Firass Dirani on "The Straits" (2012)

Firass Dirani (Nick/Bowen, Mystic Force) embarked on a new role for the Australian primetime drama, "The Straits." The series follows the lives of the Montebello family, modern day drug smugglers whose family business brings wealth, danger and tests their bonds. Parents, Harry and Kitty keep tight control of their four adopted children and the first episode of the series finds Harry (series star Brian Cox) making drastic changes to their children's roles in his business, without consulting his wife. Dirani stars as Gary Montebello, the youngest of the children, who acts mostly as a wheel-man, providing transportation for the family's business dealings. Gary also develops a problem that annoys his father, as he can't seem to stop himself from sampling the drugs. When Harry announces that Gary will take over his older brother's job, which will force him to spend most of his time away from the finished product, he is not happy. The following caps come from the first episode, titled "The Proposition."
























"The Straits" is currently airing in Australia


Previous Firass Dirani posts

• Firass Dirani on "Underbelly: The Golden Mile" - 10
• Firass Dirani on "Kick" - 11
• Firass Dirani in "Pitch Black"
• Firass Dirani in "The Black Balloon"
• Firass Dirani in "The Marine"

Archie Kao on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" - 20 (2012)

Archie Kao (Kai, Lost Galaxy) returned to his role on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" for the first time this season when he appeared in the eleventh episode of the current season, titled "Ms. Willows Regrets." The episode finds one of the CSI team's veterans, Catherine Willows (series star Marg Helgenberger) investigating the disappearance of one of her close friends, whom she fears may have been murdered. When three other murders are discovered, with a connection to her missing friend, Catherine grows even more upset, despite FBI presence. She consults with Archie, who analyzes photos from a memory card that was hidden inside a birthday card sent to Catherine, which leads her to the house where she finds her friend alive. Archie pops up again later in the episode, as he continues to analyze the pictures on a tip from Catherine's friend. Archie and his comrade David Hodges soon find that data has been encrypted within one of the photos, giving the team another lead on the murderers. Archie will make his second appearance of the 12th season when he guest stars in tonight's new episode, "Trends with Benefits."


















Season 12 of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" currently airs on CBS


Previous Archie Kao posts

• Archie Kao on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" - 19
• Archie Kao on "Desperate Housewives"
• Archie Kao on "Huff"
• Archie Kao on "ER"
• Archie Kao in "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan"