Carter's Kristian Bruun on playing a reluctant sidekick and 'solving crimes and busting bad guys in the woods in a light-hearted way'
Ever since it premiered on WGN America, 'Carter', starring Jerry O’Connell ('Billions'), Sydney Poitier ('Chicago P.D.') and Kristian Bruun ('Orphan Black'), has garnered quite a lot of reviews as a lighthearted detective comedy. O'Connell is stellar in his portrayal of an actor playing a detective on a hit television show until he is forced to retreat to his sleepy hometown after an embarrassing public meltdown in Hollywood. Back home, he decides to tap into his acting experience to become a real-life detective, partnering with his two best friends, Sam Shaw (Poitier) and Dave Leigh (Bruun).
And while it may seem like the classic buddy comedy role, Bruun's character is the element of subtle darkness in the plot with his past as Bruun himself describes - the roughness around his edges. Maybe it is this concoction of just the right amount of humor mingled with secrecy that has helped the role of David Leigh evolve into such a fan favorite.
