Actor Ryan Phillippe joins '9-1-1: Nashville' cast for second season

ANI
21 Apr 2026, 22:35 GMT+10

Washington DC [US], April 21 (ANI): Actor Ryan Phillippe has joined the cast of '9-1-1: Nashville' for the show's upcoming second season, reported Variety.

Season 1 of the '9-1-1' spinoff is currently airing, with the season finale set to air in May. It was renewed for Season 2 back in March. Phillippe will appear in a series regular role.

His character is described as 'as a brilliant, iconoclastic detective who moves to Nashville from New York. A seductive bad boy with a past, he'll stir up all kinds of juicy drama with our first responders while leading an investigation into a mysterious criminal tormenting Nashville on a biblical scale.'

The cast of the show currently includes Chris O'Donnell, Jessica Capshaw, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, LeAnn Rimes, Michael Provost, Juani Feliz, Hailey Kilgore, and Hunter McVey.

This will not be the first time Phillippe has starred in an ABC drama. He previously appeared in the shows 'Big Sky' and 'Secrets and Lies' at the broadcast network.

His other TV roles include 'Motorheads,' 'Shooter,' 'MacGruber,' and 'Damages.' Phillippe is best known for his roles in films like 'Cruel Intentions,' 'I Know What You Did Last Summer,' 'Stop-Loss,' and 'Flags of Our Fathers.'

'9-1-1: Nashville' currently airs on Thursdays, where it is paired with the '9-1-1' mothership show.

The series is produced by 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television. Ryan Murphy, Tim Minear and Rashad Raisani serve as executive producers, along with O'Donnell, Brad Buecker, Brad Falchuk and Angela Bassett. Raisani serves as showrunner. (ANI)

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Entertainment Sun.

More Information

International

Section

Fed nominee Warsh to outline policy stance at key hearing

WASHINGTON D.C.: Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh heads into a pivotal Senate hearing on Tuesday, where lawmakers are expected...

Time for U.S. to engage in good-faith negotiations with Iran

The US government under Donald Trump has twice used disingenuous negotiations with Iran to provide cover for attacking it, in June...

US extends waiver on Russian oil sanctions after Bessent ruled it out

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A few days after Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out extending the pause on sanctions on Russian oil shipments to ease...

Mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana leaves 8 children dead

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana - It was a tragic day Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana, when a gunman visited two homes on a killing rampage,...

New map shows William Shakespeare had house in London

LONDON, U.K.: A newly discovered 17th-century map sheds light on the exact location of William Shakespeare's hitherto unknown home...

Canadian man to plead guilty to aiding people in committing suicide

TORONTO, Canada: A Canadian man who allegedly sold deadly substances online to people looking for help to commit suicide has agreed...

Movies

Section

Investors rattle as Netflix co-founder Hastings steps down

LOS ANGELES, California: Netflix shares fell sharply in premarket trading after co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings announced he...

Actor Ryan Phillippe joins '9-1-1: Nashville' cast for second season

Washington DC [US], April 21 (ANI): Actor Ryan Phillippe has joined the cast of '9-1-1: Nashville' for the show's upcoming second season,...

"End of life care, dignity in dying... we will start a conversation about all this": Mitul Patel, Aparna Ghosal, Raj Vasudeva on 'Mercy'

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): Director Mitul Patel has revealed that his film 'Mercy' is inspired by an emotionally...