Sleepy Hollow Taps Timothy Busfield to Play Benjamin Franklin

Timothy Busfield as landed a recurring role on Sleepy Hollow, Entertainment Weeklyreports.

The West Wingactor will play Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, whom Ichabod (Tom Mison) apprenticed under in the past.

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"Not a lot of people have actually played Ben Franklin, and the more I learn about him and read about him, he's a really fun guy," Busfield told the magazine. "He's a writer, and I love how that informs his mind."

Busfield's other TV credits include Revolution, Blue Bloods, Studio 60 on the Sunset Stripand Thirtysomething.

Sleepy Hollow returns this fall on Fox. Watch the Season 1 finale here.