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"Byron Mann has won a role on new superhero drama Arrow. The Hong Kong-born American actor will play &amp;quot;an enigmatic man&amp;quot; in the upcoming CW series, according to Deadline. His character is said to have &amp;quot;a complex connection&amp;quot; to series lead Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), who fights crime as costumed crusader Arrow. Mann played Ryu in 1994 video game movie Street Fighter and has appeared in episodes of Smallville, Dark Angel and Burn Notice. Other stars confirmed to appear on Arrow include Katie Cassidy (Gossip Girl), Paul Blackthorne (The River), Annie Ilonzeh (Charlie&amp;#039;s Angels) and Willa Holland (The OC). Series exec Marc Guggenheim recently hinted that the character of Batman could appear on the show, following the conclusion of Christopher Nolan&amp;#039;s Dark Knight film trilogy. Arrow premieres on October 10 on The CW in the US. Sky1 will air the series in the UK. &amp;gt; Arrow, Hulk, Avengers: Are comic book TV shows hot again? &amp;gt; Arrow producers want Smallville Justin Hartley role Watch a clip from the Arrow pilot below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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