If Andrew Lincoln is known for anything (other than showing up to his best friend’s house on Christmas Eve to profess his undying love to the man’s new wife ), it would pretty much have to be for playing steadfast zombie apocalypse survivor Rick Grimes on The Walking Dead . Though the bulk of his time as the star of that series ended during Season 9, he recently returned in the spinoff sequel The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live , but has now landed his follow-up role, and it’s not what I expected. Leading a major TV series, particularly one as action-packed and filled with heartbreaking deaths as The Walking Dead , can take a lot out of a person.
This is probably even more true when said person (like Andrew Lincoln) has to film in Georgia while much of his family is in England, which is his country of origin. He’s hilariously explained his “terrible decision” to leave the zombie drama behind so that he could spend more time with his wife, kids and other assorted family members. I still didn’t expect him to head across the pond for his next project, but here we are.
According to Deadline , Lincoln has signed on to star in and executive produce the ITV thriller Cold Water , which is his first job based in the U.K. for over a decade.
The series will see him portray a middle-aged, stay-at-home father named John who’s hiding the fact that he’s “raging” at the state of his life and surprised by how quickly time has passed. After he and his wife, Fiona (played .