{"id":66717,"date":"2013-09-04T16:22:17","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T16:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2013\/09\/04\/spartacus-actor-cynthia-addai-robinson-to-play-amanda-waller-in-cws-arrow\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:01:45","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:01:45","slug":"spartacus-actor-cynthia-addai-robinson-to-play-amanda-waller-in-cws-arrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/spartacus-actor-cynthia-addai-robinson-to-play-amanda-waller-in-cws-arrow\/","title":{"rendered":"“Spartacus” actor Cynthia Addai-Robinson to play Amanda Waller in CW’s Arrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Spartacus” actor Cynthia Addai-Robinson to play Amanda Waller in CW’s Arrow<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

September 4, 2013<\/p>\n

Source: Comingsoon.net<\/a><\/p>\n

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TV Guide<\/a> is reporting that “Spartacus” actor\u00a0Cynthia Addai-Robinson<\/strong> has been cast in the role of DC comics character Amanda Waller in CW’s Arrow.<\/p>\n

Like the source material, Waller will work for ARGUS in the series and will appear in the sixth episode of the upcoming second season. Waller also runs the Suicide Squad in the comic books, a government sanctioned group composed of villains, which will be introduced in the second season of the series as well when Deadshot (returning guest star Michael Rowe<\/strong>) teams up with Michael Jae White<\/strong> as Bronze Tiger.<\/p>\n

In addition to Waller and Bronze Tiger, the second season will feature even more comic book characters and will include Caity Lotz<\/strong> as Black Canary, Kevin Alejandro<\/strong> as Sebastian Blood, Bex Taylor-Klaus<\/strong> as Sin, and the series debut of Barry Allen aka The Flash later in the season.<\/p>\n

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Addai-Robinson played Naevia in Spartacus: War of The Damned<\/strong>, replacing Lesley-Ann Brandt<\/strong> in Season 2. Her TV credits include numerous guest appearances on various TV shows and a recurring role on FlashForward<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The London native isn’t the first black actress to take on the role. C. C. H. Pounder<\/strong> voiced the character in the movie adaptation Superman\/Batman: Public Enemies<\/strong> and Pam Grier<\/strong> previously played Amanda Waller in the ninth season of Smallville<\/strong>. On the big screen, Angela Bassett<\/strong> played the role in Green Lantern<\/strong>, which starred Ryan Reynolds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Arrow<\/a><\/strong> Season 2 premieres on Wednesday, October 9th at 8 p.m. ET\/PT.<\/p>\n

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