WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for The Bear season 3.
Summary
Josh Hartnett’s brief cameo inThe Bearis arguably the best guest appearance of the entire third season. After winning 10 Emmy Awards in January 2024,The Bearreturned for an impressive season 3 that expanded on several characters' backstories while also introducing some fresh new faces. Hartnett, who has recently appeared inBlack Mirrorseason 6,Best PicturewinnerOppenheimer, and will star in the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan horror thrillerTrap, has joinedThe Bearfamily tree.
A slate ofThe Bearseason 2 guest starsalso returned inThe Bearseason 3, including fan-favorite characters Chef Luca (Will Poulter), Chef Terry (Olivia Colman), Stevie (John Mulaney), and Mikey Berzatto (Jon Bernthal). Hartnett is just one of the season 3 newcomers along with David Zayas ofDexteracclaim, who plays Tina’s loving husband, andJohn Cena who surprisingly appears as Sammy Fak, the charismatic brother of Neil Fak (Matty Matheson) and Ted Fak (Ricky Satffieri).
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Josh Hartnett’s Role As Frank In The Bear Season 3 Is Perfect
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Hartnett delivers his natural charm as Frank, who despite being somewhat of a situational antagonist to Richie, seems like an all-around good guy.
As is tradition inThe Bear, Josh Hartnett’s character Frank was mentioned in season 2 before he made his first onscreen appearance in season 3, episode 4 titled “Violet”. Hartnett plays Frank, the fiancé of Richie’s ex-wife and mother of his child Tiffany, played by Gillian Jacobs.Richie drops off his daughter Eva at Frank’s very nice houseafter having a conversation with her about what to call him as her imminent step-father. Frank and Richie have a brief exchange about their potential awkwardness.
Hartnett delivers his natural charm as Frank, who despite being somewhat of a situational antagonist to Richie, seems like an all-around good guy. Frank is an excellent foil to Richie and challenges him to stay calm, polite, and respectful for the sake of his relationship with his daughter, digging deep to rise above the deep pain he feels about losing Tiff for good. Harnett was perfectly cast as the guy that Richie certainly wants to hate but can’t.Frank tells Richie he should have given him a heads up before proposing to Tiff, and Richie handles the matter with grace.
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Hartnett & Cena’s characters have an excellent chance of returning inThe Bearseason 4 because they’re both now a part of the extended family tree of Berzattos, Faks, and Jerimovich’s.
The growing list of surprise cameos inThe Bearcontinues to amaze me. While Hartnett was a great albeit brief addition, John Cena’s guest appearance was truly shocking in the best possible way. What’s even better is that their characters have an excellent chance of returning inThe Bearseason 4because both Hartnett and Cena are a part of the extended family tree of Berzattos, Faks, and Jerimovich’s. With series creator Christopher Storer continuing his experimental approach with his Emmy winning series, who knows who could appear inThe Bearseason 4.
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