Patton Oswalt has nabbed a recurring role on Caprica, the upcoming Battlestar Galactica prequel that debuts on SyFy in 2010.

The actor has appeared on United States of Tara and Reno 911!.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oswalt will portray Baxter Sarno, a popular talk show host on whose program Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) and Amanda Graystone (Paula Malcomson) appear.

Caprica is currently in production in Vancouver.

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