EXCLUSIVE: David Zayas (Dexter, Dexter: Resurrection) and Stephen Bishop (Moneyball, Being Mary Jane) have been forged in key recurring roles in ABC‘s R.J. Decker, the hit drama series inspired by Carl Hiaasen’s novel Double Whammy.
Scott Speedman stars as RJ Decker, a former newspaper photographer and ex-con who begins over as a personal investigator within the colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida. The sequence follows him tackling circumstances that vary from barely odd to outright weird with the assistance of his journalist ex, her police detective spouse and a shadowy girl from his previous who may very well be his best ally … or his one-way ticket again to jail.
Jaina Lee Ortiz additionally stars as Emilia “Emi” Ochoa, Bevin Bru as Detective Melody “Mel” Abreu, Kevin Rankin as Aloysius “Wish” Aiken and Adelaide Clemens as Catherine Delacroix.
Zayas will play Emi’s father, Victor Ochoa, a robust and corrupt state senator who used his affect to make sure RJ was despatched to jail.
Bishop portrays Bruce Vinkour, a rich actual property developer Emi enlists for assist when her father lands in RJ’s crosshair.
Zayas and Bishop be a part of beforehand introduced visitor stars Dawnn Lewis, Rich Sommer, Tony Plana, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Rizwan Manji, Keith Powell, Olga Merediz, Johanna Braddy, Andy Favreau and Joseph Lee Anderson.
R.J. Decker is produced by twentieth Television. Rob Doherty (Elementary) serves as showrunner, author and government producer. Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman are government producers, together with Carl Hiaasen, Jason Tracey, and Paul McGuigan who directs and government produces. Scott Speedman is a producer.
Zayas is finest recognized for his starring function as Angel Batista in Dexter and its latest sequel Dexter: Resurrection. Additional credit embrace enjoying eight totally different characters within the Law & Order franchise and roles in quite a few police procedurals such as FBI, Blue Bloods, Chicago P.D. and NYPD Blue. Tony-nominated for his efficiency in Martyna Majok’s Cost of Living, Zayas just lately wrapped manufacturing on indie thriller Grind. Zayas is repped by ATA Management, Buchwald & Schreck, Rose, Adams.
Bishop is finest recognized for portraying David Justice in Moneyball and for his standout roles in sequence equivalent to BET’s Being Mary Jane, Netlfix’s The Imposters and CBS’ The Equalizer. Most just lately, Bishop might be seen starring in Lifetime’s Finding Faith and Run The World on Starz. He’s repped by Artium Talent and Weiner Management.
