Two new actors have been added to Season 8 of 24!

Clayne Crawford has and T.J. Ramini will both play recurring roles in the upcoming season.

Crawford will play a bad boy from Dana Walsh’s (Katee Sackhoff) past. He will be an expert data analyst at CTU with a secret past who is involved with CTU agent Davis Cole (Freddie Prinze Jr.).

Ramini will play Tarin Karoush, an associate of the Middle Eastern leader played by new series regular Anil Kapoor.

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24: Season 8
Episode 8.01
Airs: January 17, 2010
Episode Description

24 Season 8 Returns with Two-Hour Premiere Event Sunday, January 17, on FOX

Katee Sackhoff, Freddie Prinze Jr., Mykelti Williamson, John Boyd, Jennifer Westfeldt and Chris Diamantopoulos have joined the cast of 24 for the series’ eighth season. The Emmy Award-winning drama starring Kiefer Sutherland returns for its next astonishing day with a two-night, four-hour premiere beginning Sunday, Jan. 17 (9:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Season Eight will unfold in New York City amidst the shadows of the Statue of Liberty and the United Nations. In this new day, CTU has been upgraded and is run by MBA-schooled and razor-sharp head honcho Brian Hastings (Williamson, “Forrest Gump”). Cole Ortiz (Prinze Jr.), an ex-Marine who wants to follow in Jack Bauer’s (Sutherland) footsteps, runs the division’s Field Operations. Expert data analyst Dana Walsh (Sackhoff, “Battlestar Galactica”) collaborates with systems analyst Arlo Glass (Boyd, “The Notorious Bettie Page”) inside CTU. Rob Weiss (Diamantopoulos, “The Starter Wife”) serves as President Allison Taylor’s (Cherry Jones) new chief of staff, and Meredith Reed (Westfeldt, “Grey’s Anatomy”) is an ambitious journalist with ties to the unfolding situation.

Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that Katee Sackhoff, from Battlestar Galactica, has been tapped to play the series regular role of Dana Walsh on Season 8 of 24!

Walsh will be a highly respected and down-to-earth data analyst at the new and improved New York branch of CTU.

Her character is in a relationship with fellow agent Davis Cole (played by the just-cast Freddie Prinze. Jr.), and she apparently has a skeleton in her closet she’s trying desperately to keep hidden.

Season Eight will unfold in New York City amidst the shadows of the Statue of Liberty and the United Nations. In this new day, CTU has been upgraded and is run by MBA-schooled and razor-sharp head honcho BRIAN HASTINGS (Williamson, “Forrest Gump”). COLE ORTIZ (Prinze Jr.), an ex-Marine who wants to follow in JACK BAUER’s (Sutherland) footsteps, runs the division’s Field Operations. Expert data analyst DANA WALSH (Sackhoff, “Battlestar Galactica”) collaborates with systems analyst ARLO GLASS (Boyd, “The Notorious Bettie Page”) inside CTU. ROB WEISS (Diamantopoulos, “The Starter Wife”) serves as PRESIDENT ALLISON TAYLOR’s (Cherry Jones) new chief of staff, and MEREDITH REED (Westfeldt, “Grey’s Anatomy”) is an ambitious journalist with ties to the unfolding situation.

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Several new castmates will be joining Season 8 of 24!

Freddie Prinze Jr. (She’s All That and Scooby Doo) has signed on to play Davis Cole, a Marine who now heads up the resurrected CTU’s Field Ops division. In that role, Cole fancies himself the new Jack Bauer!

Nazneen Contractor (CBC’s The Border) will be playing the daughter of Anil Kapoor’s Middle Eastern leader. Counting down to her untimely kidnapping in five… four… three…

Jennifer Westfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein) will play the recurring role of Meredith Reed, an ambitious journalist with ties to Arman Hashemi (Anil Kapoor), a Middle East leader who comes to the U.S. on a peacemaking mission.

Mykelti Williamson (Black Dynamite and CSI: NY) will play Brian Hastings, the head of CTU New York and a man of razor-sharp intellect.

John Boyd (The Notorious Bettie Page) will be a regular on the series, playing CTU systems analyst Jonah Schwartz.

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According to EW, Chris Diamantopoulos has joined the “24” cast. He will play Rob Weiss, the new Chief of Staff to President Allison Taylor.

Chris Diamantopoulos — best known as Debra Messing’s gay BFF on The Starter Wife — has been tapped to play the series regular role of Rob Weiss, the argumentative and tough new Chief of Staff to President Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones). He replaces Taylor’s current C.O.S., Ethan Kanin, who snatched his job back in last Monday’s finale after the prez’s psycho daughter, Olivia, was taken into federal custody.

