James Woods joins cast of “Ray Donovan”
Two-time Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe and Emmy winner James Woods will play a recurring role as Patrick “Sully” Sullivan” in the new Showtime drama series “Ray Donovan.”
Sully lives in his hometown of South Boston and has a very complicated history with the Donovan family.
Woods will be making a return to series television after starring in the title role of the 2006-2008 CBS drama “Shark.”
Details on “Ray Donovan,” provided by Showtime, are as follows:
Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, “Ray Donovan” does the dirty work for LA’s top power players. The one-hour drama series stars Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Liev Schreiber as the go-to guy who makes the problems of the city’s celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls disappear. This powerful drama unfolds when his father, played by Oscar winner Jon Voight, is unexpectedly released from prison, setting off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core. The series’ all-star cast also includes Oscar winner and guest star Elliott Gould as Ray’s long-time client and mentor, Paula Malcomson (The Hunger Games) in the role of Ray’s wife, Abby, along with Eddie Marsan (Sherlock Holmes) and Dash Mihok (I Am Legend), who will play Ray’s brothers. The cast also includes Katherine Moennig (The L Word), Pooch Hall (The Game), Steven Bauer (Breaking Bad), Kerris Dorsey (Moneyball) and Devon Bagby. Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do!) and Peter Jacobson (House) guest star. “Ray Donovan” is created and executive produced by Ann Biderman (Southland). The series will also be executive produced by Mark Gordon and Bryan Zuriff. “Ray Donovan” is a Showtime production and the pilot was directed by Allen Coulter (The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy), who also serves as producer.
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