HBO’s vampire program “True Blood” has tapped Valerie Cruz to play an elegant Hispanic vampire, the Hollywood Reporter says. Meanwhile, Fox’s “24” has hired Tim Guinee for a recurring role as a news reporter with a link to the president’s daughter, the trade paper says. Lifetime’s “Army Wives” has cast Clifton Powell as a psychologist who specializes in helping veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, the publication says.
—Aimee Picchi