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"Dexter actor David Ramsey has been cast in The CW&amp;#039;s DC Comics-inspired Arrow. Ramsey will play a military man turned bodyguard named John Diggle in the pilot, which is loosely based on the Green Arrow comics, reports Variety. Stephen Amell was recently cast in the role of protagonist Oliver Queen. Green Lantern&amp;#039;s Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim will write and executive produce the show, alongside Vampire Diaries producer Andrew Kreisberg. Game of Thrones helmer David Nutter will direct the Arrow pilot for Warner Bros TV. Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp as an archery-themed take on Batman for 1941&amp;#039;s More Fun Comics #73. Justin Hartley previously played the character in Smallville between 2006 and 2011. Ramsey is best known for portraying Anton Briggs on Showtime&amp;#039;s Dexter. He has also appeared in CBS drama Blue Bloods. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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