Necessary Roughness's Mehcad Brooks Joins 'Supergirl' As Jimmy Olsen

Congrats to Mehcad Brooks!

THR reports that the 34-year-old Necessary Roughness actor has been cast alongside Melissa Benoist as Jimmy Olsen in the upcoming Supergirl series.

In the new show, Jimmy is a photographer at CatCo., where Kara (Beniost) works. He’s the salt of the earth and this only makes Kara crush on him even more. The character has recently been living and working in National City though the reason is still a secret. As Kara emerges as Supergirl they grow closer.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Mehcad as Jimmy?