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has tapped Robert Knepper to play Blaine’s father in season 2, EW has learned exclusively.

alum will play Angus, a polished, articulate and successful businessman, who regards Blaine (David Anders) as a lifelong disappointment. Having cut check after check to help fund a series of Blaine’s business failures, Angus is unhappy to find Blaine once again asking for financial help—which is likely due to the fact that Blaine is once again human now. Read more here and here.

As for whether the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, considering Knepper’s other TV credits include villainous roles on

, it seems likely this role will follow suit. He’ll first appear early in the second season.

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