Connor O'Farrell in "CSI."
Connor O'Farrell in "CSI."

Idyllwild resident actor and Town Crier columnist Conor O’Farrell has landed a major role in a new TV pilot, “Silence of Games.” He plays alongside Bre Blair and Demetrius Grosse as a corrupt lieutenant governor planning to make a run for Congress.

O’Farrell has had many lead and co-starring roles throughout his 35-year career, including in “Lincoln Lawyer,” “Stir of Echoes,” “True Blood,” “CSI,” “Law & Order,” “The Mentalist,” “Cold Case,” “N.C.I.S.,” “Nip & Tuck,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Medium,” “Boston Legal,” “Without a Trace” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

His TC column, “Off the Leash,” is published the third week of the month.