'True Blood' Actor Joins 'Lone Ranger' (Exclusive)

British actor James Frain will appear in the action adventure -- which begins production in six weeks -- alongside Johnny Depp and Tom Wilkinson.

2:13 PM PST 12/16/2011 by Borys Kit

British actor James Frain, who recently recurred as vampire on HBOs True Blood, has joined the cast of Disneys The Lone Ranger.

Johnny Depp toplines the Gore Verbinski-directed pic, which also counts Armie Hammer, Helena Bonham Carter and Tom Wilkinson among the cast.

Frain will play a tough foreman overseeing Chinese and Indian rail workers who works for the storys chief villain (Wilkinson).

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Jerry Bruckheimer is producing the adventure movie which begins production in about six weeks.

Frain, who appeared in Water for Elephants, was one of the stars of NBCs short-lived series The Cape and portrayed Thomas Cromwell for three seasons of Showtimes acclaimed drama The Tudors. He is repped by APA.