The Rookie Season 7, Episode 9 features some special guest stars as the show's cast is pushed to the brink.
It has been a dramatic season of the hit ABC drama so far, and Episode 9 (subtitled "The Kiss") will be no exception. This latest chapter in the ever-evolving story sees Nathan Fillion's John Nolan walking in on a moment of infidelity between James and Kylie.
That will clash with a dramatic turn of events as a shooter puts James on death's door.
The Rookie Season 7, Episode 9 'The Kiss' Confirmed Cast
Four special guest stars are joining The Rookie cast for Season 7, Episode 9, as the rest of the cast deals with the episode's dramatic clinging-to-life storyline featuring Arjay Smith's James.
Spencer Rich - Brock Shohausen
Spencer Rich joins the hit ABC series for the first time as Brock Shohausen, a white anti-cop arsonist who is the real suspect behind the shooting of a cop.
Nolan tricks Brock into getting to a hospital to have him cornered and eventually arrested by the MMA team of the LAPD.
Rich's previous credits include The Oval, High Potential, and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.
Necar Zadegan - Vivian Eckhart
Necar Zadegan is set to bring to life Vivian in the new episode. Fans have seen her and her Rookie character already this season as a colleague of Wesley's working in the local District Attorney's office.
Vivian is a ruthless assistant district attorney who wants to pin the shooting on Detective Nyla Harper, using jealousy as motive after learning about James and Kylie's kiss.
Zadegan's can also be seen in 24, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and Masters of Sex.
Arjay Smith - James
Arjay Smith's James will once again be brought back into The Rookie story in Season 7, Episode 9. James has been a recurring character since Season 3 of the hit series and will be at the center of the new episode.
James is put on death's door as he is shot twice in the new story, which complicates things as allegations of infidelity come up regarding the Rookie character who has long been married to Mekia Cox's Nyla Harper in the hit series.
Smith has popped up in 23 episodes of The Rookie to date, but may also be familiar to fans of Perception, First Sunday, and The Day After Tomorrow.
Mandy Levin - Dr. Walker
Mandy Levin is credited as Dr. Walker in the new The Rookie Season 7 episode.
Dr. Walker is the doctor primarily assigned to tend to James' wounds after being shot.
Levin is best known for her roles in For All Mankind, NCIS, and the recent Max hit The Pitt.
Morgana Wise - Nurse Morgan
Morgana Wise joins the cast as Nurse Morgan, one of the nurses who ensures Bailey has the proper care while on recovery.
Wise's notable credits include Mall, Movie Star Idol, and Hollow Walls.
Crystal Coney - Nurse Lisa
Crystal Coney plays another nurse (Nurse Lisa) who tends to James' care after he was brought to the Emergency Room.
Coney has credits in Shameless, S.W.A.T., and The Righteous Gemstones.
Alexandra Vita - EMT # 1
Alexandra Vita stars as the EMT who took James to the Emergency Room.
Vita's other major credit includes a voice credit in Nacho.
Fenix Lazzaroni - EMT # 2
Fenix Lazzaroni appears as another EMT who brought in Kylie Thomas in the Emergency Room.
Lazzaroni has credits in Henry Danger, Azul Night TV, and Raise Your Hand.
J.J. Soria - Sixth Street Devils Leader
J.J. Soria guest stars in The Rookie Season 7, Episode 9 as the Sixth Street Devils leader who gives crucial information to Detective Angela Lopez on how to catch Connor Lowe.
Soria can be seen in The Oath, The Flight Attendant, and Gentefied.
The actor also recently appeared as part of the cast of Tracker Season 2, Episode 11.
Maria Zhang - Kylie Thomas
Maria Zhang guest stars as Kylie Thomas, James' friend who mistakenly interprets his concern as a romantic affection which is why she decides to kiss him in the previous episode.
As a result, Kylie and James were gunned down by her ruthless ex-boyfriend.
Most of The Rookie Season 7, Episode 9 sees Kylie clinging to her life.
Zhang is best known for her roles in Avatar: The Last Airbender and All I Ever Wanted (learn more about Maria Zhang's different milestones here).
Levi Meaden - Connor Lowe
Connor Lowe (played by Levi Meaden) is the prime suspect behind the shooting of James and Kylie. He is also Kylie's ex-boyfriend and a confirmed member of the Sixth Street Devils.
Meaden's notable credits include The Killing, Pacific Rim: Uprising, and Breaking In.
Max Mattern - Meth Patient
Max Mattern appears as a patient who is secretly a meth-lab robber.
After Bailey quickly notices his shady scheme, she alerts Juarez to arrange an arrest for him and another culprit.
Mattern previously appeared in Maidaan, Desert Road, and Unspoken.
Ivana Shein - Fake Daughter
Ivana Shein stars as a woman posing as a patient's daughter who is seemingly just there to rob her of her jewelry.
Shein is known for her roles in Meadowland, Barney's Version, and Man Running.
Alyshia Ochse - Heather
Another newcomer in the world of The Rookie is Alyshia Ochse as Heather, the real daughter of the patient whom Bradford and Chen brought in for treatment after being involved in a hit and run.
Ochse can be seen in True Detective, The Other Woman, and Ballers.
The rest of The Rookie Season 7, Episode 9 cast can be seen below:
- Nathan Fillion - John Nolan
- Melissa O'Neil - Lucy Chen
- Eric Winter - Tim Bradford
- Lisseth Chavez - Celina Juarez
- Richard T. Jones - Wade Grey
- Shawn Ashmore - Wesley Evers
- Alyssa Diaz - Angela Lopez
- Jenna Dewan - Bailey Nune
- Mekia Cox - Nyla Harper
The Rookie Season 7 continues every Tuesday on ABC at 9 p.m. ET, before coming to streaming on Hulu the next day.
