LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Eric Stoltz has signed on to star opposite Esai Morales in Sci Fi Channel’s two-hour “Caprica” pilot, a prequel to “Battlestar Galactica.” Alessandra Toressani also has joined the cast of the pilot. Stoltz — whose numerous screen credits include “Mask,” “Mr. Jealousy” and “The Butterfly Effect” — will play Daniel Graystone, a wealthy computer engineer who, after an emotionally crippling family tragedy, uses his technological wizardry to change the future of Caprica. Toressani (”Malcolm in the Middle” and “Grounded for Life” ) plays Daniel’s daughter, Zoe.

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