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Rockmond Dunbar Set for Arc on CBS' THE MENTALIST

By: Aug. 24, 2013
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Deadline.com reports that Rockmond Dunbar could become a series regular after an upcoming three-episode arc on CBS' THE MENTALIST.

Read the original report here.

Dunbar will play the no-nonsense FBI Supervisory Agent Dennis Abbott.

The Mentalist is planning to add more regular cast members, as originals Amanda Righetti and Owain Yeoman are set to depart this season.

THE MENTALIST stars Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor-sharp skills of observation. Within the Bureau, Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium, whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned. His last act in playing a psychic was to challenge the serial killer Red John on television. The killer then murdered Jane's wife and daughter and now Jane longs for revenge, even as the CBI continues to try to bring Red John to justice. Jane's role in cracking a series of tough, high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents; however, no-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon alternates between reluctantly acknowledging Jane's usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism and dangerous lack of boundaries. Lisbon's team includes agents Kimball Cho, Wayne Rigsby and Grace Van Pelt, who all think Jane's a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases.

Dunbar will next be seen in the feature film The Cheaters Club, as well as the TV movie Doubt. His TV credits include The Game, For Richer or Poorer, Sons of Anarchy, Terriers, Prison Break, Heartland, Soul Food, Girlfriends and Earth 2.

Pictured: Dunbar on Prison Break.



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