David Zayas is being promoted from homicide detective to FBI agent.
The 50-year-old Puerto Rican actor, whoportrays Sgt. Angel Batista on Showtime’s Dexter, will guest star on Fox‘s midseason drama The Following, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The psychological thriller centers on an Edgar Allan Poe scholar-turned-serial killer known as Joe Carroll (portrayed by James Purefoy) and stars Kevin Bacon as a troubles FBI agent on the case to recapture the killer and his army of copycats.
Zayas will play Tyson, a former FBI agent and good friend to Bacon’s Ryan Hardy. He’ll appear in the 10th episode of the Kevin Williamson drama, ultimately becoming an unlikely participant in Ryan’s effort to bring down Joe Carroll’s followers.
Zayas joins Marin Ireland, as recent additions to the drama, which premieres Monday, January 21 at 9:00 pm on Fox.
Along with starring on Dexter, Zayas’ credits include episodes of Grimm, Person of Interestand Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
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