Heroes Adds Alias' Sark, Mother Daughter and More

• Jun 20, 2007 12:44 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

A half-dozen new (albeit in some cases familiar) faces to watch for on the new season of Heroes, per the Hollywood Reporter:

" David Anders ( Alias' delicious Sark) will play Takezo Kensei, an ancient samurai warrior and Hiro's childhood hero. Kensei, of course, is the original owner of the sword Hiro sought during much of Season 1. In what, I am boldly guessing, is a related story line, Asian pop star Eriko Tamura has been cast as a Japanese princess. (What, was Kassie DePaiva not available?)

" Barry Shabaka Henley is Detective Fuller, a New York police officer.

" Holt McCallany is Ricky, the ringleader of a group of Irish thugs.

" Lyndsy Fonseca (Ted's future-daughter on How I Met Your Mother) and Dianna Agron are cheerleaders, one sweet, one tart, in a Southern California town to which Claire is expected to move.