British actor Theo James has landed the lead in CBS’ drama pilot Golden Boy, from Nick Wootton and Greg Berlanti. The project, produced by Warner Bros TV and Berlanti Prods., centers on Clark (James), a cop, and chronicles his meteoric rise from officer to detective and ultimately police commissioner. Ryan Phillippe was originally tapped for the role but exited shortly thereafter, triggering a lengthy auditioning process that resulted in the casting of James. James, who has a handful of credits in his native Britain, including a lead on the BBC series Bedlam, is virtually unknown in the U.S. aside from a guest spot in the first season of Downton Abbey where he played Kemal Pamuk, the Turk who died in Lady Mary’s bed. He made his Hollywood debut in the recent Underworld: Awakening. James is the latest non-American actor to get the lead in a pilot this pilot season.

自从瑞恩·菲利普Ryan Phillippe)辞演CBS新剧《警界金童》（Golden Boy）之后，“金童”新人选就一直被外界关注。今天，CBS官方宣布这一角色归属英国演员提奥·詹姆斯(Theo James）。

《警界金童》（Golden Boy）是由格里格·伯兰蒂(Greg Berlanti)和尼古拉斯·吾顿(Nicolas Woontton)联手制作的CBS警察新剧。提奥·詹姆斯将顶替瑞恩·菲利普在其中扮演的整部剧集的核心人物，一个从办公室职员到侦探警务处处长的快速高升年轻警察。提奥·詹姆斯在曾主演BBC剧集《疯人院》（Bedlam）、也曾客串过《唐顿庄园》（Downton Abbey），即将上映的大银幕《黑夜传说4》中我们也会看到他的身影。

现在同样加入剧组的还有演员切·麦克布瑞德(Chi McBride)和凯文·阿加罗(Kevin Alejandro)。Nicolas Wootton负责撰写首播集剧本同时和Berlanti以及指导首播集的理查德·谢帕德(Richard Shepard)一起出任执行制片人。