William Tennent Alum Mike Vogel will hold a reoccurring role in "Bates Motel," premiering Monday evening at 10 p.m. on A&E.

The series is touted as a prequel to the 1960's Alfred Hitchcock horror classic "Psycho." Vogel will play Deputy Zach Shelby, a character described as “a completely engaging, attractive, intelligent sociopath,” on the actor's website.

Vogel, 33, graduated from WTHS in 1998. He has a long list of film credits including roles in  Poseidon, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and the remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Vogel was also a cast member in the television series Grounded for Life and more recently Pan Am, a series on ABC.