Rapper and actor Bow Wow, born Shad Moss, has been cast as a series regular on the CBS spinoff CSI: Cyber.
Moss will play 19-year-old hacker Brody "Baby Face" Nelson. A cyber-intrusion savant, he's been ordered by a judge to work with Special Agent Avery Ryan (Patricia Arquette) "on loan" to assist with a cyber case. Growing up without any parental guidance, Nelson joined "hacktivist" groups for his extended family. His dilemma will be working for the feds while trying to keep his fingertips out of the Deep Web, where he was groomed to be one of the most prolific hackers in the world.
Moss currently hosts BET's interview talk show 106 & Park and last appeared in HBO's Entourage for three seasons. Past TV credits include Moesha, The Steve Harvey Show, Brothers Garcia, Smallville and Ugly Betty. He made his feature acting debut in 2002's Like Mike and has starred in films such as Johnson Family Vacationand The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
CSI: Cyber is expected to premiere on US network channel CBS midseason.
(Culled from Billboard Magazine)
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