A slew of big names are coming to The Blacklist Season 1.

NBC announced today that the following known actors are stopping by the freshman drama in the following roles:

• William Sadler (The Shawshank Redemption) will portray a man from Liz’s past named Sam. He reaches out to Liz because he has a fatal illness.
• Andrew Dice Clay (Entourage) will come on board as Dr. Maltz, a plastic surgeon who changed the face of the latest criminal on the Blacklist. Look for Liz and Red attempt to convince him to reveal the identity.
• Justin Kirk (Animal Practice, Weeds) will take on Nathaniel Wolff, the founder of a movement of anti-capitalists. He'll be on the The Blacklist.

Despite going up against the World Series last night, The Blacklist Season 1 Episode 6 earned the show its highest ratings to date.

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