Dichen Lachman to join Being Human

Dichen Lachman is joining the cast of Syfy’s Being Human.

The actress will join the regular cast of the American remake of the BBC Three series of the same name. Lachman will play vampire Izumi in the second series of Being Human which also stars Sam Witwer and Sam Huntingdon. The second season begins production shortly and will likely air on Syfy in 2012. Lachman will be familiar to American audiences for her role in Dollhouse and she also crops up in Torchwood: Miracle Day. She is probably best known to UK viewers for her long stint in Neighbours as Katya Kinski.