CYNTHIA NIXON TO GUEST STAR ON "THE BIG C" IN MULTIPLE EPISODES ARC

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The 44-year-old Emmy and Tony winner Cynthia Nixon will guest-star in four episodes of the Showtime's "The Big C". She'll play Rebecca, the long lost college roommate of Laura Linney's  character, Cathy, who comes back into her life and turns it upside down.

"The Big C" follows Cathy, a schoolteacher, wife and mother who's diagnosed with a fatal form of cancer and tries to reclaim her life.

The Big C premieres Monday, Aug. 16 .

REID SCOTT JOINS SHOWTIMES'S "THE BIG C"

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 Reid Scott("My Boys")  has landed a recurring role on Showtime's new series "The Big C" 

The handsome 32-year-old  actor will play Dr. Todd, an intelligent and well-trained, but lacks experience oncologist  of Laura Linney's character, Cathy.

"The Big C" follows Cathy, a schoolteacher and suburban mother who tries to rebuild her life after her cancer diagnosis.

Since Scott's role is recurring, it won't conflict with his contract with TBS, which has still not decided whether to renew My Boys for a fifth season (Season 4 premieres July 25).

"The Big C" premieres Wednesday, August 16.

IDRIS ELBA JOINS "THE BIG C"

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 Idis ELba will appear in multiple episodes of Showtime's upcoming drama "The Big C".
 

The 37-year-old Elba,  will play a love interest for Laura Linney', character, a Showtime rep says.

The Big C, premiering Aug. 16, stars Linney as a suburban housewife who tries to find humor in her cancer diagnosis. Oliver Platt co-stars as her husband.