Actor Max Greenfield and Tess Sanchez attend the 24th Annual Race To Erase MS Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 5. (Photo : Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
"New Girl" actor Max Greenfield has signed up to join the cast of "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story." He will star alongside Ricky Martin, Lady Gaga, Penelope Cruz and more.
Greenfield, who is best known for his role as the suave Schmidt in the American sitcom "New Girl," is taking on a different role in "American Crime Story: Versace." The big reveal was shared by Ryan Murphy who took to Instagram Friday to share a photo of Greenfield and co-star Darren Criss ("Glee").
Both actors look nothing like the comedic roles they portray in their respective shows, with Greenfield sporting a buzz cut and a mustache. While Criss is playing a character named Andrew Cunanan, there is no word yet on which character Greenfield will portray and how many episodes he will be in in the upcoming crime anthology series, NME reported. However, based on his appearance, it is presumed that he is playing Cunanan's first known victim, Jeffery Trail.
Greenfield has previously worked with Murphy, having appeared in "American Horror Story: Hotel," where he played a drug addict named Gabriel who died at the hands of the Addiction Demon.
"American Crime Story: Versace" tells the story of the murder of fashion icon Gianni Versace in 1997 by a serial killer named Andrew Cunanan, who also killed himself thereafter after going on a killing spree that ended the life of Versace. Although Cunanan's motives for the five murders were unclear and different from each, it was speculated that he killed Versace in a jealous rage over Versace's status as a gay icon.
"American Crime Story: Versace" is the third series in Murphy's successful "American Crime Story" anthology, which started with "The People v O.J. Simpson" and followed by "Katrina." "Katrina," will star Annette Benning and Matthew Broderick.
Ricky Martin is playing Versace's partner Antonia D'Amico. Penelope Cruz is taking on the role of Donatella Versace. Lady Gaga, on the other hand, is portraying a still-unnamed fashion icon.
"American Crime Story: Versace" will premiere on FX in 2018.
