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Key Points Steve Howey will play Levi, Staten’s half-brother, in 'Ransom Canyon' Season 2. Howey continues his guest role as Captain Nick Wagner on ABC’s 'High Potential.' He will also appear in Amazon’s upcoming college-set romantic drama 'Off Campus.' Steve Howey has joined Ransom Canyon Season 2 in a recurring guest star role Netflix announced today, which should in no way affect his guest starring role as Captain Nick Wagner on ABC’s hit series High Potential Howey will play Levi, Staten’s (Josh Duhamel) half-brother, “a mountain man of sorts who lives off the land,” in the second season of the Netflix blue-sky series. In Season 2, the future of Ransom Canyon hangs in the balance as ranching dynasties continue to vie for power, and new faces arrive, threatening the lives and loves of this quaint, western town. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Season 2 of Ransom Canyon is currently in production in New Mexico In addition to Duhamel, it stars Minka Kelly, Lizzy Greene, Garrett Wareing, Jack Schumacher, Marianly Tejada and Casey W. Johnson. Howey, who is best known for playing Kevin Ball on Shameless and Van Montgomery on Reba, also joined ABC’s Kaitlin Olson-starrer High Potential in its second season. At that time, he told Parade, “His father was in law enforcement, comes from a family of law enforcement that transitioned into politics. Now his father is a prominent politician, and he didn’t want his son, the namesake, the prodigal son, to go into law enforcement. But Nick Wagner had desires of his own, and I think he had something to prove, and he wanted to prove to Daddy and he wanted to prove to himself and the family that he wants to do good in this world and wants to serve, and so he did come into law enforcement and he worked his way pretty fast to get to this level.” Related: High Potential Star Steve Howey Reveals the New Captain’s Secret Backstory (Exclusive) Also coming up for Howey is the Amazon MGM Studios’ college-set romantic drama Off Campus, based on the eponymous book series by Elle Kennedy. “It’s hockey, college, love, turmoil, it’s a whole thing,” he said. “I play Phil Graham, the father of one of the main characters, Garrett, and it’s been fun. So that’s going to come out soon, but yeah, their fans are amazing. All over the world they’ve been reaching out.” No release date has been announced for Season 2 of Ransom Canyon.
