Craig T. Nelson Set for Guest Role on HAWAII FIVE-0

Craig T. Nelson is temporarily abandoning Parenthood for Hawaii.

According to Zap2it, the acclaimed television actor has officially inked a deal to guest star on CBS' Hawaii Five-0 reboot this May.

Nelson is set to take on the role of a questionable CIA operative, who "has information that could harm both current and former operatives with the agency." His character's doings will reportedly affect Doris McGarrett (Christine Lahti) "who still hasn't really come clean about her past with the agency."

The site also reports that e Mare Winningham, Henry Rollins and Don Swayze are all set for recurring roles throughout the rest of the season. Their storylines will center around numerous child abductions.

For the original announcement, head on over to Zap2it.

Nelson currently stars on NBC's PARENTHOOD, opposite Lauren Graham and Peter Krause. He is perhaps best known for his role as 'Coach Hayden Fox' on the long-running series COACH. He has appeared in such films as POLTERGEIST, THE PROPOSAL, THE INCREDIBLES, and more.

Hawaii Five-0 is a contemporary take on the classic series about a new elite federalized task force whose mission is to wipe out the crime that washes up on the Islands' sun-drenched beaches. Detective Steve McGarrett, a decorated Naval officer-turned-cop, returns to Oahu to investigate his father's murder and stays after Hawaii's former governor persuades him to head up the new team: his rules, her backing, no red tape and full blanket authority to hunt down the biggest "game" in town. However, now there's a new governor in office with a stricter rulebook that McGarrett and his team will need to contend with. Joining McGarrett is Detective Danny "Danno" Williams, a relocated ex-New Jersey cop - a working man in paradise who prefers skyscrapers to the coastline - who's committed to keeping the Islands safe for his young daughter; Chin Ho Kelly, an ex-Honolulu police detective and former protégé of McGarrett's father, who was wrongly accused of corruption; Dr. Max Bergman, the quirky coroner; and Chin's cousin, Kono Kalakaua, a beautiful and fearless native, eager to establish herself among the department's elite. Assisting the team is Lt. Catherine Rollins, a dedicated military officer with romantic ties to McGarrett. McGarrett vows to bring closure to his father's case, while the state's brash FIVE-0 unit, who may spar and jest among themselves, is determined to eliminate the seedy elements from the 50^th state.

Photo by: NBC/Mitchell Haaseth

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