'Kings' star lands ABC's 'Poe' lead

Christopher Egan will play Edgar Allan Poe

By HitFix StaffSaturday, Mar 5, 2011 3:03 PM

Christopher Egan of 'Kings'

Credit: NBC

Although rarely considered an especially good-looking man in life, Edgar Allan Poe has landed a very attractive small screen proxy.

According to a variety of media reports -- let's credit TVGuide.com just for fun -- Chris Egan has been cast as the lead in ABC's drama pilot "Poe."

Written by Chris Hollier, the "Poe" pilot imagines the "Raven" and "Fall of the House of Usher" author as a visionary detective solving cases in 1840s Boston, like "Castle" meets "Sherlock Holmes."

Other actors in the pilot include Kevin McNally and Leslie Odom.

The 26-year-old Aussie actor, who cut his teeth on "Home and Away," has had several flirtations with full-fledged stardom, including leads in the feature "Eragon," plus a starring role in NBC's "Kings." He was most recently seen in "Letters to Juliet."

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Tabrett Bethell has been cast in the female lead role as Sarah, a journalist. She was starring in the second season of Legend of the Seeker, and she won the Best Actress Award at the Manhattan Film Festival last year for her performance in Anyone You Want. Her other film, The Clinic will be out on DVD in Australia and in Europe soon.
March 5, 2011 at 7:39PM EST Reply to Comment
FoundNemo

It's unfortunate that some other members of the cast haven't had much success since Kings, especially since Egan was widely considered to be a weak link.
March 5, 2011 at 9:05PM EST Reply to Comment