Annie Parisse Joins Kevin Bacon in TV Thriller The Following

Broadway veteran Annie Parisse has joined the cast of the upcoming TV thriller The Following, according to TVLine.com. Starring Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy, the series is scheduled to begin its run midseason on FOX.

The Following centers on a retired FBI profiler (Bacon) trying to hunt down a deranged serial killer (Purefoy) who is recruiting cult members via new technoloiges to help him commit murders. Parisse will play an FBI agent also on the case.

Parisse recently appeared on Broadway in Clybounre Park. She has also appeared on Broadway in Prelude to a Kiss and off-Broadway in Measure for Measure, All's Well That Ends Well, Becky Shaw, The Internationalist, Monster and The Credeaux Canvas. Her TV credits include Law & Order, Rubicon and Person of Interest.