Dexter's James Remar is going ghoulish on Vampire Diaries

He’s always the voice of wisdom on Dexter, so it’s not all that surprising that James Remar has been cast as the patriarch in another series that dabbles in the supernatural.

When he’s not playing the ghost of Harry Morgan on the Showtime series, Remar will guest on The CW’s Vampire Diaries, TV Guide reports.

The two shows had a behind-the-scenes connection in Marcos Siega, who has directed episodes for both series, Remar said. That’s how Remar ended up being cast as the Civil War Era aristocrat Giuseppe Salvatore, father to vampire sons Stefan and Damon.

Before then, Remar hinted that he’ll have a big part to play in the Season 4 finale of Dexter, coming up on Dec. 13.

Whether it’ll be more bloody than his role on Diaries remains to be seen. “I can’t say anything out of respect to the audience,” he told TV Guide. “But watch!”

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