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‘The Vampire Diaries’ Casting News: Meet Whitmore College’s Newest Addition

By Amber Cunigan August 29, 20135098 views

Freshman year just got a little more complicated now that Rick Cosnett has been cast has an enemy for two of our favorite ladies on The Vampire Diaries.

Caroline and Elena may be looking for a fun, freshman year, but a new college professor won’t be making things easy on them. Rick Cosnett, a newcomer to American television, whose credits include Austrailian TV and theatre, will join the cast when the show returns for season 5. Cosnett has been cast as Dr. Wes Maxfield, a biology professor at Whitmore College. Elena and Caroline will probably regret registering for biology when Dr. Maxfield becomes a major enemy on campus. Of course, he’s not entirely innocent because the girls will discover that Dr. Maxfield has a dangerous secret of his own. Uh, oh!

The Vampire Diaries returns Thursday, October 3 at 8 ET/PT on the CW.

Amber Cunigan

Amber Cunigan is a sarcastic mid-twenties undergrad, extreme book hoarder, Netflix addict, and reality TV aficionado. She enjoys excessive amounts of chocolate and caffeine, tweeting, and all things Ezra Fitz and Ryan Gosling. When it comes to TV, she expects to be thoroughly entertained and when not, she will slam and mock you, but still tune in next week. She's a glutton for punishment. Basically, she's awesome.