Graham McTavish, best known for his roles in “Outlander,” “The Witcher” and “House of the Dragon,” is heading to ancient Rome. The actor is one of eight stars who has been added to the new Starz original, “Spartacus: House of Ashur.” The premium cable network broke the casting news on Thursday during the Television Critics Association’s press tour.
McTavish will portray Korris, a former gladiator who won his freedom in the arena and who now trains other gladiators as the Ashur’s doctor. He will be joined by Tenika Davis (“Jupiter’s Legacy,” “Cabinet of Curiosities), who will play the first female gladiator Achillia; Jamaica Vaughan (“Home and Away,” “800 Words”) as the young, elevated house slave who’s in love with Ashur, Hilara; Ivana Baquero (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Shannara Chronicles”) as a house slave in love with Hilara, Messia; Jordi Webber (“Choose Love,” “Prosper”) as a headstrong gladiator named Tarchon; Claudia Black (“The Nevers,” “Ahsoka”) as a politician determined to keep Ashur in his place named Cossutia; India Shaw-Smith (“The Pines Still Whisper,” “Supernatural”) as Cossutia’s daughter, Viridia; and Leigh Gill (“Joker,” “Game of Thrones”) as the leader of the Brothers Ferox, a group of rival gladiators from Ludo, named Satyrus.
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