Exclusive: CSI: NY Collars Ex-Creek Stud

• Jul 21, 2007 10:22 PM ET
• by Michael Ausiello

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.