Charlie Barnett has returned to NBC after 11 years, landing a series regular role in Line of Fire after leaving Chicago Fire as Peter Mills. The new part gives him a larger, more complex mystery-driven storyline.
01Summary
- 01Charlie Barnett played Peter Mills on Chicago Fire before leaving at the end of season 3.
- 02Barnett now plays Jack Hollingsworth in NBC's Line of Fire, his first NBC role in 11 years.
- 03Line of Fire centres on a character many believe is dead, creating a mystery plot for the show's first season.
- 04Barnett has also appeared in Russian Doll on Netflix and had a guest role in Stuart Fails to Save the Universe on HBO Max.
- 05The article says Mills left Firehouse 51 for family reasons and moved to North Carolina.
02Why it matters
The return gives a familiar NBC face a bigger role in a new series, while also keeping open the possibility of a future Chicago Fire cameo. For fans, it is a reminder of one of the show's early departures and what the actor has moved on to since then.
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