Walter Bishop. Dawsons Creeks JoshuaJackson plays the role of Peter Bishop, a smart guy with many gamblingdebts. Anna Torv (The Secret Life of Us) plays Olivia Dunham, a young,tough FBI agent who has to confront an unexplained phenomenon. Also castin the series are The Black Donnellys Kirk Acevedo and Boston LegalsMark Valley as FBI agents. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of theKings John Noble and The Wires Lance Reddick are also on the cast:Noble as Dr. Walter Bishop and Reddick as Phillip Broyles, a specialagent for Homeland Security head of the Fringe division, thatinvestigates terrorist and paranormal events. Alongside them are veteranactress Blair Brown and Take the Lead actress Jasika Nicole. Brownplays Nina Sharp, a veteran Chief Operating Officer of Massive Dynamic, acutting-edge research company, while Nicole plays Astrid Farnsworth, afederal assistant. This highly anticipated sci-fi drama was created byTransformers /Star Trek/ Mission: Impossible IIIs J.J. Abrams, RobertoOrci and Alex Kurtzman. Fringes pilot was directed by EmmyAward-winning Alex Graves (The West Wing) and produced by Warner Bros.Television, Bad Robot Productions and Fringe Element Films.