15 Fan Favorite Stars to Look Out for on TV This Fall (PHOTOS)
Patricia Heaton
Recent roles: Frankie Heck (The Middle), Kelly Carr (Back to You)
New role: Carol Kenney (Carol’s Second Act)
Cobie Smulders
Recent roles: Lisa Turner (Friends from College), Maria Hill (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
New role: Dex Parios (Stumptown)
Jennifer Morrison
Recent roles: Emma Swan (Once Upon a Time), Zoey (How I Met Your Mother)
New role: An unknown, “substantial” major recurring role in This Is Us Season 4
Jake McDorman
Recent roles: Avery Brown (Murphy Brown), Brian Finch (Limitless)
New role: Alan Shepard (The Right Stuff)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Recent roles: Brad Wolgast (The Passage), Mike Lawson (Pitch)
New role: Paul Johnson (mixed-ish)
Michael Emerson
Recent roles: Harold Finch (Person of Interest), Ben Linus (Lost)
New role: Leland Townsend (Evil)
Mike Colter
Recent roles: Luke Cage (Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Defenders), Lemond Bishop (The Good Fight, The Good Wife)
New role: David Acosta (Evil)
Maya Rudolph
Recent roles: Judge (The Good Place), June (Forever)
New role: Betty (Bless the Harts)
Ike Barinholtz
Recent roles: Morgan (The Mindy Project), Muscleman (The Awesomes)
New role: Wayne Edwards (Bless the Harts)
Bellamy Young
Recent roles: Mellie Grant (Scandal), Beth Clemmons (Criminal Minds)
New role: Jessica Whitly (Prodigal Son)
Jimmy Smits
Recent roles: Dr. Isaac Roa (How to Get Away With Murder), John Donovan (24: Legacy)
New role: Elijah Strait (Bluff City Law)
Anna Camp
Recent roles: Jane Hollander (Good Girls Revolt), Sarah Newlin (True Blood)
New role: Ginny (Perfect Harmony)
Kal Penn
Recent roles: Seth Wright (Designated Survivor), Clyde (Deadbeat)
New role: Garrett Modi (Sunnyside)
Scott Wolf
Recent roles: Dr. Scott Clemmens (The Night Shift), Donnie Ryan (Perception)
New role: Carson Drew (Nancy Drew)
Olivia Colman
Recent roles: Godmother (Fleabag), Madame Thénardier (Les Misérables)
New role: Queen Elizabeth II (The Crown Season 3)
There are many reasons to be excited about fall TV, whether you’re looking forward to a new show or a returning favorite, and the 2019-2020 season has given you one more, bringing back some familiar faces in new roles.
Stars like Cobie Smulders, Jennifer Morrison, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Michael Emerson, Olivia Colman, and more have new roles — on both upcoming and already established series — and we can’t wait to see what they have in store for us.
Click through the gallery above to see who’s returning to TV in a new role this fall.
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