Former Reba star Steve Howey has joined the cast of Ransom Canyon for the show’s upcoming Season 2.

Variety reports the 48-year-old actor will play the recurring role of Levi, the half-brother of Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel).

According to Variety, Levi is “a mountain man of sorts who lives off the land.”

Who Is Steve Howey?

Steve Howey shot to fame by playing the role of Van Montgomery on Reba from 2001-2007.

He also starred as Kevin Ball on Shameless, which ran from 2011-2021.

Howey also made an appearance on Reba McEntire’s new sitcom Happy’s Place, which reunited him with both her and Melissa Peterman.

What Is Ransom Canyon?

According to IMDb, Ransom Canyon is a “romance-fueled family drama and contemporary Western saga that charts the intersecting lives and loves of three ranching families set against the sweeping tundras and rolling rivers of Texas Hill Country.”

Ransom Canyon follows the relationship between Kirkland, a prominent rancher, and local dancehall owner Quinn O’Grady (Minka Kelly). She’s a concert pianist who has returned to her small Texas hometown after a setback destroyed her self-confidence.

After being friends since high school, Kirkland and O’Grady began an on-and-off romance with a lot of old baggage during Season 1.

Kirkland and other prominent local business owners were also fending off unwanted financial advances from an energy company that wanted to acquire his ranch in Season 1, as well as controlling financial interests in Ransom’s most important local businesses.

The company was getting behind-the-scenes assistance from some of the town’s most prominent residents—including Kirkland’s father Samuel Kirkland, a senator who uses the power of his office to help achieve his financial vision for the town and how to exploit its resources.

Who Stars in Ransom Canyon Season 2?

Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly are set to return to Ransom Canyon Season 2 in their respective roles as Kirkland and O’Grady.

Lizzy Greene, Garrett Wareing, Jack Schumacher and Marianly Tejada are also part of the cast for Ransom Canyon Season 2, while Casey W. Johnson has been promoted to a series regular.

Ransom Canyon Season 2 has also added Ben Robson and Heidi Engerman in recurring roles.

According to Deadline, Robson will play a man named Oliver— a possible new love interest for Quinn —while Engerman plays a character named Sydney.