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" Suraj Sharma has joined the cast of Homeland. The Indian actor - best known for playing the lead role in Life of Pi - will appear in the Showtime drama&amp;#039;s fourth season, Entertainment Weekly reports.  Sharma will play the recurring role of Aayan Ibrahim, a Pakistani medical student who crosses paths with Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes). The 21-year-old joins Corey Stoll (House of Cards) and Laila Robins (Bored to Death) as a new cast addition on Homeland.  Nazanin Boniadi (Fara Sherazi) has also been promoted to series regular status for the next run, which will shoot in South Africa from mid-June. Homeland will return to Showtime in the US and Channel 4 in the UK later this year. Homeland creator on season 3 death: &amp;#039;Original plan was very different&amp;#039; Watch a clip from Homeland&amp;#039;s season 3 finale:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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