Arrow Gets Yet Another Spartacus Veteran -- This Time as Captain Boomerang

Spartacus and Star Trek Into Darkness's Nick Tarabay has landed a multi-episode role as Digger Harkness (the villain better known as Captain Boomerang), EW reports.

While often a member of The Flash's Rogues Gallery, Captain Boomerang is one of the Rogues most likely to be found facing off against other DC heroes; in Identity Crisis, it was revealed that the classic Boomerang had a son, and that's the character who ultimately took over the role when the elder Captain died in the act of murdering Robin's father.

In the comics, Harkness has also been associated with the Suicide Squad, which of course will be under the purview of Lyla Michaels, who will be in charge of A.R.G.U.S. this season on Arrow. In the series, the character will reportedly be a former A.R.G.U.S operative, highly skilled in martial arts and espionage, with a deadly thirst for vengeance against his former employers.

The character will be introduced in the seventh episode of the season, and then carry over into the eighth episode, in which he'll likely face The Flash, who crosses over into Starling City.

Arrow has previously recruited Spartacus veterans Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Harkness's former employer Amanda Waller; Manu Bennett as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke; and Katrina Law as Nyssa Raatko (al Ghul). Ironically, producers have said that Law was at one point in the running to play Shado (a role that went to Celina Jade) because they were concerned about too many Spartacus actors appearing onscreen together.

Arrow returns October 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.