The Rivers Paul Blackthorne Joins Arrow, Jamey Sheridan Set To Experience Arrows Father

EXCLUSIVE: The Forest‘s Paul Blackthorne continues to be drawn on for any co-starring role within the CW drama pilot Arrow, a contemporary retelling from the story of Electricity Comics character Eco-friendly Arrow. It stars Stephen Amell because the vigilante super hero who fights crime using archery, fighting techinques and technology under his secret identity as Oliver Full, a wealthy playboy and billionaire industrialist-switched-open politician in Star City. Blackthorne, repped by SDB Partners, Seven Summits & Optimism Entertainment, will have Det. Quentin Lance, the daddy of Oliver’s love interest Laurel (Katie Cassidy), a gruff, determined city detective who thinks true justice are only able to originate from law and order. He’s billed with getting the vigilante referred to as Arrow to justice.Due to his casting finding yourself in second position to ABC’s The Forest, Blackthorne is formally charged like a guest star within the Arrow pilot. Also drawn on like a guest star (and most likely recurring) in Arrow is Law & Order: Criminal Intent alum Jamey Sheridan, who'll playRobert Full, Oliver’s father.Susanna Thompson plays Olivers mother, Moira Full. David Nutter is pointing the pilot, written/executive created by Andrew Kreisberg, Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim. Blackthorne may be the first actor from ABC’s midseason drama The Forest to book an airplane pilot. The horror drama, which opened recently, has already established rough sledding hooking up with audiences and it is odds for coming back next season are slim. Sheridan continues to be recurring on Showtime’s Homeland.