After Josh Hartnett made a surprise cameo in The Bear season 3 when the episodes dropped in late June, the actor is finally serving up an explanation on how the guest appearance came together . Sitting down with The Hollywood Reporter , the 45-year-old actor detailed how he was approached to join the show in the role of Frank -- the fiancé of Richie's ex-wife, Tiffany. Cousin Richie is of course played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach , while Community alum Gillian Jacobs portrays Tiffany.
According to Hartnett -- who most recently starred alongside Cillian Murphy in Christopher Nolan's Best Picture-winning film Oppenheimer -- the cameo came about through a friendship with The Bear creator Christopher Storer who graciously offered him a job that he jumped at. "It was organic, but not that organic. He was like, 'Thanks, man.
We have to work together at some point. Let's make this happen.' And then maybe a year goes by and he called my agent and said we've got a role for Josh," Hartnett explained, adding that he accepted immediately.
He continued, "I said yes right away, before I even read the script, because I wanted to work with him. Our business can be cruel at times, and sometimes you get really lucky and meet people you really admire. Chris and I always got along, so I was just delighted that he asked.
" In the Emmy-winning series, Hartnett plays the well-meaning but unusually open soon-to-be father-in-law of Richie and Tiffany's daughter, Eva. The actor only appears in one episode .
