Sanaa Lathan, Jonathan Groff join "Boss," Corey Stoll joins "House of Cards"

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http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/sanaa-lathan-jonathan-groff-join-starzs-boss-as-new-regulars-for-second-season/

Sanaa Lathan & Jonathan Groff Join Starz’s ‘Boss’ As New Regulars For
Second Season
By NELLIE ANDREEVA

Sanaa Lathan and Glee heartthrob Jonathan Groff have landed new
regular roles on the second season of Starz’s drama series Boss. The
Lionsgate TV-produced series stars recent Golden Globe winner Kelsey
Grammer as ruthless Chicago mayor Tom Kane. Lathan is finalizing a
deal to play Mona, Kane’s incorruptible new chief of staff, who
becomes an obsession for him. Lathan, repped by ICM and John
Carrabino, voices the female lead on Fox’s The Cleveland Show and was
most recently seen in the feature Contagion. Groff will play Ian Todd,
a smart and ambitious staffer in Kane’s office who steps into the
void Ezra Stone (Martin Donovan) has left to offer astute council to
Kane. WME-repped Groff is best known for his recurring role as
villain-turned-good guy Jesse St. James on the Fox musical dramedy
Glee.

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http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/corey-stoll-to-co-star-opposite-kevin-spacey-on-netflix-series-house-of-cards/

Corey Stoll To Co-Star Opposite Kevin Spacey On Netflix Series ‘House
Of Cards’
By NELLIE ANDREEVA

EXCLUSIVE: Law & Order: LA standout Corey Stoll has joined the cast of
Netflix’s first original series, David Fincher’s drama House Of Cards
starring Kevin Spacey. The political thriller, based on Michael Dobbs’
novel and the 1990 British series it spawned, stars Spacey as Rep.
Frank Underwood, the Majority Whip of the U.S. House of
Representatives who after being passed over for Secretary of State
hatches a plot to bring down the new president. Stoll will play
Patrick Russo, a loose-cannon, womanizing three-term Italian-American
congressman, divorced with two kids, who is having a torrid affair
with his secretary (Kristen Connolly). When Russo gets caught driving
drunk with a call-girl passenger, Underwood intervenes to save him
from the scandal — but at a high cost. Stoll received high marks for
his performance as Detective Tomas “TJ” Jaruszalski on L&O: LA and was
the only full-time actor from the original cast to stay on through the
series’ creative overhaul. Stoll, repped by UTA and manager James
Suskin, also recently received attention for his portrayal of Ernest
Hemingway in Woody Allen’s Midnight In Paris, which earned him an
Independent Spirit Award nomination for best supporting actor. He just
wrapped the indie Decoding Annie Parker.