The second installment of “A Series Of Unfortunate Events” will be introducing some fresh faces for its Season 2, including a couple of TV powerhouses.
According to Empire Online, “Castle” star Nathan Fillion will be joining the series as Jacques, the brother of narrator Lemony Snicket, played to life by Patrick Warburton. Fillion is popular for his work on the sci-fi series “Firefly” and the detective comedy “Castle.” TVGuide also said Fillion also had a recurring character on “Modern Family” and even co-starred with Neil Patrick Harris (Count Olaf) before in the 2008 musical comedy mini-series “Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.”
Meanwhile, Tony Hale, whose characters in the critically-acclaimed comedy shows “Arrested Development” and “Veep,” is also set to star as Jerome Squalor. It has been hinted that his character’s wife may or may not be Count Olaf’s love interest in Season 2.
Actors Sara Rue, Lucy Punch, and Roger Bart makes up the group of fresh faces coming into the series, AV Club said. As for the details the characters the rest of the three would be playing, executive Barry Sonnenfield said the “Ben and Kate” will play Esme Squalor, "who's perhaps a love interest for Olaf, we don't know for sure.”
He added, "Sarah Rue has a season-long arc and she's fantastic, she starts out as a librarian and goes on to perhaps better things. And Roger Bart, who we just finished filming, who's a brilliant Broadway actor, who plays Vice Principal Nero in the first two episodes I just directed ... and he almost makes Olaf seem like a nice guy -- sane."
