"Alias" Actor Michael Vartan Signs On To Upcoming TNT Medical Show

Former "Alias" star Michael Vartan is joining Jada Pinkett-Smith in the upcoming TNT medical series "Time Heals," which is set to premiere later this year.

The show will center on Christina Hawthorne (Pinkett-Smith), a strong but caring director of nursing at a North Carolina hospital. Vartan will play Tom Wakefield, the director of medicine at the hospital, who cares about Christina.

He replaces Jeffrey Nordling, who played Tom's role in the pilot, as per Hollywood Reporter.

Vartan's last gig was a starring role in the short lived ABC drama "Big Shots." He also starred in the 2007 Australian horror flick "Rogue" and opposite Jennifer Lopez in 2005's "Monster-in-Law."

Published 2/17/09 by

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