Nathan Keyes to play Justin Timberlake in Spears' biopic

Actor Nathan Keyes is set to play singer Justin Timberlake in the upcoming Britney Spears TV movie.

Keyes, 30, will play 34-year-old Spear's ex boyfriend in the unofficial biopic, sharing screen with Natasha Bassett as the Southern Belle, reported Entertainment Weekly.

Clayton Chitty joins the cast as Spears' another ex, Kevin Federline, Nicole Oliver as her mother Lynne Spears, Matthew Harrison as her father Jamie Spears, Peter Benson as her longtime manager Larry Rudolph, and Markian Tarasiuk as choreographer Wade Robson.

The TV movie that captures Spears' ups and downs is scheduled for 2017 premiere.

Rounding up the cast members are Kelly McCabe as her childhood friend and short lived husband Jason Alexander.