Washington DC [US], April 2 (ANI): Actor Brian Cox will be joining the second season of "Dexter: Resurrection", reported Variety. He will star as Dom Framt , aka The New York Ripper.

The character was originally introduced in Season 1, though he was not seen onscreen. He is described as "a serial killer who terrorized the City years ago. Though no longer active as a killer, he's found a new way to live into his infamy by continuing to taunt the survivors of his long-ago murder spree," reported Variety.

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Dexter (Michael C. Hall), and later Det. Claudette Wallace (Kadia Saraf), discovered a file on Framt in the vault of Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage) in Season 1, setting up what will be a major role in Season 2.

This will not be Cox's first go at playing a serial killer. He previously played the iconic character Hannibal Lecter in the 1986 film "Manhunter."

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In television, Cox received three Emmy nominations for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for his work as Logan Roy in the hit HBO series 'Succession.'

He won the Golden Globe for 'Succession' in 2020. He was nominated for Emmys twice before that once for outstanding guest actor in a comedy for 'Frasier' and once for playing Herman Goring in the miniseries 'Nuremberg,' the latter of which he won. In film, Cox is known for his roles in features including the Jason Bourne films with Matt Damon, 'X2,' 'Troy,' and 'Corioulanus.'

'Dexter: Resurrection' was developed by original series helmer Clyde Phillips, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer on the new series.

Hall executive produces in addition to starring. Scott Reynolds, Marcos Siega, Tony Hernandez, and Lilly Burns executive produce along with John Goldwyn and Sara Colleton, Veronica West, Kirsa Rein, and Tanner Bean & Katrina Mathewson.

The series is produced by Paramount Television Studios and Counterpart Studios. (ANI)

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