Season 8 is switching cities and will take place in New York City.

Image Credit: Bauer Griffin

24: Season 7
Episode 7.24: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Airs: May 18, 2009
Recap

Thanks to David G. for his recap:

After escaping from Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory, Jack found a branch of a major Taxi Cab company.  He was seconds away from stealing one of the cabs, but Tony intervened shooting at Jack.  One of the bullets pierced a tank in the cab, leaving it leaking gasoline.  So at that moment, he thought the best thing to do was to blow himself up in an attempt to take Tony with him.  Tony, however, was quick, and stopped Jack from committing suicide.

At the White House, Ethan decided to show up again, revealing that he knew what Olivia did, as did Aaron. She offered to resign if he wouldn’t make it public, but he was determined to let President Taylor know the truth about her daughter.

While Tony was holding Jack, he flip flopped once more, and told Jack it was all a play.  He had no intention of using Jack to get the pathogen.  He said a man named Alan Wilson was behind basically every attack on 24.  He said everything he worked on that day was to meet him face to face, to kill him.  So in a way, he thinks it is a means to an end.  Then he told Jack he wouldn’t kill Alan, Jack would have to pull the trigger, so to speak.  Tony strapped a bomb to Jack’s chest.

Alan then arrived with his posse. After his men searched Tony and his girlfriend for weapons, he exited his limo.  They then brought Jack to Alan.  Just about when Tony was going to blow Jack up, Renee showed up in a helicopter, thanks to Bob’s laptop and a shootout pursued.  Renee found Jack, and disarmed the bomb.

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24: Season 7
Episode 7.23: 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM
Airs: May 18, 2009
Recap

Thanks to David G. for his recap:

Last week, 24 was brought back to the good old days of season 1.  Thanks to Kim’s terrible luck, she was kidnapped again. Rather she had some very bad people keeping an eye on her.  This fact lured Jack into doing whatever they want.

This episode started off with a debriefing.  Olivia Taylor was being questioned about Hodges death.  It was only a formality, they had to question everyone who knew about his whereabouts. Meanwhile her mother, President Taylor was busy in a meeting.  She was laying down her concerns about everyone else who was involved in the creation of the bio-weapon. They needed to question Tony more to find out who all was in that group.

At the airport, Kim noticed a scratch on Bob’s neck from his fight earlier.  His “wife” covered for him, saying it was from the cab’s door.  Apparently it hit him on the way out.

While in the transport vehicle with Tony, Jack commandeered the vehicle, threatening to kill a fellow officer.  Probably not the best move in the world, but it keeps my interest.  After he took control of the vehicle, he explained that they had his daughter. When they got to the meeting spot, Tony grabbed Jack.  Tony’s “girlfriend” told him to kill Jack, but Tony explain Jack had the pathogen in his system, that they should try to extract it from him.

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Set in Washington, DC, “Day 7″ opens four years after Season Six with CTU dismantled and Bauer on trial. Bauer’s day takes an unexpected turn when former colleague TONY ALMEIDA (Carlos Bernard) returns. Meanwhile, newly elected President ALLISON TAYLOR (Cherry Jones) leads the country alongside White House Chief of Staff ETHAN KANIN (Bob Gunton) and First Gentleman HENRY TAYLOR (Colm Feore).

A national security crisis prompts an investigation by a team of FBI agents including JANIS GOLD (Janeane Garofalo), RENEE WALKER (Annie Wersching), LARRY MOSS (Jeffrey Nordling) and SEAN HILLINGER (Rhys Coiro). Although CTU is no longer, CHLOE O’BRIAN (Mary Lynn Rajskub) and BILL BUCHANAN (James Morrison) are back for another momentous day of shocking events.

Episode 1: Day 7: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Air Date: January 11, 2009
The FBI pulls Jack Bauer from a Senate hearing because an old pal of Jack’s may be planning terror, while the President calls for military action in Africa.

Episode 2: Day 7: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Aired: January 11, 2009
A device that overrides the nation’s homeland systems falls into enemy hands while the President’s husband investigates his son’s recent death.

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24: Season 7
Episode 7.23/24: 6:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Airs: May 18, 2009
Sneak Peeks

Jack is told to break off from his convoy to facilitate an escape for Tony.

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“24’s” Mary Lynn Rajskub, who plays Chloe O’Brian on the show, sat down with “The View from the Bay” to talk about everything from her time as a serious actress to the family/work balance.

At the beginning of the interview, Mary Lynn said that she knew she was supposed to be a comedian when she was trying to be serious on stage and people started laughing at her. The “24” star was actually a comedian before she became an actress.

“24” is a huge leap from comedy!