Ned Brower introduced his personal spin to his character on The Pitt!
In an unique interview with PEOPLE, the actor/musician, who can be the one sequence common skilled as a medical skilled, opens up about why he gave his onscreen alter-ego Jesse Van Horn a nostril ring.
“For me, I wished to convey this punk-rock kind of nurse that always leads to the ER,” Brower, 46, tells PEOPLE. That concerned a nostril ring and maybe a number of tattoos.
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Nevertheless, one of many govt producers, John Wells, questioned whether or not nurses would truly be “allowed” to put on them within the ER.
“I used to be like, ‘Within the ER, 100%,’” he says. “I imply, there’s individuals with tattoos, there’s individuals with nostril rings. That is a part of the ER tradition of the twenty first century.”
Taking up the position of Jesse, allowed Brower — who’s an ER nurse — to convey “actual expertise” to the present.
Nonetheless, he wished to “create a bit little bit of a personality with some coloration,”
“I used to be in a position to convey a selected form of ER nurse archetype to the half,” explains Brower. “It is a small half, however that is the purpose of the present. It is this complete material of all these totally different individuals working collectively in a crew, identical to an actual emergency division.”
In the end, it was “enjoyable” for Brower so as to add dimensions to Jesse.
In his private life, Brower additionally has an edge to him.
Not solely is he the previous drummer of the indie band Rooney (they broke up in 2012), however he and former bandmate Taylor Locke, the lead guitar participant of Practice, began their very own Fleetwood Mac Rumours tribute present.
It could have began as a “enjoyable” passion, but it surely’s now a enterprise for them.
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Through the exhibits, Brower cosplays Mick Fleetwood.
“It is actually tongue in cheek, however tremendous enjoyable,” he says.
When he isn’t performing, enjoying in his tribute band or selecting up ER shifts on weekends, he leads Marc Maron’s band and makes music for his stand-up specials.
