Joe Morton becomes a series regular on Scandal

Joe Morton is to become a series regular on Scandal midway through the fifth season.

He portrayed Jake’s mysterious boss on an episode of the second season and several weeks later was revealed to be Rowan Pope, Olivia’s father.

He has won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for playing the character on the show.

The series can be seen on Thursday evenings at 9pm on ABC.