Jack Quaid is moving from one Prime Video superhero show to another: The star of “The Boys” will lend his voice to the upcoming Season 5 of “Invincible.” Series creator Robert Kirkman broke the news at Prime Video’s Annecy showcase on Wednesday. (“Invincible” also earned an early Season 6 renewal.)
Quaid will play Gravitator/Chris, a gifted engineer who uses his skills to steal before crossing paths with superhero Invincible. Steven Yeun stars in the animated series as Invincible, aka Mark Grayson, the son of powerful superhero Omni-Man who develops powers of his own. J.K. Simmons co-stars as Omni-Man, aka Nolan Grayson, with Sandra Oh as Mark’s mother Debbie. Season 4 debuted on the streamer in March.
Quaid played vigilante Hughie Campbell on “The Boys,” which wrapped up a five-season run on Prime Video last month. (Check out our series finale recap.) He also starred as Brad in the Paramount+ animated spin-off “Star Trek: Lower Decks” and voices Clark Kent/Superman on Adult Swim’s “My Adventures With Superman.”
In other casting news…
* Pilou Asbaek (aka Euron Greyjoy from “Game of Thrones”) has joined the cast of Apple TV’s upcoming “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” spin-off, along with Millie Brady (“The Last Kingdom”), Deadline reports. The spin-off is a prequel starring Wyatt Russell, who reprises his “Monarch” role as a young Lee Shaw.
* USA’s “The Rainmaker” has added three to its Season 2 cast, per Variety: Richard Kind (“Only Murders in the Building”), Kevin Ryan (“Harry Wild”), and newcomer Asher DeLand.
* Michael Rooker (“The Walking Dead”) has joined Dennis Quaid and Chase Stokes in the cast of AMC’s NASCAR drama “Thunder Road,” according to Deadline. He’ll play racing veteran and Farley family patriarch Lucas. (Rooker previously co-starred with Tom Cruise in the 1990 NASCAR film “Days of Thunder.”
* Ayden Mayeri (“Veep”) and Ashleigh Cummings (“Citadel”) have joined Imogen Poots and John Reynolds in the cast of the Prime Video superhero comedy “Sex Criminals,” per Deadline.