Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
There's a fresh crop of talent making it big on the small screen this season. From refreshing newcomers (is that the dude from the Verizon commercials having the <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/worst-week/10235894/main' target='_blank'>'Worst Week'</a>?) to hot additions (you know you want a sneak peek at the latest <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/heroes/942757/main' target='_blank'>'Heroes'</a> villain), here's your introduction to the 18 newbies we're falling for this fall. <i>-- By Maggie Furlong</i>
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/elizabeth-reaser/396116' target='_blank'>Elizabeth Reaser</a></font>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/the-ex-list/10235898/main' target='_blank'>'The Ex List'</a> (CBS) <b>Plays:</b> Bella Bloom, who's forced to revisit old relationships when a psychic says she's already met the One. <b>Where You've Seen Her:</b> She starred on <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/saved/762079/main' target='_blank'>'Saved'</a> and in <a href='http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-family-stone/22035/main' target='_blank'>'The Family Stone,'</a> but is best known for her Emmy-nominated guest spot playing Ava/Rebecca on <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/greys-anatomy/426427/main' target='_blank'>'Grey's Anatomy.'</a>
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/mikey-day/483972' target='_blank'>Mikey Day</a></font>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/kath-and-kim/10202898/main' target='_blank'>'Kath and Kim'</a> (NBC) <b>Plays:</b> Craig Baker, Kim's (Selma Blair) dim-witted husband of six weeks <b>Where You've Seen Him:</b> He did improv on MTV's <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/nick-cannons-wild-n-out/90776/main' target='_blank'>'Wild N' Out'</a> and <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/nick-cannon-short-circuitz/1198437/main' target='_blank'>'Short Circuitz'</a> and starred in the YouTube sensation <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYxu_MQSTTY' target='_blank'>'David Blaine's Street Magic.'</a>
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1C5BB0'><a href='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/shenae-grimes/584686' target='_blank'>Shenae Grimes</a></font>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/90210/10235899/main' target='_blank'>'90210'</a> (The CW) <b>Plays:</b> Annie Mills, who moves to the tony title zip code with her family from Kansas <b>Where You've Seen Her:</b> No stranger to remakes, she played Darcy Edwards on her native Canada's hit series <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/degrassi-the-next-generation/75303/main' target='_blank'>'Degrassi: The Next Generation.'</a>
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/jocko-sims/450782' target='_blank'>Jocko Sims</a>
<b>Show:</b> 'Crash' (Starz) <b>Plays:</b> Anthony, the driver for successful (and totally crazy) record producer Ben (<a href='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/dennis-hopper/94825' target='_blank'>Dennis Hopper</a>) <b>Where You've Seen Him:</b> He's had guest spots on <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/csi-crime-scene-investigation/132763/main' target='_blank'>'CSI,'</a> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/cold-case/67748/main' target='_blank'>'Cold Case'</a> and <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/private-practice/1342108/main' target='_blank'>'Private Practice,'</a> as well as roles in <a href='http://www.moviefone.com/movie/dreamgirls/25733/main' target='_blank'>'Dreamgirls'</a> and <a href='http://www.moviefone.com/movie/delta-farce/26164/main' target='_blank'>'Delta Farce.'</a>
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/lucy-kate-hale/531188/' target='_blank'>Lucy Kate Hale</a>
<b>Show:</b> 'Privileged' (The CW) <b>Plays:</b> Rose Baker, the friendlier of the two spoiled wealthy twin sisters <b>Where You've Seen Her:</b> She played Jaime's sister Becca on the short-lived <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/bionic-woman/1321872/main' target='_blank'>'Bionic Woman'</a> and starred as Effie, Lena's (Alexis Bledel) sister in <a href='http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-pants-2/30372/main' target='_blank'>'Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.'</a>
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/jason-omara/408470' target='_blank'>Jason O'Mara</a></font>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/life-on-mars/10235891/main' target='_blank'>'Life on Mars'</a> (ABC) <b>Plays:</b> Sam Tyler, a detective who wakes up in the '70s after a bad car accident <b>Where You've Seen Him:</b> This Irish hunk is an ABC regular -- his most recent guest spot was as a brain tumor patient who took part in Meredith and Derek's clinical trial on <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/greys-anatomy/426427/main' target='_blank'>'Grey's Anatomy.'</a>
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/leven-rambin/574831' target='_blank'>Leven Rambin</a></font>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles/1342122/main' target='_blank'>'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'</a> (Fox) <b>Plays:</b> Riley, a (smokin' hot) new school friend of John Connor's <b>Where You've Seen Her:</b> She played two very different sisters on <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/all-my-children/62327/main' target='_blank'>'All My Children'</a> -- both Lily, who was autistic, and Ava, a wild child.
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/kyle-bornheimer/483816' target='_blank'>Kyle Bornheimer</a>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/worst-week/10235894/main' target='_blank'>'Worst Week'</a> (CBS) <b>Plays:</b> Sam, a down-on-his-luck guy having the worst week ever -- every week <b>Where You've Seen Him:</b> He's done guest spots on everything from <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/weeds/706490/main' target='_blank'>'Weeds'</a> to <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/breaking-bad/10014172/main' target='_blank'>'Breaking Bad,'</a> but was most recently seen in those <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfDQqCXPs38' target='_blank'>'Swingers'-esque T-Mobile commercials</a>.
