'Lost's Perrineau joins US cop pilot

Lost actor Harold Perrineau has been cast in a comedic police drama in development in the US.

Perrineau will play paranoid detective Leo Banks in The Unusuals, set in a New York police department. A pilot presentation of the show is being made for ABC.

Perrineau left Lost after the second season then made a return in the recent run.

Elsewhere, Rick Gomez (What About Brian) has joined Cupid, another ABC comedic drama. Gomez's character Felix runs a bar and is landlord to Trevor, who thinks he is the god of love.

Gail O'Grady (Boston Legan) has signed up to play a tough-talking lawyer in an untitled ABC drama pilot from Dave Hemingson.

Finally, Sarah Lafleur has joined an untitled comedy pilot, again for ABC, in development from David Kohan and Max Mutchnick. Her character Audrey is girlfriend to Derek, who runs a business with his best friend Drew.