Exclusive: CSI: NY Collars Ex-Creek Stud

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Some fresh blood is turning up on
CSI: NY.
Ex-
Dawson's Creeker Kerr Smith and
Shark's Bess Wohl are joining the cast as recurring players this season.
Smith, last seen in Fox's short-lived
Justice, will play Drew Becker, an expert in forged documents and a love interest for Stella (Melina Kanakaredes). "Well, he
pretends to be an expert in forged documents," clarifies executive producer Pam Veasey. "He has a mysterious background that we are slowly developing. He's a love interest who has an ulterior motive."
Meanwhile, Wohl, who, in addition to a two-episode stint on
Shark has guest-starred on
Cold Case and
Ghost Whisperer, will play a new lab tech and a good friend of Adam's (A.J. Buckley).
For more
CSI: NY prattle - including some good news for Danny/Lindsay-shippers - check out the post-press-tour edition of Ask Ausiello on Aug. 1.