Michael Kelly is one of the finest character actors around, someone who can slip into a character and completely disappear. You remember every role he’s done, the sharpness of every performance (the slippery fixer on “House of Cards,” the determined agent on “The Sopranos,” the FBI director in “The Comey Rule”) and every time Kelly pops up, it’s a total delight — even when he’s beig scary on screen.
In his latest role, which involves both stern warnings and judicious exposition, Kelly plays a CIA director in Taylor Sheridan’s latest sensation “Special Ops: Lioness.” The show gives Kelly the chance to create another indelible character, while sharing scenes with Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña.