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Jeffrey Dean Morgan will join the the cast of CBS primetime serial
The Good Wife as a series regular during the upcoming seventh season. Morgan will play Alex, a calm, experienced hourly investigator whom Alicia hires.
"We've loved and admired Jeffrey Dean Morgan for years, and we were thrilled to hear that Julianna did too, so it was a no-brainer to ask him to join our troupe," said executive producers Robert and Michelle King.
Currently, Morgan stars in the CBS summer drama
Extant. He also starred in the miniseries
Texas Rising, which explored the formation of the Texas Rangers, and as hotel owner Ike Evans in the critically acclaimed series
Magic City. Prior to that, he had a recurring role in the award-winning comedy series
Weeds, and on the dramas
Supernatural and
Grey’s Anatomy. Recently, Morgan completed the feature films
Desierto,
The Salvation,
Solace and
Bus 657. Previously, he starred in the films
Watchman and
P.S. I Love You.
The Good Wife returns for its seventh season Sunday, October 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.