Josh Hartnett reveals how he became a surprise guest star on ‘The Bear’

Cousin bought an unexpected surprise. 

Josh Hartnett, 45, is the most up-to-date big-identify visitor star to seem on “The Bear.” In Year 3 (now streaming on Hulu), he plays Frank, the fiancee of Ritchie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) ex. 

The awards darling — which dominated the Emmys and Golden Globes — follows Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), a chef from the great-dining entire world, who returns to Chicago to helm his brother Mikey’s (Jon Bernthal) sandwich store just after Mikey dies by suicide. Season 2 featured big-identify celeb visitor stars like Jamie Lee Curtis and John Mulaney. Season 3 additional Hartnett and John Cena.

Hartnett’s surprise physical appearance took place mainly because he fulfilled collection creator Chris Storer several years ago.

“I bear in mind him mentioning that he was hoping to make this other movie about chefs, since his sister [‘The Bear’ producer Courtney Storer] was a chef, and then many years went by and I started out hearing all this hype about The Bear,” Hartnett told The Hollywood Reporter. 

“It sounded really familiar, so I checked it out and saw Chris’ title and was shocked. I known as him immediately to say congratulations and inform him the clearly show was incredible.”

Right after the display took off, Storer identified as Hartnett’s agent to provide him a part, the “Virgin Suicides” star informed the outlet. 

“I explained certainly appropriate away, right before I even examine the script, simply because I wished to get the job done with him,” reported Hartnett.

“Our small business can be cruel at occasions, and often you get actually blessed and meet up with people you definitely admire. Chris and I always obtained together, so I was just delighted that he requested. And I have to say that they have so significantly exciting making that exhibit. It shouldn’t be known as operate. Actors just occur to established and cling out even on their days off. It feels like a group of pals building a demonstrate at University or something.” 

The “Oppenheimer” actor explained that it was easy for him to preserve his visitor overall look tranquil, because, “I felt like the town of Chicago was genuinely protecting of The Bear…I advised my mom and dad about it, due to the fact they really like the display, and I instructed a few of pals who appreciate the exhibit. But I never have social media or anything so it feels like, who am I really likely to convey to?”

In the display, Frank and Ritchie have an unpleasant dialogue when Ritchie drops his daughter off at Frank’s dwelling, and Frank apologizes to him for failing to give a head’s up that he was proposing to Tiffany (Gillian Jacobs). 

Looming above Ritchie on the methods, Frank earnestly suggests, “I should have offered you a head’s up prior to inquiring Tiff to marry me. I must have been a gentleman.”

Frank also tells Ritchie that he wants their romantic relationship to be “good” and not “weird,” because they’ll likely see just about every other frequently. 

“There were a couple other issues I did to maximize how overwhelming he would be to Richie. Like the fingernail polish: My women are regularly portray my fingernails and I assumed, which is a little something Frank would be very pleased of as a stepdad. And Richie would see it and be like oh this will make me really feel awful,” mentioned Hartnett, referring to the daughters he shares with his spouse, “Camelot” star Tamsin Egerton, 35.

Hartnett and Egerton, who stay in the United kingdom and have been linked considering the fact that 2012, share 4 youngsters. They have not publicly declared their young children names or ages. 

Hartnett advised HR how their romance commenced. 

“My spouse and I took a journey when we very first received jointly, to Lake Garda in Italy..I was living in New York and she was in London. We were being like, we definitely like every single other so let’s see if we should day,” he shared. 

“We fell in adore on this excursion. We had been at this place referred to as Villa Feltrinelli. I was attempting to impress her and it was extremely fancy, they had a Michelin star and it was extremely compact, only 6 tables or one thing. They served a carbonara that to this day I can not make clear. There was some type of brown sugar-type magic in there that amplified the cheese. It was a magical moment….It was like all right, a single working day we’re likely to get married and have 4 children.”

When walking the purple carpet at the 2024 SAG Awards, Hartnett was asked if he has found the “Josh Hartnett Renaissance” development on social media. He instructed the outlet Gold Derby, “I have 4 youngsters, I are living in the countryside. I’m busy possibly doing the job or having treatment of them.” 

While he keeps tranquil about his non-public daily life, Hartnett informed HR, “I went to the Eras Tour with my daughters recently and it was wild. I’ve in no way seasoned everything like it. 90,000 persons at Wembley Stadium dropping their minds, together with my two daughters. And people today were so respectful, my daughters have been specified so several bracelets and every thing was definitely sweet. It was a superior event for my daughter’s initially live performance.”

Nevertheless, even though he praised Swift’s live performance, Hartnett created it obvious that he’s not a Swiftie. When the outlet questioned him if Swift performed “Live Long” – the track that plays throughout his scene on “The Bear” – through her live performance, he replied, “Oh person, that’s far more than I know.”