Richard Armitage is joining the cast of Hannibal.
The Hobbit actor will play Francis Dolarhyde, a serial killer known as The Tooth Fairy because of his razor-sharp teeth.
Multiple media outlets are reporting that Armitage is expected to appear in at least six episodes as Dolarhyde, a character who originally appeared in Thomas Harris's novel Red Dragon.
Armitage has worked extensively in television on both sides of the Atlantic, most famously in Robin Hood and Spooks in the UK.
He has also played Special Air Service soldier John Porter in the British-American series Strike Back.
NBC recently confirmed a major re-casting for Hannibal, as The Twilight Saga's Joe Anderson replaces Michael Pitt as Mason Verger.
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The Wolverine actress Tao Okamoto is boarding Hannibal for season three, while David Tennant has also claimed to have inquired about a role in the series.
Series veterans Gillian Anderson and Laurence Fishburne will be returning for the new episodes as well.
Hannibal returns later this year on NBC in the US and on Sky Living in the UK.
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