Fox has added another iconic villain from The Dark Knight’s Rogues Gallery to the cast of its currently-in-production Batman prequel series Gotham, with Entertainment Weekly revealing that Cory Michael Smith (Camp X-Ray, Olive Kitteridge) has joined the cast as Edward Nygma, a.k.a. The Riddler.
According to the report, Smith has signed for a guest role in the pilot with an option to expand to a series regular, and the character will be depicted as “a brilliant young forensic scientist working for Gotham PD and a penchant for speaking in … rather cryptic language. Inquisitive, eccentric and outgoing — yet socially awkward — he wants to be liked, but he doesn’t quite know how.”
Gotham has been created by Bruno Heller (The Mentalist) and sees Ben McKenzie (The O.C.) leading the cast as Detective Jim Gordon alongside Detective Jim Gordon, Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers) as Alfred Pennyworth, Robin Lord Taylor (Another Earth) as Oswald Cobblepot, Donal Logue (Sons of Anarchy) as Detective Harvey Bullock, newcomer Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle, David Mazouz (Touch) as Bruce Wayne, Jada Pinkett Smith (The Matrix) as Fish Mooney, Zabryna Guevara (The Guilt Trip) as Detective Essen, Erin Richards (Being Human) as Barbara Kean, and Drew Powell (Malcolm in the Middle) as Butch Gilzean.
Originally published April 1, 2014. Updated December 13, 2019.
