Gotham Enlists Milo Ventimiglia for Major, Villainous Recurring Role
Milo Ventimiglia is switching to the dark side.
The Heroes alum will recur on Season 1 of Fox’s Batman prequel Gotham as Jason Lennon, a serial killer known as the Ogre.
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Jason — who shares a nickname with a DC Comics creation, but is not from the canon — is described as handsome, wealthy and seductive. He has been preying on the young women of Gotham for nearly a decade, luring them into his web and confronting them with a series of “tests” as he searches for his perfect mate. When the women fail to live up to his impossible standard, Lennon disposes of them quickly and viciously.
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Gordon’s determination to bring down the killer sends both men — and those around them — on a course toward tragedy.
Ventimiglia — who next stars in the ABC drama The Whispers — makes his debut in Episode 19.
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