'Breaking Bad's' Betsy Brandt Joins Showtime's 'Masters of Sex' (Exclusive)
10:04 AM PDT 3/18/2014 by Lesley Goldberg
- The "Michael J. Fox Show" alum will portray the new secretary to Michael Sheen's Dr. William Masters.
Showtime's
Masters of Sex has enlisted a
Breaking Badfavorite.
Betsy Brandt has boarded the second season of the Showtime drama,
The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Brandt will recur and play Barbara, new secretary to Dr. William Masters (
Michael Sheen). She fills the role previously held by
MargoMartindale's Miss Horchow, who guest-starred in the series premiere, and
Caitlin Fitzgerald's Libby, who temporarily filled in as his secretary in season one.
The role marks Brandt's first gig after wrapping NBC's low-rated freshman comedy
The Michael J. Fox Show, where she co-starred as Fox's wife. The series, which was pulled from the network's schedule with seven unaired episodes to go, has yet to be rescheduled. Worth noting: Showtime has also booked Brandt's
Michael J. Fox co-star
Wendell Pierce to
guest-star in the second season of drama
Ray Donovan.
Repped by Talent Works and Patty Woo Management, Brandt's credits also include
Magic Mike.
Brandt joins
Akeelah and the Bee's
Keke Palmer, who also booked a
recurring role on season two of
Masters.