John Barrowman joins Gilded Lilys

John Barrowman has joined Shonda Rhimes new ABC pilot Gilded Lilys.

Entertainment Weekly reports that the actor has joined Rhimes new period pilot as Julius Lily, the ‘playboy son’ of  family looking to open at hotel in New York. Gilded Lilys is set in 1895 and revolves around the opening of the first grand and luxury hotel in the city. It was recently reported that Sarah Bolger, who played Mary Tudor in Showtime‘s The Tudors, had also signed up for the project.

John Barrowman is best known for his role of Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and its spin-off Torchwood most recently playing the role in the 2011 series Miracle Day. Barrowman also appeared in several episodes of Desperate Housewives as eco-terrorist Patrick Logan. In 2000 he appeared in the short-lived soap opera Titans in America.