Morena Baccarin cast to play Dr. Leslie Thompkins in Fox's Gotham!

It seems as though actress Morena Baccarin will being heading into the Batman universe as she has just been cast for the new, hit Fox show Gotham! Baccarin will be playing the role of Dr. Leslie Thompkins.

It is being reported that Baccarin's character will have a reoccurring role that should work itself into a series regular by the show's second season.

"She will play Dr. Leslie Thompkins, a gifted and dedicated physician who was a friend of Bruce Wayne’s parents, Thomas and Martha. She is determined to use her skills to aid Gotham’s most in need, which currently means working at the newly opened Arkham Asylum’s Home for the Criminally Insane. In addition to her medical skills, her coolness under pressure will serve her well as she finds herself drawn close to James Gordon and into more and more dangerous waters."

This role will mark Baccarin's return to the fantasy genre after being in such shows as Firefly, Stargate SG-1, and V. More recently she starred in the show Homeland where she was nominated for an Emmy.

Are you excited to see Morena Baccarin join the cast of Gotham?

Source: Deadline