Nico Evers-Swindell is a Grimm veteran actor .
On June 21 , 2017 , it was announced through Entertainment Weekly that Ashford 's role in the series would be as Elizabeth Cote , a friend of Cunanan 's since high school , while Grimm veteran Nico Evers-Swindell would play her husband , Philip Merrill .
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