Heroes Star Joins New NBC Comedy Pilot

Sendhil Ramamurthy has joined NBC’s comedic drama pilot Rex Is Not Your Lawyer as a regular.

Ramamurthy, who currently plays on Heroes, will reportedly play an ambitious lawyer who falls in love with Rex’s fiancée, played by Abigail Spencer. His casting is said to be in second position to Heroes.

Jane Curtin also has been cast in the pilot, which stars David Tennant as Rex Alexander, a top Chicago litigator who begins suffering panic attacks and starts coaching clients to represent themselves in court.  Ramamurthy will play an ambitious but good-natured lawyer who was in Rex’s shadow until Rex’s career switch and whose friendship with Rex becomes complicated when he falls in love with his friend’s fiancée (Abigail Spencer).

Ramamurthy’s character on Heroes, Mohinder Suresh, played a vital part in the series’ first couple of seasons. Recently, his presence has gradually been scaled back and he has appeared in three episodes so far this season.