Variety is reporting that former Party Down & Wet Hot American Summer star Ken Marino has joined the second season of Marvel's Agent Carter as mob boss Joseph Manfredi. The character is being described as a volatile leader in the Maggia crime syndicate who will help Peggy Carter's adversaries further their agenda.
This move reunites Marino with Agent Carter showrunners Tara Butters & Michele Fazekas, who he previously worked with on the CW series Reaper. In addition to the aforementioned roles, the funnyman has had roles on several comedies including NBC's Marry Me and HBO's Eastbound & Down. His film appearances include Role Models, We're The Millers, Wanderlust, They Came Together, and most recently, Goosebumps.
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“MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER” (Season 2) “Marvel’s Agent Carter” returns for a second season of adventure and intrigue, starring Hayley Atwell in the titular role of the unstoppable secret agent for the SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve). Dedicated to the fight against new atomic age threats in the wake of World War II, Peggy must now journey from New York City to Los Angeles for her most dangerous assignment yet. But even as she discovers new friends, a new home — and perhaps even a new love — she’s about to find out that the bright lights of the post-war Hollywood mask a more sinister threat to everyone she is sworn to protect.
Agent Carter features:
Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter
James D'Arcy as Edwin Jarvis
Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark
Chad Michael Murray as Agent Jack Thompson
Enver Gjokaj as Agent Daniel Sousa
Bridget Regan as Dottie Underwood
Wynn Everett as Whitney Frost
Currie Graham as Calvin Chadwick
Lotte Verbeek as Ana Jarvis
Reggie Austin as Jason Wilkes
Kurtwood Smith as Vernon Masters
Agent Carter returns for Season 2 in 2016