Stephen Monroe Taylor Joins History’s ‘Texas Rising’; Sam Trammell In Amazon’s ‘Cocked’
Stephen Monroe Taylor has been cast in History’s miniseries Texas Rising (working title) from A+E Studios and ITV Studios America. Leslie Greif (Hatfields & McCoys) is exec producing the project, which will detail the Texas Revolution against Mexico and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers. Taylor, repped by House of Reps and Main Title, will play Texas Ranger Gator Davis, a drawling good ol’ boy from Louisiana who can strum a guitar and sing with the best of them. He’s also a fearless fighting man who meets danger head on. Taylor currently recurs on Anger Management. Fern Champion Casting is handling casting for Texas Rising.
True Blood‘s Sam Trammell is set as a male lead in Amazon Studios’ dramedy pilot Cocked from Lie To Me creator Samuel Baum. Baum co-wrote the project with Manhattan creator Sam Shaw. Trammell will play Richard Paxson, a Washington DC management consultant who’s estranged from his father and brother but is pulled back in to the fray of his family’s gun manufacturing company after a corporate rival, run by their uncle, moves to take them over. Trammell is repped by Innovative Artists.
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