The former "The Walking Dead" actor is joining the series as Tobias Church, who has been described by IGN as “an imposing gangster looking to unite the various criminal enterprises in Star City under his own singular command.”

According to IGN, the character will be making his debut in the fifth season premiere of "Arrow."

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“Arrow” stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, Katie Cassidy as Dinah “Laurel” Lance, David Ramsey as John Diggle,Willa Holland as Thea Queen,Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak, John Barrowman as Malcom Merlyn, with Paul Blackthorne as Detective Lance, and Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk.

"Arrow" returns for a fifth season on October 5, 2016.