‘True Blood’s’ Joe Manganiello howls on ‘White Collar’

“True Blood’s” hunky werewolf Joe Manganiello is heading to “White Collar.”

The Pittsburgh-bred actor, who made a splash when he joined the cast of the HBO series last year as Alcide Herveaux, is set to appear on the hit USA show “White Collar,” as an ex-con, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

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Manganiello’s yet-to-be-named character will move into the neighborhood of FBI agent Peter Burke (played by Tim DeKay), where he’ll be causing trouble, Entertainment Weekly was first to report.

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The actor will appear in just one episode of the show, his rep confirmed to Access Hollywood.

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Manganiello’s episode will air sometime next year.

Currently, the actor is wrapping up Season 4 of “True Blood,” which began airing last week on HBO. Manganiello’s first episode back on the vampire-led drama is July 10.

Interestingly, both Manganiello and “White Collar” star Matt Bomer were courted for “Superman” roles.

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Bomer once screen tested for the part when Brett Ratner was working on a “Superman” reboot. Manganiello, from the Steelers' hometown, was asked to screen test for the current Zack Snyder-directed Man of Steel project, but “True Blood” commitments prevented that from taking place.

On Wednesday afternoon, Joe himself revealed the two shared a little more in common — their alma mater, Carnegie Mellon.

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“Unbelievably excited to hang out with and work with my old friend and CMU classmate Mat [sic] Bomer again!” he Tweeted.

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