Thu, Jun 20, 2002 0216 PM PDT

Mr. Sark Joins 'Alias' Cast Full-time

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - The Man's right-hand man will have a bigger role on "Alias" next season.

ABC announced Thursday (June 20) that David Anders, who played cunning freelance spy Mr. Sark in several episodes of "Alias" last season, will be a regular member of the cast this fall. His expanded role will probably mean that Sydney (series star Jennifer Garner) and her SD-6/CIA colleagues will have more face-to-face confrontations with The Man's organization.

The Man, audiences discovered in the first-season finale, is not a man at all, but in fact Sydney's mom. She will be played by Lena Olin.

Anders, 21, has to fake the British accent of Mr. Sark -- he's from Grants Pass, Ore. "Alias" is his first major TV role, although he did have a bit part in the Olsen twins series "So Little Time" on the Fox (now ABC) Family network. He's also appeared in stage productions of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "The Diary of Anne Frank."

© Zap2it.com 2002

Back To All About Alias 2002