I think I've gotten so used to seeing Gregory Itzin play the bad guy on television that I can't imagine him doing otherwise. He was, of course, sleazy former president Charles Logan on 24. And sure, you can say his character on The Mentalist was on the right side of the law, but he was still not as supportive as you hoped he would have been.

Well, here's the chance. Entertainment Weekly reports that Itzin is joining the USA Network series Covert Affairs as Henry Wilcox, the former Director of Clandestine Services and the father of Sendhil Ramamurthy's character. He will appear in a multi-episode arc on the new series.

Also joining Itzin is another actor fresh off 24's last season: Eriq La Salle joins as a former East African operative who suffered a nervous breakdown and was forced to quit, and has later resisted efforts to bring him back to the CIA.

The series premieres on July 13 on the USA Network.

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