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    The Mentalist Recruits Lost’s Henry Ian Cusick

    By Kimberly Roots | TVLine.com – Thu, Sep 27, 2012 7:39 AM PDT

    Henry Ian Cusick is about to play one (potentially) shady brotha.

    The Lost alum will join CBS’ The Mentalist for a three-episode arc in its upcoming Season 5, Deadline reports. He’ll play Tommy Volker, a rich thrill-seeker possibly tied to a TV reporter’s murder.

    RELATED | Fall TV Preview: The Mentalist, Even Amid Trust Issues, Makes a ‘Huge Leap’ in the Red John Hunt

    Cusick recently left ABC’s Scandal, where he played an associate of Kerry Washington’s Olivia Pope. He also appeared in Fringe’s 2036-set “Letters of Transit” hour earlier this year and guest-starred in a pair of Law & Order: SVU episodes in 2010. And of course, the actor portrayed Lost’s lonely wanderer Desmond from 2005–2010.

    RELATED | Exclusive: Mentalist Brings Back William Forsythe & Samaire Armstrong, Introduces Jane’s [Spoiler]

    The Mentalist return to CBS Sunday at 10/9c.


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