Leon Rippy to guest star on "Leverage" Sunday

Leon Rippy, formerly of the TNT drama "Saving Grace," begins his guest-starring stint on the hit TNT caper series "Leverage" on Sunday. (Photo by Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman Archives)

Leon Rippy, who played the down-to-earth angel in the former TNT drama “Saving Grace,” begins his recurring guest-starring role on the cable network’s caper series “Leverage” at 9 p.m. Sunday.

Rippy’s first “Leverage” episode, titled “The Boiler Room Job,” will be the second of two new episodes airing Sunday on TNT. At 8 p.m., Anne Marie Johnson from the TV series “In the Heat of the Night,” guest stars on “The Grave Danger Job” as a charming funeral director with layers of scandalous secrets, according to the “Leverage” Facebook page.

As for Rippy, he won’t be angel this time: He will portray Mr. Latimer, a nemesis for Nate (Oscar winner Timothy Hutton) who sets his sights on the companies taken down by Nate’s crew, lining his pockets with their cash about Nate takes them down, according to TVFanatic.com. Rippy’s Latimer will appear on at least five episodes.