Michael Irby has landed a regular role in Taken, NBC’s straight-to-series adaptation of the hit movie franchise. Written and executive produced by Alex Cary (Homeland), who serves as showrunner, th…
Congrats on landing a regular role in Taken, Michael!
The cast so far:
British actor Clive Standen (from Vikings) will be the lead of the show and portray young Bryan Mills (the character played by Liam Neeson in the movies.) The show centers around Bryan Mills and his OPCON (operational control) team, an elite unit of operatives who take care of America’s national security emergencies on the ground.
Bryan’s OPCON team consist of John, a natural-born leader who does not need to prove his mettle to anyone and is very charismatic in his stillness (played by Gaius Charles from Friday Night Lights and Grey’s Anatomy); Casey, who takes it all very seriously and is wound a bit tight and is dealing with PTSD (played by James Landry Hebert from Gangster Squad and Looper); the female OPCON member Vlasik was just elevated from guest character to series regular, so there’s not much description of her so far, but she’s played by Monique Gabriela Curnen (The Following, Lie To Me); and Sam, who is the team’s nerd and revels in pushing people’s buttons (played by Michael Irby from The Unit and Almost Human.)
