Shawn Hatosy is working with John Wells but once more with HBO Max’s The Pitt. Additionally they beforehand collaborated on Animal Kingdom, which is experiencing fairly the resurgence now that the TNT drama is streaming on Netflix. However the first time they labored collectively was again in 2006, within the ER episode, “Jigsaw,” in that medical drama’s thirteenth season.
Hatosy’s character, Willis Peyton, introduced with flu signs and was handled by Morris (Scott Grimes), Sam (Linda Cardellini), and Ray (Shane West), however quickly it turned clear there was way more happening with him.
“That was after I met John the primary time,” Shawn Hatosy mirrored when talking with TV Insider about his standout function on The Pitt. “It was a really tough character. I performed a number of personalities, and it was a difficult function, one which required quite a lot of threat taking. And I simply bear in mind John being proper there with me and letting me discover and being very affected person with me, looking for all these totally different voices and letting me fail typically, which is what occurs while you’re taking large swings.”
He revealed that he did one thing he had by no means finished earlier than: He despatched Wells a notice after wrapping on the episode. It stated, “I liked this. I’d like to get an opportunity to work collectively once more, collaborate on something, let me know.”
It looks like he wasn’t the one one who loved working collectively, since he went on to additionally work with Wells on Southland, Animal Kingdom, and Rescue: HI-Surf.
Hatosy beforehand mirrored on working with Wells once more whereas discussing the rooftop scene of The Pitt finale, which was directed by the chief producer. “I gotta say, simply having come up on the earth of John Wells Tv since ER, Southland, Animal Kingdom, and now The Pitt, doing that scene with Noah [Wyle] up there with John directing, it was a really highly effective second for me, sort of a full circle one.”
Hatosy can even be directing The Pitt in Season 2.