“Fleabag” actor Andrew Scott is joining HBO’s upcoming adaptation of “His Dark Materials.”

The actor, known as Hot Priest on Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Amazon series, will play Col. John Parry, the father of Will Parry (Amir Wilson). Parry is also known as Dr. Stanislaus Grumman or Jopari. The casting was revealed on Monday.

Scott also appeared in the fifth season of Netflix’s “Black Mirror.”

"So I have summoned you here, and you are to fly me northwards”

When Lee Scoresby met Jopari.@Lin_Manuel #AndrewScott#BehindTheScenes #HisDarkMaterials pic.twitter.com/m0Rv6JlzSG

— His Dark Materials (@darkmaterials) August 19, 2019

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“His Dark Materials,” which has a two-season order, stars Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and James McAvoy.

According to HBO’s description, the first season follows Lyra as she “discovers
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