Genre veteran Ricky Worthy, most recently seen as the humanoid Cylon Simon on Battlestar Galactica, is heading for the Heroes universe.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Worthy is in negotiations to take on the part of Matt Parkman's new partner in the fourth season of the NBC series. This will be a recurring role alongside regular Greg Grunberg.

Worthy's other genre credits include Star Trek's Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise, as well as Vancouver-based series Stargate SG-1, Dark Angel and Odyssey 5.

Filming on the fifth volume of Heroes began at the start of June, with new episodes beginning in the early autumn on NBC in America and BBC2 in the UK.