"The Walking Dead" Casts "24" Vet in Major Role (But He's Not You-Know-Who)
by Michael Ausiello
September 16, 2015


"24‘s" Xander Berkeley is making time for a potentially long-term stint on "The Walking Dead", TVLine has learned exclusively.

Berkeley is joining AMC’s zombie smash in a top-secret Season 6 recurring role that sources confirm is not infamous comic baddie Negan. That said, I hear his character — whose name is being kept under wraps — does share some of the same characteristics as Negan.

Namely his narcissism, huge ego and self-preservation. He’s also said to relish the superiority that comes with being in control, but he plays it off with a car salesman-type charm.





Berkeley will debut during the second half of "The Walking Dead‘s" sixth season (the first half premieres Sunday, Oct. 11 at 9/8c).

And in a clear sign that producers have big plans for the actor, his deal carries with it a series-regular option for Season 7.

http://tvline.com/2015/09/16/walking-dead-xander-berkeley-season-6-cast/

Man he sure gets around. He's in 12 Monkeys, Zoo and was on Nikita, Salem, several episodes of The Mentalist and a couple of episodes of Longmire. I'm sure he will do fine on The Walking Dead.

Xander Berkeley is Playing [SPOILER!] on "The Walking Dead"
by Michael Ausiello and Andy Patrick
January 4, 2016


The veteran actor will be bringing Gregory to life, who, according to Robert Kirkman’s comic-book source material, is the leader of the Hilltop Colony, a coward to the core and a total nightmare for Maggie and Rick.

Just how awful is the villain? He betrays our Gregory on The Walking Deadheroes to the merciless Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and poisons [spoiler] himself! No wonder Gregory runs afoul of righteous Paul “Jesus” Monroe (Tom Payne).

http://tvline.com/2016/01/04/walking-dead-gregory-comics-cast-xander-berkeley-season-6/