Henry Ian Cusick Not Returning to 'Scandal' for 2nd Season

Henry Ian Cusick Not Returning to 'Scandal' for 2nd Season

"Lost" alum Henry Ian Cusick will not be back for ABC's hit political drama; Joshua Malina elevated to series regular

Published: June 08, 2012 @ 4:18 pm
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By Tim Kenneally

Henry Ian Cusick is done being "Scandal"-ized.

"Lost" alum Cusick will not return to ABC's drama "Scandal" for its second season, TheWrap has confirmed.

Also read: "Scandal" Renewed by ABC

On the Shonda Rhimes-created series -- which stars Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, a former White House communications director who goes into private practice with a crisis-management firm -- Cusick played Stephen Finch, a womanizing employee of Pope's.

No word on how Finch's character will be handled -- or not handled -- in the show's second season.However, the show has elevated Joshua Malina -- who plays David Rosen on the series -- from recurring to regular cast member for the second season.

Cusick's upcoming projects include the upcoming thriller "The Girl on the Train" about a documentary filmmaker whose life takes a dramatic turn after a chance encounter with a mysterious woman.

Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.

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