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Laurence Fishburne in for NBC’s Hannibal

Actor Laurence Fishburne attends the Paul Simon Songbook to Benefit Jazz at Lincoln Center gala concert & dinner at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 18, 2012 in New York City.
Actor Laurence Fishburne attends the Paul Simon Songbook to Benefit Jazz at Lincoln Center gala concert & dinner at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 18, 2012 in New York City. Photo: Charles Eshelman/Getty Images

Laurence Fishburne has officially joined the cast of NBC’s upcoming drama Hannibal. He’ll recur as the head of the FBI’s behavioral science unit (the same character Scott Glenn played in Silence of the Lambs). Fishburne’s last TV gig was on CSI, so he’s had plenty of time to master “gruff cop who hates murderers†faces and stuff.

Laurence Fishburne in for NBC’s Hannibal