Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe filmed a Homeland cameo after a producer spotted him leaving the State Capitol building

The Washington Post

McAuliffe, whose four-year term as governor ended in January, had lobbied the Showtime series to film in Virginia, but he couldn't fit time in his schedule to film a cameo. So his cameo suddenly came about when a film crew for the show happened to be filming outside the State Capitol building when he stepped outside.