The Hobbit‘s Richard Armitage, pictured, is sinking his teeth into a crazy role in NBC’s third season of “Hannibal”.
He has been cast in the terrifying role of Francis Dolarhyde (aka The Tooth Fairy), says TVLine. The main villian of Thomas Harris’ “Red Dragon”, one book in the series on which “Hannibal” is based, the hulking Dolarhyde is a serial killer with a set of chompers that would make the Big Bad Wolf a little envious — and a penchant for targeting entire households for slaughter.
Armitage’s gig is slated to last six episodes.
Last month, the role of sociopathic Mason Verger was recast — with Joe Anderson (The Divide) stepping in for Michael Pitt (“Boardwalk Empire”). Gillian Anderson was also upgraded to series regular as the mysterious Bedelia du Maurier in advance of Hannibal‘s third season.