James Cromwell to Joins Cast of FX's AMERICAN HORROR STORY

As first reported on Deadline.com, actor James Cromwell will join the cast of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's FX drama series AMERICAN HORROR STORY. The series is currently casting for its second season on the cable network.

The Oscar nominee will appear in a 10-episode arc opposite series star Jessica Lange. The second season of the show will be set in an East Coast institiution for the criminally insane headed by Lange. Cromwell is set to portray Dr. Arden, a physician who works at the institution and butts heads with her character. 

Along with Cromwell, season two of the show will include appearances by Oscar nominee Chloe Sevigny and Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine as well as French actress Lizzie Brocheré and four other actors from the first season who will be playing new characters including Zachary Quinto, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, and Lily Rabe.

Cromwell was recently seen on the big screen in this year's Academy Award winning film, The Artist.