Exclusive: NBC's Believe Snags Without a Trace's Marianne Jean-Baptiste

NBC's midseason drama Believehas enlisted Without a Tracealum Marianne Jean-Baptiste for a recurring role, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

In Believe, an unlikely relationship develops between a young girl named Bo (Johnny Sequoyah) with a gift and her father Tate (Jake McLaughlin) when he's sprung from prison and tasked with protecting her from the evildoers who covet her power.

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The Oscar-nominated British actress will play CIA Deputy Director Brandice Comstock, a dangerous political lifer who is aligned with the series' villain Roman Skouras (Kyle MacLachlan) in a conspiracy to capture and exploit Bo.

Believe, from Gravity's Alfonso Cuaron and Lost's J.J. Abrams, will premiere midseason on NBC.