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Lachman joined the series during its third season, turning up as a pseudo drifter with a penchant for trouble named Frankie. It tells the story of the Cody clan who, headed by an iron-willed matriarch (Ellen Barkin), have their hands in all manner of criminal enterprises.

Loosely adapted from David Michôd's searing, critically lauded 2010 Australian indie of the same name, Animal Kingdom transplants the action to Southern California. Plus, it touted a stacked cast of supporting talent (including several Whedon regulars) in Olivia Williams, Fran Kranz, Tahmoh Penikett, Harry Lennix, Amy Acker, Felicia Day, Summer Glau, Alan Tudyk, and more. That's a shame because the series - which follows a group of individuals ("Dolls") who've allowed a dubious corporation to supplant their own memories with temporary identities for the use of wealthy clients - was a fascinating narrative experiment that was cancelled just when it was approaching greatness. It also featured what should've been a breakout performance from Lachman, who played Sierra opposite Eliza Dushku. Most people - even diehard Whedon fans - missed out Dollhouse when it aired its two abbreviated seasons on Fox way back when. We've no facts to back this up, but we'd lay even odds it was one of those B-movie tinged offerings that landed Lachman on the radar of genre guru Joss Whedon of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, and The Avengers fame. Whatever the case, Whedon was quick to cast Lachman in a key supporting role when he was assembling the cast for his 2009 sci-fi series Dollhouse.
