Talia al Ghul Joins Arrow as New Recurring Character

Lexa Doig joins the cast.

By Alex Osborn

Lexa Doig is joining Arrow as DC Comics character Talia al Ghul.

The actress, whose previous work includes roles in Continuum, Stargate SG-1 and V, will make her debut as the daughter of Ra's al Ghul (Matt Nable) and half-sister of Nyssa (Katrina Law) in Season 5's tenth episode. Doig will appear in multiple episodes, with Talia joining the fray as a new recurring character.

Talia al Ghul (image via DC Entertainment) will be played by Lexa Doig on Arrow.

Talia's existence in the CW/Arrow-verse was confirmed earlier this year when we met her as a young girl in the Legends of Tomorrow episode "Left Behind," set in the year 1960. It's safe to presume she looks far younger than she is thanks to the Lazarus Pit, much like her father. In the comics, Talia is heavily tied to Batman, who she's been both an enemy and lover to -- the two have a child together, the current Robin, Damian Wayne -- with Marion Cotillard playing a previous live-action version of Talia in The Dark Knight Rises.

While you wait for tonight's new episode, which introduces DC's Human Target into the series, be sure check out IGN's "Penance" review for our thoughts on last week's "action-packed and enjoyable" episode.

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and subscribe to his video content on YouTube.

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