Arrow Season 5: Get Details on Oliver's 'Charming' New Adversary 

With four episodes left to let fly in Season 4, The CW’s

Earlier this spring, the superhero series promoted Echo Kellum, who plays Palmer Tech whiz Curtis Holt, to series regular status for Season 5. Now TVLine has learned that

is also adding the series regular role of “James,” an “irrepressibly charming” contemporary of Oliver’s who is described as “a man on a mission” — out as he is to avenge a tragic, violent loss from his own, years-ago past.

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The casting call seeks an actor of any ethnicity, in his late-20s to 30s and who comes across as a physical threat. The character is said to “just as easily shake your hand as your best friend or break your neck as your worst enemy — and you never know which one is coming. Either way, he’s more than capable of having a good time as he does it.”

This is where you put on your armchair casting director’s hat and suggest the perfect actor for

Yes please!! He’s still part of the Burlanti brigade from the Dawson Creek years. But just imagine all the whit and his character on The Affair really bums me out.

How does this role gets series regular from the get-go when he hasn’t been cast yet? Bratva flashbacks maybe?

They’re adding a character. They have decided to add another series regular.

If they were going a tad older I’d go with Michael Shanks.

already doing Saving Hope in Canada, so I agree!

Sounds fun! (As long as he’s not part of a love triangle..)

When is the show gonna get a Female Big Bad? It would be interesting to see

This. I want this to happen. I’d also love it if they cast a POC in the role.

Manu Bennett is a POC, although it’s probable that I’ll get disagreements from Americans for saying so.

Why would you get disagreement for saying so? He’s Māori and I don’t see why anyone would dispute that…

please not another love interst for Thea….. maybe something related to the flashbacks or atleast that’s what I hope

More like Felicity’s new love interest. Felicity and his boy toy Oliver.

No likely Thea’s Or Curtis if his hubby dies this season

This is Felicity’s show. No one cares about those. They’ll steal screen time from the Queen Herself. Pink Arrow.

No way. I doubt they’d do another love triangle again. That’s done.

Please don’t be yet another superhero masked character in the making already taking Adrow off course yet again to build another spinoff.

I don’t think they would try this again especially that LOT didn’t do that well after all the hype & time building it on both arrow & the flash

LoT is like the 3rd highest rated show on the CW its right behind arrow.

It’s not doing so good compared to the first seasons of arrow and flash, especially for the amount of promotion it got before and during the launch. It may be third but if we’re talking about the CW podium, it doesn’t mean much. Arrow is in its fourth season, LoT is barely starting.

CW has far more low rated duds to worry about than LOT.

Do you even pay attention to ratings trends? Year to year for many years now the average ratings of both old and new shows has been trending down. Expecting a new show to have better ratings than a similar show a few years ago is a foolish expectation.

I think it’ll probably be someone we see in the flashbacks and present day, like we did with Slade. Probably someone from the Bratva.

Berlanti is over making comic superhero shows on CW. He has a new show called Riverdale based on Archie. Possible Sabrina & Josie and The Pussycats spin-offs.

Maybe somebody in the flashbacks? I sure hope so because I’m really not looking forward to Arrow launching yet another masked hero in the present day. And I really do hope more focus is put on the regular characters they have now instead of focusing on another “hero” that needs to suit up. I would love to see Diggle, Felicity, Oliver and Thea interact with each other more, together and in various pairings/groupings.

Of course, keep adding more men to the show and killing offthe women (with the exception of Felicity, OF COURSE)

Like the sound of this! As long as he’s not involved in any romantic drama/love triangle crap, they can bring it! :D

Sounds good but we know that it will just be a repeat of season 4. But will likely kill off at Thea in five so Arrow can really focus even more on the Olicity Diaries.

Yeah.. You might as well stop watching now. Why waste your time?

I just hope it’s a good “name” villain this time. That they went from people like Deathstroke and Ra’s Al Ghul to a F level bit character makes no sense.

Are you saying you don’t like Darkh? He’s much better than R’as was. What a snorefest

How does one go abouts auditioning for the open casting call?

3rd this, this is just up his alley. Also like Joshua Jackson.

Interesting character they’ll have for next season of the show. Can’t wait to see who they cast for the role.

I think BRETT DALTON would be perfect for this!

Brett Dalton wouldn’t and shouldn’t touch Arrow with a 100 foot pole. His acting chops are miles beyond what they would give him considering the dismal depths this show has fallen to since season 2.

Hes annoying on shield because of the character. The actor kicks arse over these incompetent fools on arrow

oh my god just what arrow needed!!! another alpha male with a sad backstory!!!

So, is this “charming man” the roadblock for Olicity next season? Ray’s lost in space, after all.

Probably a BF for Thea. They’ve already done the Dreaded Triangle for Olicity in season 3

I’d like to see them make Katrina Law full time next year. She could take up the mantle of Black Canary, which would be awesome.

I’d love to see that happen too, but she has been cast in a pilot this season, so if that goes to series, she won’t be available.

A contemporary of Oliver’s with a tragic backstory who’s charming and likes to have a good time? Sounds like Tommy Merlyn, but, you know, psychotic and stuff! I love villain spoilers. Sometimes they give a lot of hints for a villain who gets one ep. DC certainly has a huge backlist of baddies to pick from and reshape for the show. Can’t wait!

I root for Joshua Jackson, Michael Ealy, or Scott Porter, and ideally this actor will be playing Thomas Blake, aka Catman.

Jason Dohring would be another excellent possibility.

I would be happy if they cast Jason Momoa or Geno Segers. :)

You kidding, right? Jason Momoa is Aquaman in the movies. He has no need (or contractual permission) to participate in a TV show.

Can Tyler Hoechlin take this?! He sounds perfect!

Sure hope whoever the villain is it’s someone decent. Darhk being present from the get-go has actually caused a bit of fatigue for me.

I wish Nyssa could be a regular too but I think it would ruin her. Let’s leave her a frequent guest star so we can keep liking her.

Arrow and company love casting Spartacus actors. I say it’s time for Dustin Clare! He’d be perfect as someone who could seem like your best friend one moment and kill someone the next. Gannicus!!

I agree that Dustin Clare should be the new face to Arrow. Every Spartacus alum that has graced Arrow or The Flash has always been a positive addition. Gannicus was one of my favorite characters. If Christian Kane and Aldis Hodge weren’t already on shows, they would also be a good fit. Rob James-Collier (Thomas of Downton Abbey) would also be a good fit.

Sounds like casting call from Ray.

Id rather they just bring roy harper back

Enver Gjokaj! We’ve already seen him do a passable Russian accent, too.

I never thought I would comment on anything online. But hey have to try something at least once.

I have really liked this show from the beginning, But it is slowly losing my interest :-(

Season 5 is almost coming and I would have thought by now ((4th season) the show would be way past this “it’s all my fault , I did this, I cause everyone harm, etc.. Phase.

I understand the struggle that these characters have with these things and it is part of the superhero norm storyline.

I guess I would have hoped by now, this wouldn’t be still a constant or what seems (to me, and this is only my own personal opinion) a forefront almost every episode this season.

Feels too much gloom gloom on top of whoa is me syndrome this season.

But what do I know, I am just your mild mannered been watching tv for a long time, I So wish I could fly , no tights for me, in the shadows, I really kick butt in my dreams guy.

(P.S. I am not sure this was written by a human, I smell Robot )

OH .. I love your site ! Been following your work (MS) since before your own site

Nyssa would be awesome for any of the 3 shows. I hoping for some kind of Katie Cassidy return or bring Shado back from the dead. Really liked her character in the earlier seasons when the show was still about Oliver.

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