Demián Bichir could be returning to American television in the near future…
The 49-year-old Mexican actor, who had a recurring role on Showtime’s Weeds, will star as the male lead opposite Diane Kruger in FX’s drama pilot The Bridge, which is being helmed by noted Mexican director Gerardo Naranjo.
The project, an adaptation of the Scandinavian series Bron, centers on two detectives from the United States and Mexico – El Paso Police Homicide Detective Sonya North (Kruger) and Marco Ruiz (Bichir) — who must work together to hunt down a serial killer operating on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Bichir’s character is described as a family man and one of the last good men in a corrupt and apathetic police force that is outgunned by the powerful drug cartels.
It’s the latest project for Bichir, who was nominated for an Oscar this year for his lead role in A Better Life.
He most recently signed on to appear in Dom Hemingway with Jude Law, as well as The Heat with Sandra Bullock.
He most recently appeared in Oliver Stone’s Savages opposite Benicio del Toro and Salma Hayek, and will next appear in Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills.
The Bridge is set to begin production this fall in El Paso and Los Angeles.
