John Ortiz Joins ‘Will Trent’ In A Recurring Role For Season 2
deadline.comJohn Ortiz (American Fiction) has been cast in ABC’s Will Trent in a recurring role in Season 2. He will play Will’s (Ramon Rodriguez) maternal uncle Antonio Miranda.
He is described as warm and charismatic, with connections to Atlanta and Puerto Rico. Antonio is eager to catch up on lost time with the nephew he never knew he had.
Antonio was first mentioned in a recent episode by James Ulster (Greg Germann), Will’s biggest connection to his birth mother who was murdered.
Ortiz will make his debut in episode 206 airing Tuesday, April 9 at 8 p.m. Based on Karin Slaughter’s New York Times bestselling Will Trent series, the series follows the titular special agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation who was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system.
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