Mehcad Brooks to Play Jimmy Olsen in CBS Supergirl Series

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Mehcad Brooks will play Jimmy Olsen in the live action Supergirl series for CBS.

Variety broke the news late Wednesday, describing the young photographer as a love interest for Supergirl. Here’s the full description from Variety:

Jimmy, based on the DC Comics character, is an attractive photographer at CatCo, the media company where Kara Zor-El works, as an assistant to Cat Grant, (yet to be casted). Recently, Jimmy has been living and working in National City, though the reason is still a secret.

In the Superman comics, Jimmy is a photojournalist for the Daily Planet. He’s also friends with Superman and Lois Lane. Last Thursday, CBS cast Melissa Benoist to play the lead role in Supergirl.