Syfy's upcoming Battlestar Galactica prequel series, Caprica, has a new recurring character in comedian Patton Oswalt. Oswalt is best remembered as one of the friends to Doug Heffernan(Kevin James) on the sitcom The King of Queens, and has most recently been seen in episodes of Showtime's series The United States of Tara as a friend and co-worker of Max's and a on time lover to Tara's sister, Charmaine.
On Caprica Oswalt will play the character Baxter Sarno, a comedian and popular talk show host that Daniel (Eric Stoltz) and Amanda (Paula Malcomson) Greystone appear on.
Fans of Oswalt's are used to seeing him in these types of roles, which he excels at, however he'll also be starring soon in Big Fan, the directorial debut of Robert Siegel (writter of The Wrestler), where he'll play his first serious role.
Caprica is currently in production in Vancouver and premiere's in January 2010 on Syfy.
Source: THR
