It has been announced that Xavier Samuel will appear as a regular in Amazon Prime Video’s new detective thriller series “Bishop.”
Samuel will join the previously announced series star Joel Kinnaman and other cast members John Malkovich, Jordana Brewster, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Harry Treadaway.
The show’s official logline reads, “Homicide Detective Bishop Graves (Kinnaman) – brilliant and battle-scarred – But as this increasingly bold killer gains a cult following among the city’s helpless people, Bishop becomes convinced that these murders are connected to the most powerful man in science fiction, his own father, Lincoln Graves.” (Malkovich)
Samuel will play Anthony “Ant” Graves, Bishop’s younger brother.
Samuel most recently starred in Sam Raimi’s successful survival thriller Send Help, co-starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien, which was released in theaters in January. He has also appeared in films such as “Elvis,” “Blonde,” “Twilight: Eclipse” as Riley Beers, and “Love & Friendship.” On television, he has appeared in several dramas in his native Australia, including “Seven Types of Ambiguity,” the Netflix series “Apple Cider Vinegar,” and the Amazon Prime Video show “Tell Me Your Secrets.”
He is repped by UTA, Entertainment 360, Shanahan Management and Independent Talent.
“Bishop” hails from co-creators and executive producers Little Marvin and Tony Saltzman, with Little Marvin also serving as showrunner. Roy Lee will also serve as executive producer along with Vertigo’s Miri Yun. The film will be produced by Amazon MGM Studios, which has an overall contract with Little Marvin.
