An actor has been selected to play Detective Sam Bosco, Teresa
Lisbon's (Robin Tunney) mentor as she was coming up through the ranks
-and whom she even dated for a while at one time.



Total surprise, I can't imagine him as Lisbon's previous love interest.

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Jul 8, 2009, 03:00 PM | by Michael Ausiello

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Patrick Jane should have a field day reading this guy: Former Oz actor
Terry Kinney is joining The Mentalist as an ex of Lisbon's (Robin
Tunney) and a major player in the Red John investigation, sources
confirm to me semi-exclusively.

Kinney, who most recently starred in ABC's short-lived cop dramedy The
Unusuals, will play the recurring role of Sam Bosco, a by-the-book
California Bureau of Investigations agent who heads up the division
overseeing the Red John case. Bosco served as Lisbon's mentor as she was
coming up through the ranks, during which they shtupped once or twice
(or a lot). Further complicating matters: The two share a deep, dark
secret!

Bosco is also one of the few people immune to P.J.'s charms. He hates
his unorthodox methods and is determined to oust him from the CBI.

Good times all around!

Kinney's deal calls for him to appear in at least seven episodes.

The Mentalist kicks off its second season (its first in its new Thursday
time slot) on Sept. 24



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