New Green Arrow Cast by CW

The new Green Arrow has been found. Deadline reports that Stephen Amell will play Oliver Queen in Arrow, the new CW pilot. While the Canadian actor is not a familiar name, he's been working steadily the past couple of years, including recurring roles on The Vampire Diaries, Hung and Private Practice. He also guest starred in the Christmas episode of New Girl.

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Amell's new high profile role will see him starring as Queen in the DC Comics adaptation, with the character described by Deadline as, "a wealthy playboy and billionaire industrialist-turned-outspoken politician in Star City."

David Nutter will direct the pilot for Arrow, having previously directed the pilots for many series, including Smallville, Supernatural and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Andrew Kreisberg, Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim are the writers/executive producers on the poject.

Deadline notes that Amell was also one of the finalists to replace the late Andy Whitfield on Spartacus, before Liam McIntyre got the role.

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