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/brea-grant/583350' target='_blank'>Brea Grant</a>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/heroes/942757/main' target='_blank'>'Heroes'</a> (NBC) <b>Plays:</b> A new villain Daphne (codename: Speedster), Hiro's nemesis <b>Where You've Seen Her:</b> She played nerdy Jean Binnel on a few episodes of <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/friday-night-lights/942750/main' target='_blank'>'Friday Night Lights,'</a> and has also done guest spots on <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/cold-case/67748/main' target='_blank'>'Cold Case'</a> and new legal drama 'Raising the Bar.'
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/steve-markle/594055' target='_blank'>Steve Markle</a> & <font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/jeff-kassel/594056' target='_blank'>Jeff Kassel</a></font>
<b>Show:</b> 'Testees' (FX) <b>Play:</b> Peter and Ron, two 30-something dudes who act as human guinea pigs for a medical testing facility <b>Where You've Seen Them:</b> 'Camp Hollywood,' a documentary about the eccentric residents at a Hollywood hotel. (Markle wrote and directed, both Canadian comics starred in it.)
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><a href='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/anna-torv/375065' target='_blank'>Anna Torv</a></font>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/fringe/10235903/main' target='_blank'>'Fringe'</a> (Fox) <b>Plays:</b> Special Agent Olivia Dunham, who gets involved in a world of mysterious phenomena <b>Where You've Seen Her:</b> This is the first US role for Aussie Torv; she starred in the Australian show <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/the-secret-life-of-us/272618/main' target='_blank'>'The Secret Life of Us'</a> and guested on the UK show 'Mistresses.'
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/patrick-heusinger/454804' target='_blank'>Patrick Heusinger</a>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/gossip-girl/1341968/main' target='_blank'>'Gossip Girl'</a> (The CW) <b>Plays:</b> Marcus, Blair Waldorf's new boy toy; she hooked up with him when Chuck ditched their Italy trip <b>Where You've Seen Him:</b> This Juilliard grad has been playing Lancelot in 'Spamalot,' touring with the Broadway hit's national company since 2006.
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/ashley-newbrough/594057' target='_blank'>Ashley Newbrough</a></font>
<b>Show:</b> 'Privileged' (The CW) <b>Plays:</b> Sage Baker, the devious twin who's very protective of her sister <b>Where You've Seen Her:</b> She's done guest spots on <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/degrassi-the-next-generation/75303/main' target='_blank'>'Degrassi: The Next Generation,'</a> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/the-best-years/1244228/main' target='_blank'>'The Best Years'</a> and 'Rent-a-Goalie.'
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/gale-harold/362100' target='_blank'>Gale Harold</a>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/desperate-housewives/379235/main' target='_blank'>'Desperate Housewives'</a> (ABC) <b>Plays:</b> The charming new man in Susan's (Teri Hatcher) life <b>Where You've Seen Him:</b> Harold played Brian Kinney on Showtime's <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/queer-as-folk/761927/main' target='_blank'>'Queer as Folk'</a> from 2000 to 2005 and, most recently, a swastika-emblazoned paramedic on <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/greys-anatomy/426427/main' target='_blank'>'Grey's Anatomy.'</a>
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><A HREF='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/rutina-wesley/505593' target='_blank'>Rutina Wesley</a>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/true-blood/10280387/main' target='_blank'>'True Blood'</a> (HBO) <b>Plays:</b> Tara Thornton, Sookie Stackhouse's outspoken best friend <b>Where You've Seen Her:</b> Her first (and only) role was the lead in MTV Film's <a href='http://www.moviefone.com/movie/how-she-move/28773/main' target='_blank'>'How She Move,'</a> about a girl who joins a stomp crew after her sister dies of a drug overdose.
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><a href='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/tim-kang/363738' target='_blank'>Tim Kang</a></font>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/the-mentalist/10235896/main' target='_blank'>'The Mentalist'</a> (CBS) <b>Plays:</b> Kimball Cho, a member of the investigative team working with Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), an insanely observant case-solver <b>Where You've Seen Him:</b> He's a familiar face from tons of commercials and guest spots on <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/chappelles-show/312092/main' target='_blank'>'Chappelle's Show,'</a> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/the-unit/165553/main' target='_blank'>'The Unit,'</a> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/third-watch/55542/main' target='_blank'>'Third Watch'</a> and <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/the-office/152542/main' target='_blank'>'The Office,'</a> plus a neck-snapping part in <a href='http://www.moviefone.com/search/rambo 4' target='_blank'>'Rambo 4.'</a>
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><a href='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/lauren-lee-smith/303244' target='_blank'>Lauren Lee Smith</a></font>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/csi-crime-scene-investigation/132763/main' target='_blank'>'CSI'</a> (CBS) <b>Plays:</b> Bryce Adams, a brilliant (and flirty) new addition to the team's night shift <b>Where You've Seen Her:</b> She did a two-year stint on <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/the-l-word/353504/main' target='_blank'>'The L Word'</a> and also starred in several series in her native Canada, including <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/mutant-x/133882/main' target='_blank'>'Mutant X'</a> and 'Intelligence.'
Fall TV: 18 Fresh Faces of Fall
<font color='#1c5bb0'><a href='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/philip-winchester/372556' target='_blank'>Philip Winchester</a></font>
<b>Show:</b> <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/crusoe/10202900/main' target='_blank'>'Crusoe'</a> (NBC) <b>Plays:</b> Robsinson Crusoe, history's most famous castaway, who's trying to survive on a desert island and reunite with his family <b>Where You've Seen Him:</b> He guest starred on <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/csi-miami/129686/main' target='_blank'>'CSI: Miami,'</a> but might be best known from <a href='http://www.moviefone.com/movie/flyboys/24605/main' target='_blank'>'Flyboys,'</a> a movie starring <a href='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/james-franco/299361' target='_blank'>James Franco</a>.
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