Not Another Happy Ending to premiere at EIFF

EIFF to close the 2013 Festival with World Premiere of 'Not Another Happy Ending'

Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is proud to announce NOT ANOTHER HAPPY ENDING starring Karen Gillan and Stanley Weber (alongside Amy Manson, Iain de Caestecker, Kate Dickie, Freya Mavor, Gary Lewis and Henry Ian Cusick), as the Closing Night film of the 67th edition of the Festival.
The red carpet will be rolled out at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre on 30th June when the stars and filmmakers attend the World Premiere of this indie romantic comedy set in Glasgow.
Read more at The Fan Carpet

Also reported by STV, Screen Daily, The List, Radio Times, The Edinburgh Reporter, and many others.

Scottish actors at Collectormania

Scottish actors Sylvester McCoy, Henry Ian Cusick and Denis Lawson are scheduled to appear at Collectormania 19 in May. More details here

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Henry Ian Cusick: 'The Hundred' and 'Body of Proof' casting news

From Seattle PI:

Lost's Henry Ian Cusick may be found on The CW next season.
Cusick, who portrayed Desmond on the ABC island mystery series and also starred on Scandal's first season, has joined the cast of The Hundred. In the drama, nearly a century after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, a spaceship sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth to investigate the possibility of re-colonizing. Cusick will portray Kane, an ambitious officer aboard the spacecraft who has his eye on the top job.
The Hundred is based on the forthcoming Kass Morgan book of the same name.

Read more at Seattle PI

From They Need News:
A bit more of Henry Ian Cusick on Body of Proof

Previously I wrote about the character actor, Henry Ian Cusick, who will be appearing as a guest-star in the medical-crime drama Body of Proof. The Scottish performer will portray Trent Marsh, a therapist who will help Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) in a homicide investigation that involves some of his patients.

Henry Ian Cusick as Trent Marsh

Cusick’s character will appear in two episodes of the medical-crime drama, the first one, episode 7, titled ‘Eye for an Eye‘ would premiere on February. Episode 13, titled ‘Daddy Issues‘ would air on May 7, 2013. Information on these episodes is rather scarce, but one thing is certain Cusick has kept himself busy.
The actor from Lost is set appear in the police-drama CSI: Las Vegas in episode 16, titled “Last Woman Standing” which will premiere on Wednesday, February 27.
Among other projects the famous actor is wrapping up Neo noir mystery/thriller titled “The Girl on the Train,” Cusick works alongside Stephen Lang (White Irish Drinkers), and Nicki Aycox (The Employer).

Source (including photo): They Need News!

Henry Ian Cusick returns to 'The Mentalist'

CBS Scoop: Henry Ian Cusick returns to The Mentalist
"Days of Wine and Roses" — The CBI team visits a high-end California rehab center in order to investigate the death of a young model who was a patient there, while Lisbon ramps up her investigation into Tommy Volker, on THE MENTALIST, Sunday, Jan. 6 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Henry Ian Cusick returns as multi-millionaire Tommy Volker. Mary Lynn Rajskub guest stars as a rehab patient.

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The Mentalist Season 5 Episode 7 “If It Bleeds, It Leads” – Henry Ian Cusick guest stars

The Mentalist “If It Bleeds, It Leads” Season 5 episode 7 aired Sunday, Nov. 11 2012 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Episode Synopsis: The team investigates the murder of a reporter who may have become too close to her story, while Jane insists on pursuing his own leads to find Lorelei, on THE MENTALIST, Sunday, Nov. 11 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Henry Ian Cusick (“Lost”) guest stars as Tommy Volker, a multi-millionaire adventurer playboy who becomes a suspect. Ted McGinley guest stars as Ed Hunt, a news anchor who worked with the victim.

Show Summary: THE MENTALIST stars Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor-sharp skills of observation. Within the Bureau, Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium, whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned.
Jane’s role in cracking a series of tough, high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents; however, no-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon alternates between reluctantly acknowledging Jane’s usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism and dangerous lack of boundaries. Lisbon’s team includes agents Kimball Cho, Wayne Rigsby and Grace Van Pelt, who all think Jane’s a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases.

Source (with video and more photos): TV Equals

Henry Ian Cusick: new 'Body of Proof' role

'Lost' fan favorite joins 'Body of Proof'
Henry Ian Cusick – who starred on Lost and Scandal — will stay in the ABC family by guest-starring on Body of Proof.

EW has learned exclusively that Cusick will play a psychologist named Trent Marsh who has patients that Megan (Dana Delany) and Tommy (Mark Valley) are carefully watching while investigating a murder case.
Body of Proof is set to return to ABC’s lineup in early 2013.

