John Barrowman to Recur on Arrow

As if we weren't already big enough fans of Arrow...

The new CW drama announced today that Torchwood star John Barrowman has signed on to recur as a man of mystery on Season 1.

Producers tell Entertainment Weekly, which first reported the casting scoop, that Barrowman's character will a "well-dressed acquaintance of the Queen family and a prominent figure in Starling City.”

Arrow features Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, the offspring of this well-known family who resurfaces after years alone on an island... with vengeance on his mind and weapons in his quiver.

It premieres on October 10.

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