Henry Ian Cusick… definitely on the TV horizon!

HIC's in there,The Mentalist 27 September 2012 | 0 Comments

Oh are we excited to see this new character!!! Bring on the Tommy!

‘Orange Is The New Black’ Adds Regular, ‘Mentalist’ Books Henry Ian Cusick & More

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday September 27, 2012 @ 4:00am PDT

Lost alum Henry Ian Cusick is set for a three-episode arc on CBS’ crime procedural The Mentalist. He will play Tommy Volker, a multi-millionaire adventurer playboy who comes under suspicion when a television reporter is murdered. Cusick was most recently a regular on the first season of ABC’s new drama Scandal but left the series as it headed into Season 2.

‘Lost’ star Henry Ian Cusick lands ‘The Mentalist’ role

Lost star Henry Ian Cusick has won a recurring role on The Mentalist.

The actor – known for playing Desmond Hume on ABC’s island-set drama – has been cast as a multi-millionaire playboy, Deadline reports.

Cusick will appear in three episodes of the CBS crime series as Tommy Volker, who becomes a suspect in the murder of a television reporter.

The 45-year-old star recently appeared on Scandal as a series regular but will not return to the show for its second season.

Cusick also made a guest appearance in the fourth season of Fox’s Fringe, while his former Lost co-star Daniel Dae Kim has revealed that the pair have discussed an on-screen reunion on Hawaii Five-0.

English actress Polly Walker (Prisoners’ Wives) has also been confirmed to appear in the fifth season of The Mentalist.

The series returns to CBS on September 30. In the UK, The Mentalist airs on Channel 5.