holt Tara Holt has joined the final season of Showtime’s Californication in a recurring role. In it, Hank (David Duchovny) is joining the writers room as his never-released film Santa Monica Cop now becomes a TV series. He’s riled frequently by his boss, the show’s old-school executive producer Rick Rath (recurring Michael Imperioli). Holt, repped byNancy Chaidez and Assoc and Untitled, will play Melanie, Rath’s gorgeous assistant whose presence causes a commotion in the writers room.