1. Nathan Bryon was poured in the role of Joey Ellis , who would be introduced as a friend of Tiger Dyke 's established character from his hometown .
2. Joey Ellis was cast in the role of Nathan Bryon , who would be introduced as a friend of established character Tiger Dyke from his hometown .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Select from the following. a). no; b). yes;...I think the answer is
a).