Guide to Upcoming ‘Chuck’ Guest Stars

There are so many talented actors and actresses scheduled to appear in the sophomore season of NBC’s deserving spy-dramedy hit Chuck I can barely keep up. Here’s who has been officially announced thus far:

Jordana Brewster

The 28-year-old As the World Turns and The Fast and the Furious actress comes onboard for at least three episodes to play Jill, Chuck’s infamous freshman-year girlfriend at Stanford who broke his heart when she dumped him to hook up with his roommate Bryce Larkin.

Melinda Clarke

A veteran of The O.C. and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, the 39-year-old actress plays a villainess who likes her men dead.

Michael Clarke Duncan

The imposing Mr. Clean dead-ringer and Academy Award nominee (for 1999’s big-screen adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Green Mile) plays a villain whom fans won’t forget quickly.

Tony Hale

A star of Arrested Development and Andy Richter’s short-lived Andy Barker, P.I., the 37-year-old actor joins the cast as the new assistant manager at geeky Buy More.

John Larroquette

A five-time — yes, five times! — Emmy winner, four times for Night Court and once for The Practice, the versatile acting veteran portrays former spy and self-professed ladies’ man Roan Montgomery, who assists Chuck on his quest to ensnare Melinda Clarke’s murderous man-killer character.

Nicole Richie

The 26-year-old new mother and Simple Life alumna plays Heather, a former (and present?) bitchy cheerleader in high school who was (and is?) ace spygirl Sarah Walker’s nemesis. Her appearance airs in October.

Ben Savage

The 27-year-old Boy Meets World alum and younger brother of The Wonder Years’ Fred Savage plays the husband of Nicole Richie’s mean girl character Heather.