More details on Sean's role in Alphas on SyFy

"Sean Astin plays Roland, an Alpha who has a bizarrely absorptive brain, which allows him to assume the memories of anyone close to him and then replay them like a tape recorder."

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Season 2 of "Alphas" premieres Monday, July 23, 2012, 10pm on SyFy.

Update: Sean's character's name has been changed to Mitchell. His first episode, "If Memory Serves," is scheduled to air October 8.