Cusick played Stephen Finch in the first season of Scandal but is best known to audiences as Desmond Hume from Lost. In season four of Fringe, he debuted as Simon in the flash forward episode “Letters in Transit.” The Fringe showrunner has teased that Cusick may return for the drama’s last season on Fox.
Source: Entertainment Weekly 

Also reported by Huffington Post, TV Guide and Cinema Blend and many others
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Henry Ian Cusick: 'Scandal' premieres in the UK

'Scandal' heads to UK on More4
Shonda Rhimes's (Grey's Anatomy) political thriller Scandal has found a home on UK TV on More4. 

Kerry Washington stars as former White House communications director Olivia Pope in the ABC show. Her character is partially based on George Bush press aide Judy Smith. Based in Washington DC, the show centres on Pope's new crisis management firm and its staff. Henry Ian Cusick, Columbus Short, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Guillermo Diaz, Jeff Perry and Tony Goldwyn also star in the first season. 

It premières in the UK on Thursday, October 25. The show's second season started in the US last month. More4 has also picked up the rights to highly-rated ABC drama Nashville, which stars Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights) and Hayden Panettiere (Heroes). 

Watch a trailer for Scandal below:  
Source: Digital Spy 

Henry Ian Cusick: 'Girl on the Train'

Here's a message for all Henry Ian Cusick fans from Kathy Wagoner:

Hi There!

We HIC fans are trying to get the word out for a project of Ian's....
Ian starred in a low budget Indie film this past summer titled Girl on the Train.  Here's a trailer for the film and we'd so appreciate it if you could post it on your blog and other sites you have too. Feel free to share it with other film blogs/sites and social networks as well.....anywhere where it can be seen and can generate some buzz.  :)

The more publicity on the film the better, so we can be assured of seeing the film eventually!

http://www.8180films.com/girltrain_video2.html

Thank you so much!

Kathy Wagoner - Moderator
http://www.cusickgallery.net/

Henry Ian Cusick: new projects

Another Lost star coming to Hawaii Five-O? Daniel Dae Kim tells all!

Hawaii Five-O returns to CBS tonight after a doozy (yes, we said doozy!) of a cliffhanger last May: McGarrett's mom (Christine Lahti) is alive, and Chin (Daniel Dae Kim) had to choose which one of the ladies in his life to rescue from impending death. Dun. Dun. Dun.

But what this H50…and Lost fan really wants to know? Is there another Lostie heading to Hawaii Five-O? And hey, is there any hope that our dream casting for Josh Holloway could come true?

Daniel Dae Kim, one of our favorite people who breathes air (seriously!), took time during a break from shooting in Hawaii to get to the nitty-gritty. Here are five things you Hawaii Five-O fans and former Lost fans need to know:

1. Henry Ian Cusick could be heading to Hawaii Five-O! 
Spoiler Alert to Scandal fans: In case you hadn't heard, Henry Ian Cusick (Lost's Desmond) is done shooting Scandal, and Daniel reveals: "Ian and I saw each other the other day. He is back in Hawaii, and we were talking about the possibility of maybe making a phone call to see if he would be interested in joining us for an episode or more. And you know, he seemed pretty open to it, and I would love to see him on the show!" 
Other Losties DDK would love to see on H50? "Harold Perrineau, but he's pretty busy with Sons of Anarchy. And I'd love to see Josh Holloway. Who wouldn't love to see Josh Holloway on any show!?" Speaking of...

Read more at E-Online


The Mentalist adds Ian Henry Cusick
Henry Ian Cusick is joining The Mentalist's fifth season, Deadline reports.

The actor will appear in a three-episode arc as Tommy Volker, a millionaire suspected of murdering a television reporter. As we previously reported, Volker is described as an adventurous playboy who buys spacecraft and travels to exotic locales to distract people from learning the real source of his income.

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Cusick has yet to find his "constant" since Lost ended in 2010, jumping from series to series ever since. Last year he appeared as a series regular on Scandal's first season. Cusick has also made guest appearances on Law & Order: SVU and Fringe
Source: Yahoo.


Also reported by TV Equals

Comic-Con: 8 things to know about Fringe's fifth and final season

Fringe kicked off the final day at Comic-Con last Sunday with a crowd full of Observers - at least it looked that way with more than 6,000 fans donning Fringe fedoras. They gathered to celebrate the tearful final panel for the Fox sci-fi series, which will say farewell at the end of its upcoming fifth season.

While the cast and executive producer J.H. Wyman were very coy about teasing the final season, a new pre-filmed trailer - the cast is not back in production yet - featured a few spoilers from the show's swan song.

