Sean Astin Joins The Cast Of Guillermo del Toro And FX's THE STRAIN

The Lord of the Rings star is no stranger to small screen roles and showrunner Carlton Cuse has now confirmed that Sean Astin has joined the cast of The Strain.

By JoshWilding - Jul 10, 2013 03:07 AM EST

Filed Under: FX Networks

As you can see from the Tweet below, The Strain's showrunner Carlton Cuse has revealed that Sean Astin has joined the cast of the highly anticipated FX series. However, the nature of this announcement means that we currently have no clue as to who Astin will be playing. However, some outlets speculate that he will portray, "Jim Kent, a CDC administrator who works with Goodweather and Martinez to investigating and controlling the vampire outrbreak." He joins an impressive cast which includes Corey Stoll, John Hurt, Kevin Durand, Mía Maestro and Doug Jones. The series has a pilot order (which will be helmed by the Pacific Rim director) but is being eyed for a full 13-episode pickup according to various outlets.

We are thrilled to have the amazing Sean Astin join the cast of THE STRAIN.
— Carlton Cuse (@CarltonCuse) July 10, 2013

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7 Comments

marvel72 - 7/10/2013, 3:12 AM

probably needs the work,i haven't seen him anything since lord of the rings return of the king.

Mysterion - 7/10/2013, 5:54 AM

Just because you havent seen him doesnt mean he is not working....if you go to his IMDB page, the dudes been pretty busy since LOTR, he has at least 10 upcoming projects and thats not including this series the Strain.

THRILLHO - 7/10/2013, 6:11 AM

MightyZeus - 7/10/2013, 6:55 AM

Is this show going to be like the walking dead?

RexDartEskimoSpy - 7/10/2013, 7:47 AM

Hmm. Or he could be Kelly's boyfriend. I can't remember his name right now. The Sears manager.

Hey when was Doug Jones announced? He's gotta be playing Quinlan.

SimyJo - 7/10/2013, 10:39 AM

We don't need no filthy hobbitiz!

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