Torv, Brown, Nicole make "Fringe" cut
By Nellie Andreeva
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Australian actress Anna Torv is J.J. Abrams' latest discovery.
The newcomer to the U.S. has been tapped as the lead in "Fringe," Fox's high-profile sci-fi drama from Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.
Veteran TV and stage actress Blair Brown and Jasika Nicole also have joined the cast.
The two-hour pilot centers on Olivia Warren (Torv), a young, tough FBI agent who is forced to confront the spread of unexplained phenomena and work with Dr. Walter Bishop (John Noble), an institutionalized scientist whose work might be at the center of a coming storm.
Brown will play the brilliant Nina Cord, a 16-year veteran at Prometheus Corp., a cutting-edge research facility. Nicole will play the recurring role of Astrid, a federal assistant.
The three join the previously cast Noble, Lance Reddick and Kirk Acevedo.
Abrams is known for breaking new female talent on his TV series with the casting of Keri Russell on "Felicity," Jennifer Garner on "Alias" and Evangeline Lilly on "Lost."
In her native Australia, Torv has co-starred on such TV series as "The Secret Life of Us" and "Young Lions."
Tony winner Brown received five Emmy nominations for her lead role on "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd."
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
