Tracker star Eric Graise has redefined his function. And in methods chances are you’ll not even pay attention to.
“The character was initially written as a really inflexible sort of go well with and tie sort of man, very posh—after which they met me,” Graise shares with EBONY.
Graise was excited to provide Bobby, the pc hacker who gathers intel for the tracker to search out lacking people, his personal spin.
“Bobby’s a witty, sensible sort of man…I determine lots with that,” he says. “I used to be excited to convey slightly extra of myself to the function.”
One other factor he and the character have in frequent: Bobby is situated in Chicago; Graise was born in Illinois. “They did not even know that,” he exclaims, chuckling. However you might even see extra of a Southern slant performed out within the function as Graise grew up in Atlanta.
We have additionally been aware about Bobby’s prosthetics (Graise had a double leg amputation as a baby). “I feel what’s enjoyable for me with disabled characters is that I prefer to see them be a significant a part of the storyline,” he says, “however on the identical time, it’s the norm…he is identical to all people else.”
In season two, we’re excited to see extra of Bobby’s life past the pc display screen, as the Tracker government group teased on the CBS Summer time TV 2024 Press Tour. “I had an episode the place a buddy of mine acquired caught up in one thing, so I had slightly style of what it is prefer to wander world wide we have created,” he shares. “They’re gonna be persevering with that again story. I feel that is one thing fascinating.”
Tracker returns to CBS on October 13. Stream the primary season on Paramount+.
