Deadline is reporting that Sleepy Hollow alum Matt Barr is set to star in The CW’s military drama pilot Valor. He’ll be playing Gallo, a scruffy, aging chopper pilot in the middle of training for a rescue mission in Somalia.
From Kyle Jarrow (The Lost Generation), Valor takes place on a US Army base that houses elite helicopter pilots and tells the story of Nora and Gallo, two such pilots who are tasked with training for a Somali rescue mission meant to save a pair of American servicemen. However, the two share a secret from the initial operation that led to the capture of their comrades, a secret that they must keep from gaining the Army’s attention.
In addition to his role on the FOX procedural, Barr has appeared on the likes of Hellcats, Harper’s Island, and One Tree Hill.
Valor is one of six pilots currently under consideration for series order at The CW, joining fantasy-themed Searchers, soapy reboot Dynasty, cancer dramedy Life Sentence, beauty pageant drama Insatiable, and DC-verse entrant Black Lightning. Further casting news for every pilot should be announced in the coming weeks, while series orders will be revealed later this spring.
