chance to explore "massive rights and massive wrongs."
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Benjamin Bratt returns to series TV finally with the gritty hopeful drama The Cleaner Tuesdays at 10 pmET AE which follows a recovering addict in charge of a crew of extreme interventionists wholl stop at nothing to help others find treatment We hit him up for a quick fix Damian HolbrookTV Guide Just as you come back to TV Chris Noth leaves another Law Order Did Dick Wolf call and offer you your old badge Benjamin Bratt Not this time [Laughs]TV Guide Why return to series TV nowBratt At the end of the day I simply want to work I feel like Im at my best when Im working and the lines are really blurred between the mediums Any actor worth his salt would be content doing good work be it in film TV or stage Of course the added bonus of this being an AE show is there is a creative freedom in our approach to the drama that allows for a more authentic feelTV Guide Kidnapping Carjacking The character seems a little above the law n
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Isaiah Washington has been booked for a guest-starring role on A&E's The Cleaner, which premieres this Tuesday at 10 pm/ET. Though details were few at first, I have since uncovered lots more on how the Grey's Anatomy alum will fit into the episode. In "The 11th Hour," Washington will play a traditional, well-schooled interventionist who crosses swords with Benjamin Bratt's title character — a recovered addict who has his own "unconventional" ways of helping others — when they both attempt to treat the same girl.Since parting ways with ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Washington's only TV appearance has come in the form of a mini-run on NBC's short-lived Bionic Woman. (Well, that and as a newspaper clipping on the Seattle Grace bulletin board. But let's not go there.) He also has done the occasional indie. Other guest-stars on The Cleaner will include Tate Donovan (Damages), Annabeth Gish (Brotherhood), Kathy Baker and Eric Roberts. — Matt Mitovich
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