CBS has cast Nelsan Ellis (True Blood) in season 5 of Elementary as Shinwell Johnson, according to
TV Line. Shinwell is a Doyle character who appeared in
The Illustrious Client. He will appear for three episodes starting with the season premiere. The report describes the new take on the character as
a former drug dealer who’s struggling to get his life back on track
after a long stint in prison. A surgical patient of Watson’s (Lucy Liu)
more than a decade ago, Shinwell reappears in her life as a helpful
tipster in a murder investigation. He begins working with Sherlock and
Joan, leveraging various illicit connections from his past to help the
pair solve cases. But the more time he spends navigating New York’s
underworld, the closer he gets to sliding back into the life he’s so
desperate to leave behind.
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