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Tony Award winner John Glover will be joining the cast of the NBC series Heroes, portraying the father of the show's main villain Sylar, according to TVGuide.com. His character will make his debut this spring.

Glover won his Tony for his performance in Love! Valour! Compassion! and recently received a 2008 Ovation Award for Secrets of the Trade. His numerous Broadway appearances include The Drowsy Chaperone, Tartuffe, Design for Living, and The Importance of Being Earnest. His additional television work includes portraying Lionel Luthor (father of Lex Luthor) on the TV series Smallville, and he currently appears on ABC's Brothers & Sisters.