I have added 7 images of Rose from the set of season five from December 19th to the gallery. Janet McTeer (Glenn’s co-star in ‘Albert Nobbs’) is also pictured. **Thanks for the info, Hanna!**

Glenn Close is nominated for a SAG award.

On Set: Ryan Phillippe filming Damages
“I don’t like him,” Close told me the other night at Palihouse during a cocktail party for her new movie Albert Nobbs.

She, of course, is not talking about Mr. Phillippe, but his character!

“He’s an arrogant and brilliant young man,” she said of the role, inspired by WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange. “I really don’t like him. Just so arrogant.”

As for his work, Close cooed, “Out of the ballpark! He’s doing wonderfully.”

She’s also not sure if her Patty Hewes will be getting along with a new lawyer to the bunch played by her Nobbs costar Janet McTeer. “Just wait,” Close said. “You don’t know if she’s on my side or with Ellen (Rose Byrne) because Ellen and I now against each other.”
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Dharma and Greg’s Jenna Elfman, The Big C‘s Alexandra Socha, and Spartacus’ John Hannah will join the cast of Damages for season five.

Elfman will play an investment bank employee troubled by her company’s conduct. When she approaches Channing McClaren (Ryan Phillippe), the iconoclastic founder of a WikiLeaks-type Website devoted to corporate and government transparency, it lays the foundation for the case that will pit Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) and Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) against each other. Socha will play Elfman’s daughter.

Hannah will play Rutger, McClaren’s loyal adviser and protector whose ability to put out political fires and strong desire to see him succeed make him indispensable.

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Ryan Phillippe has landed a major role on the upcoming season of the Glenn Close courtroom drama, now airing on DirecTV.

He will play a Julian Assange-type character who turns to Ellen (Rose Byrne) for help.

This marks the Crash actor’s first regular TV gig since his breakout role as gay teen Billy Douglas on One Life to Live back in the early ’90s. He was heavily courted by Starz last winter to play one of the key guest roles in Torchwood: Miracle Day, but he ultimately passed.

Phillippe follows in the footsteps of such illustrious Damages guest stars such as John Goodman, Ted Danson, William Hurt, Martin Short and Lily Tomlin.

The former FX series is expected to kick off its fifth and final season next summer.

Source: TVLine.com
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