May 21, 2013

Alfre Woodard, Eamonn Walker in BBC America’s ‘Copper’

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*Alfre Woodard has found herself a steady gig on BBC America’s crime drama “Copper,” which is currently prepping for the summer premiere of its second season. As previously reported, the show is set in the Five Points area of New York in 1865, the year slavery was abolished. In season 2, Woodward has a five-episode [...]




Eamonn Walker Finally in the Line of ‘Fire’ on Wednesdays

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*He plays a fireman on TV, but for the longest time, British actor Eamonn Walker saw very few flames as Battalion Chief Wallace Boden on NBC’s “Chicago Fire.” In recent weeks, however, the actor – who famously played spiritual inmate Kareem Said on HBO’s “Oz” – has not only gotten to leave his desk and [...]




Man on ‘Fire’: UK’s Eamonn Walker in Command on NBC

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*British actor Eamonn Walker was 9-years-old when he saw Sidney Poitier in the film “In the Heat of the Night.” “I was sitting next to my mother. And England not being the best place in the world for young black folks, or old black folks at that time, I recognized something in that film and [...]




TCA Summer 2012: NeNe Leakes, Anthony Anderson, Tempestt Bledsoe, Kym Whitley, Giancarlo Esposito, Laila Ali Discuss Their New NBC Shows (Audio, Photos)

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*NBC presented eight of their new fall shows today at the TCA Summer 2012 Press Tour, with seven of the eight programs containing at least one African American cast member. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Anthony Anderson and Tempestt Bledsoe play husband and wife in the comedy “Guys with Kids,” while Kim Whitley stars opposite [...]




‘Good Wife’ Star Monica Raymund Joins NBC’s ‘Chicago Fire’

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*Monica Raymund, whose recurring character on CBS’ “The Good Wife” just quit over a demotion at the DA office on Sunday’s episode, has been cast as one of the leads in NBC’s new drama pilot “Chicago Fire,” reports Deadline.com. On Wolf Films and Universal TV’s action-driven drama about the complex and heroic men and women [...]




Eamonn Walker Cast in NBC Pilot ‘Chicago Fire’

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*Eamonn Walker, best known for his role on HBO’s “Oz,” is the first actor cast in NBC’s ensemble drama pilot “Chicago Fire,” executive produced by Dick Wolf. In the action-driven drama exploring the complex and heroic men and women of the Chicago Fire Department, Walker will play Chief Walter Boden, a former Golden Gloves champ [...]