Jeffrey Dean Morgan, perhaps best known for his roles in Supernatural and The Walking Dead, has joined the cast of The Boys for its upcoming fourth season.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Morgan has signed on to the Amazon series for a recurring guest role that is currently being kept under wraps. The move will reunite him with Eric Kripke, who serves as showrunner on The Boys and previously created Supernatural. It’ll also reunite him onscreen with his Supernatural co-star Jensen Ackles, who joined the show in Season 3 as Soldier Boy.
Morgan has been a series regular on AMC’s The Walking Dead since Season 7, on which he portrays the brutal baseball bat-wielding Negan. Prior to that, he played John Winchester in a recurring role on Supernatural, and fan favorite Denny Duquette on Grey’s Anatomy. He also notably played The Comedian in Zack Snyder’s 2009 adaptation of Watchmen.
The news of Morgan’s casting comes not long after showrunner Kripke revealed that he’s been working to get him involved with the superhero series. "Jeffrey Dean Morgan is a superfan of the show, so he and I are talking," Kripke told E! News in June. "We're trying to figure out something for season four. Nothing finalized yet, but he and I are chatting and e-mailing and seeing it we can make it work with his busy schedule. So, stay tuned on that."
Kripke also hinted that he’s eager to get Jared Padalecki, who also starred on Supernatural, on The Boys if it makes sense. “I would put Jared on the show in a heartbeat," he said. "I mean, he's really busy with his empire over there in Austin, but if it was willing to play, I would put him on the show in a second."
