David Krumholtz Joins ‘The Trial Of Louise Woodward’ At HBO After Mulling “Indefinite Break” From Acting

EXCLUSIVE: David Krumholtz fans, rejoice: After indicating that he was weighing an “indefinite break” from acting back in August, he’s returning to work, having joined the cast of The Trial of Louise Woodward at HBO.

The Supergirl actor had already clarified his initial comments after sharing that he was “frustrated, fed up, fried” with the business, noting that he never said he was quitting or retiring from acting, but rather pressing pause. In response to online commotion surrounding his initial comments, he said that he was taking some time to prioritize his mental well-being and family.

Other new additions to The Trial of Louise Woodward today include Samantha Mathis, Stephen Kunken and Warren Brown. Krumholtz will play criminal defense attorney Harvey Silverglate, with Mathis as Wilma Spellman, the maternal grandmother of the show’s central murder victim, Matthew Eappen; Kunken as criminal defense attorney Andrew Good; and Brown as the title character’s father, Gary Woodward.

A true-crime limited series from creator Matthew Barry, The Trial of Louise Woodward tells the shocking true story of how, in 1997, an 18-year-old British au pair was accused of shaking to death a baby left in her care by her American host family, setting off an international media firestorm as the trial unfolds in full view of both the British and American public.

Catriona Chandler plays the title role, with Joanne Froggatt as Louise’s mother, Susan; Meghann Fahy and Sagar Radia as the victim’s parents, Deborah and Sunil Eappen; Chloë Sevigny as defense attorney Elaine Whitfield Sharp; Hugh Laurie as Judge Hiller B. Zobel, who presided over the trial; Jack Reynor as lead prosecutor Gerry Leone; John Magaro as lead defense counsel Barry Scheck; and Natalia Dyer as Middlesex County assistant district attorney Lynn Rooney.

Barry wrote The Trial, serves as showrunner and is exec producing alongside Susanne Bier, who directs all episodes, as well as Frank Spotnitz, Emily Feller, Tobi de Graaff, and Antoine Douaihy. Big Light Productions and Anton TV are the production companies.

Prior to the remarks surrounding an acting hiatus, Krumholtz was most recently seen playing Zor-El, the biological father of Supergirl, in DC Studios’ film of the same name. Next up, he’ll be seen in Paramount’s football underdog story Mr. Irrelevant, out Christmas Day. He is repped by Paradigm, Untitled, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.

Known for roles on shows like Billions, The Strain and Under the Dome, plus films like American Psycho, Mathis is repped by Innovative and Mgmt Entertainment.

Kunken has also been seen on Billions, plus A Spy Among Friends, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Affair and other series. On the film side, his most recent major credits include Hillbilly Elegy and Jason Bourne. He is repped by Innovative and Liebman Entertainment.

Seen on shows like MobLand, A Taste for Murder and Strike Back, Brown is repped by Independent Talent Group.