As with any Chuck article these days, allow us to preface the following with the unfortunate news that the NBC show won't return until March.

When it does, however, an Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner will guest star for at least one episode.

Armand Assante will portray a foreign dictator that Casey has unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate multiple times. On the small screen, Assante was most recently seen in October Road and NCIS.

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