TWD World Beyond: Joe Holt promoted to series regular
By Renee Hansen
Comic-Con was full of announcements for The Walking Dead universe. The Walking Dead World Beyond announced its premiere date of October 3, revealed the first-look clip, and promoted new cast members to series regulars. One of those characters is Dr. Leopold Bennett, who Joe Holt plays.
Leo is the adoptive father of Hope and Iris. He took in Felix when his father kicked him out after discovering his son was gay. He was a former leader of the Campus Colony who was moved to a research facility in New York as he is known as the “smartest man alive.” His success in developing a cure for the virus has made him a person of interest to the CRM. The fear now is that his life is in danger at the hands of the mysterious group.
Season 2 will prove interesting for Leo and his family as more and more is discovered about the CRM. In the first look clip that was aired at Comic-Con, we learned that Will, a former member of Leo’s security team, has escaped the CRM and assured Iris and Felix that Leo is still alive.
Other roles played by Joe Holt
Joe Holt is an American actor born in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan. He is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in English Literature. Holt’s acting started in the late 90s, and he hasn’t stopped since. Besides actor, he also has credits as a producer, director and writer.
He portrayed Dr. Gordo on As the World Turns in 2003. Then he moved on to Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury. He played Pistachio/Stash in Prison Break and Rod in Vicariously. His list of guest star roles is extensive and includes The Punisher, The Blacklist, Grey’s Anatomy, The Good Wife, Limitless and NCSI: New Orleans.
He has also starred in Scandal and more recently, he stars in Deliah, where he plays Mace Cunningham, one of Deliah’s good friends.
In June, he shared a post on his IG page where he talks about this final day of shooting for World Beyond.
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Congrats to Joe Holt on being named as a series regular to World Beyond. I can’t wait to see what is in store for Leo and his family in season 2.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond returns to AMC on October 3.
Season one of World Beyond is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
If you missed the TWDU panels at Comic-Con@home, they will be available on AMC+ on Thursday, July 29, in a dedicated AMC+ Fan Experience collection, along with memorable sessions from prior years.