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"Spartacus star Cynthia Addai-Robinson will play Amanda Waller on Arrow. It was revealed earlier this week that DC Comics villain Waller would appear in the superhero drama&amp;#039;s second season.  Addai-Robinson&amp;#039;s version of the character is an operative of the sinister agency A.R.G.U.S. who sends out a team to kidnap Diggle (David Ramsey). The role reunites the London-born actress with her Spartacus co-star Manu Bennett, who plays Slade Wilson on Arrow. The pair previously played lovers Crixus (Bennett) and Naevia (Addai-Robinson) in the graphic Starz historical drama.  Amanda Waller has previously been played by Pam Grier on the CW series Smallville and by Angela Bassett in the 2011 film Green Lantern. Arrow season two premieres on Wednesday, October 9 at 8/7c on The CW and will air on Sky1 in the UK. &amp;gt; Arrow exec on casting The Flash: &amp;#039;We&amp;#039;ve met many fantastic actors&amp;#039; Watch the latest promo for Arrow season two below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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