The James Comey miniseries has cast Kingsley Ben-Adir to play former president Barack Obama, a spokesperson for CBS Studios confirmed to TheWrap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The series also set Brian d\u2019Arcy James (\u201cSpotlight\u201d) to play former FBI Deputy Director Mark Giuliano; Steve Zissis (\u201cTogetherness\u201d) will to play former FBI General Counsel Jim Baker, and Shawn Doyle (<\/em>\u201cHouse of Cards\u201d) will play the assistant director of the FBI Counterintelligence Division Bill Priestap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ben-Adir\u2019s previous roles include series like \u201cPeaky Blinders\u201d and \u201cThe OA,\u201d as well as in the Disney+ film \u201cNoelle\u201d with Anna Kendrick. He will next be seen alongside Zoe Kravitz in \u201cHigh Fidelity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billy Ray has found his\u00a0Barack Obama\u00a0for the CBS Studios miniseries adaptation of the James Comey bestseller\u00a0A Higher Loyalty,\u00a0<\/em>which began production last week in Toronto and DC.\u00a0Kingsley Ben-Adir\u00a0has been set to play the former U.S. President;\u00a0Spotlight<\/em>\u2018s Brian d\u2019Arcy James will play Mark Giuliano, the former FBI Deputy Director;\u00a0Steve Zissis\u00a0(HBO\u2019s\u00a0Togetherness<\/em>) is set to play Jim Baker, the former FBI General Counsel, and\u00a0Shawn Doyle\u00a0(House of Cards<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Fargo<\/em>) will play Bill Priestap, the assistant director of the FBI Counterintelligence Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ben-Adir has starred in\u00a0The OA, Peaky Blinders<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Deep State<\/em>\u00a0and next stars opposite Zoe Kravitz in\u00a0High Fidelity<\/em>. He\u2019s also part of the ensemble cast for\u00a0Noelle<\/em>\u00a0for Disney +.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The quartet joins Jeff Daniels (Comey), Brendan Gleeson (Donald Trump), Holly Hunter (Acting Attorney General Sally Yates), Michael Kelly (Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe), Jennifer Ehle (Patrice Comey), Peter Coyote (Robert Mueller), Steven Pasquale (Peter Strzok) and Oona Chaplin (Lisa Page).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ray\u00a0adapted and is directing the limited series. The seventh director of the FBI, Comey served from 2013-17, and his book covered his role in helping to change the Bush administration\u2019s policies on torture and electronic surveillance to overseeing the Hillary Clinton email investigation as well as possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, and before that his tenure as a prosecutor of terrorists, mobsters and Martha Stewart. Of course, a big part of the narrative and focus of the mini is his testy relationship with and eventual firing by President Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI feel humbled by the wealth of talent in this cast,\u201d Ray said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m touched that so many great actors want to be a part of this story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n CBS will set an airdate and decide whether to broadcast it on Showtime, CBS All Access or both.\u00a0Alex Kurtzman,\u00a0Shane Salerno\u00a0and\u00a0Heather Kadin\u00a0are the executive producers. The mini is produced by Secret Hideout, The Story Factory and Home Run Productions in association with CBS Television Studios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ben-Adir is repped by CAA and Conway Van Gelder Grant in the U.K; James is repped by Gersh, Thruline Entertainment, and Frankfurt Kurnit; Zissis is UTA, Mosaic and Ziffren Brittenham; and Doyle is The Characters Agency in Toronto, Kohner Agency, Magnolia Entertainment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n