If you’re not afraid of spoilers, and you want to know what was said about Henry Ian Cusick’s character, read more at Seattle pi  

Shonda Rhimes discusses Scandal and Private Practice exits

The new seasons of ABC's Scandal and Private Practice are still three months away, but we already know who won't be back. Henry Ian Cusick (Scandal's Stephen Finch) and Tim Daly (Private Practice's Pete Wilder) will not return to their respective dramas.

Shonda Rhimes — the creator of both series, as well as Grey's Anatomy — explained to me what went into her casting decisions.

"Henry Ian Cusick is such a great guy," Rhimes told me at the 4th annual Produced By conferences held this past weekend in Los Angeles. "In the making of the show, there was less for him to do than is deserving of him. I felt, why hold him back from doing other things?"   

Read more at TV Guide

'Scandal's' Henry Ian Cusick Not Returning for Season 2

Former Lost star Henry Ian Cusick will not be returning for the second season of ABC's Scandal.

The actor and showrunner Shonda Rhimes came to the mutual decision for him not to come back for the second year of the D.C.-set political fixer drama, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. Rhimes and Cusick's parting was described as an amicable split.

Cusick played Stephen Finch on Scandal, a charming ladies man who used his (handsome) skill set as a member of Pope & Associates to obtain information for Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope.

While the character's backstory was featured here and there, he was not a large part of the first season's central storyline, which in addition to cases of the week featured the team working on a scandal connected to President Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn).

Read more at Hollywood Reporter 

Also reported by Huffington Post

Henry Ian Cusick in new neo-noir thriller

NORTHERN MICHIGAN – Leland residents Jim Carpenter, Rebecca Reynolds and Ross Satterwhite finished shooting their latest feature film, The Girl on the Train, in New York City last week.

Producers and husband-and-wife team Reynolds and Carpenter formed their company, 8180 Films, together with Reynolds’ long-time writing partner, Larry Brand, in 2007. Their first feature film, the multiple award-winner “Christina,” premièred at the State Theatre in Traverse City in 2010 and was released in 2011.

Ross Satterwhite joined the team as executive producer for the company’s newest film project.

The Girl on the Train, written and directed by Brand, is a neo-noir thriller starring Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond Hume on the popular TV series, Lost, and now starring in ABC’s Scandal), Nicki Aycox (Jeepers Creepers II, X Files: I Want to Believe, Joyride: End of the Road, and the TV series Dark Blue), and Stephen Lang (Colonel Quaritch in Avatar, Nathaniel Taylor in the Fox TV series Terra Nova, and Stonewall Jackson in Gods and Generals).

Aycox and Lang also starred in “Christina.” In their new film, Cusick plays documentary filmmaker Danny Hart, who boards a train at Grand Central Terminal, heading to upstate New York to interview the subjects of his latest project.

A chance encounter with a mysterious young woman, Lexi (played by Nicki Aycox), leads him on a journey of a very different sort, and within the blink of an eye, Hart is forced to leave his complacent life behind for a world in which the line between fantasy and reality is blurred.

As Hart tells his strange story to police detective Lloyd Martin (Stephen Lang), he finds himself being questioned as Martin tries to discover whether Hart is the victim or the suspect in the strange affair.

“We have a great team for this project,” says Reynolds, “including Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated designer Patricia Field (The Devil Wears Prada and Sex in the City) and Cable ACE Award-winning cinematographer Dave Sperling (Remember Wenn, the documentary Lush Life: Billy Strayhorn, and Brand’s The Drifter). Part-time Leland resident Alexander Janko (Sucker and My Big Fat Greek Wedding) is also on board as the film’s composer.

“Drew McConnell, originally from Leland, worked on the film as Ian’s stand-in,” said Carpenter, “and Alex (Alexandra) Zenn, originally from Traverse City, did our extras casting and served as the assistant production office manager.”

Read more at GrandTraverse Insider

          

Scandal: The Complete First Season – Available on DVD June 12, 2012

SCANDAL: The Complete First Season

From the creator and executive producers of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice” comes a drama revolving around the life and work of a professional crisis manager and her dysfunctional staff. A former media relations consultant to the President, Olivia Pope dedicates her life to protecting and defending the public images of America’s elite.

After leaving the White House, the power consultant opened her own firm, hoping to start a new chapter — both professionally and personally — but she can’t seem to completely cut ties with her past.

Slowly it becomes apparent that her staff, who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, can’t quite fix the ones closest at hand — their own.

Kerry Washington and Henry Ian Cusick lead a stellar ensemble cast in this two-disc DVD set, complete with bonus features and deleted scenes.

Release date: 12 June 2012

Source: Chip and Co