Angel Star Acker Goes Into Drive
Tim Minear appears to be rounding up a cast of his favorite stars for his new FOX drama.
It's being reported across the Internet that Amy Acker, one of the stars of the Minear-produced WB series Angel, will play a key role in Drive, set to premiere on FOX later this spring.
Acker will play the abducted wife of landscaper Alex Tully, the character played by Nathan Fillion, star of another Minear series, the short-lived Firefly.
The series focuses on an underground race across America and is produced by Minear, Ben Queen and Greg Yaitanes. Other actors cast in the ensemble include Kristin Lehman, Melanie Lynskey, Dylan Baker and Taryn Manning.
Acker, the once-and-future Winifred "Fred" Burkle from Angel, had a recurring role on late-era Alias and also made a guest appearance last season on How I Met Your Mother.
Angel Actress Acker Has Baby Girl
Amy Acker, who appeared on the season finale of How I Met Your Mother, is a mother again herself.
The Angel actress and her actor husband James Carpinello welcomed their second child into the world on Friday, September 1st in Los Angeles, reports People.
Ava Grace weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. at birth and has an older brother, Jackson, who's 19 months old.
"Amy, James and Jackson are enjoying the new addition to their family," says Acker's rep.
Acker, 29, is best known for playing the goofy but brainy scientist Fred on Joss Whedon's vampire spinoff series Angel from 2001-2004. She then took an evil turn when she stepped into the shoes of ruthless superspy Kelly Peyton on the final season of Alias. Her other recent credits include voice work on "Justice League Unlimited" and a guest role on The WB's Supernatural.
Carpinello, 30, was last seen on Tori Spelling's So NoTORIous. On the big screen, he appeared in "The Punisher" and "The Great Raid."
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