Fences actor Mykelti Williamson has landed a recurring role on the upcoming third season of the FOX hit series Lethal Weapon. The buddy cop action drama series based on the film franchise of the same name. According to Deadline, Williamson will play Tom Barnes, Cole’s (Seann William Scott) CIA recruiter. Maggie Lawson previously had been cast as Cole’s ex-girlfriend. Warner Bros. TV is the studio.
The FOX series Lethal Weapon stars Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh and Clayne Crawford as Martin Riggs, mismatched detective partners who were also the main characters in the film series, originally played by Danny Glover and Mel Gibson. The series includes other characters directly or loosely inspired by characters from the films, including Leo Getz (played by Thomas Lennon)—a close friend of Riggs and Murtaugh. In May 2018, amidst reports of bad behavior and incidents of hostility between cast and crew on the show’s set, Crawford was fired from the show. It was subsequently reported he will be replaced by Seann William Scott, as a new character named Wesley Cole.
Williamson recently co-starred in Denzel Washington’s Fences and recurred on Underground and Chicago P.D. He is repped by Frontline Management and Paradigm.
Source: Deadline