The actor who has played Adam Ruzek for the last decade unpacks the devastating trauma that kicked off the new season, and talks about how the veteran NBC cop show keeps viewers engaged.
On a recent bright Chicago afternoon, while sitting on the porch of his home in Chicago, Patrick John Flueger is having a bit of a different struggle than the typical one he would face as all-in Intelligence Unit Officer Adam Ruzek on NBC’s mega primetime hitThe fictional police detective on the veteran cop show has faced countless guns shoved in his face, near-death fights and even being shot close-ranged by a kid.
Adam Ruzek has survived being shot at and being close to death; now he’s witnessed his partner, who he has developed a close rapport with, shot dead before his eyes. I know you screen tested for Captain America in 2011, but do you see Adam as some type of superhero based on how much he has endured during your tenure on the show?) Well first of all, let’s be honest with each other: Chris Evans is Captain America. He was Captain America before we even tested for the role.
I’ve always thought about it like he’s an adrenaline junkie. And when the shooting happens and he’s flipping out, it’s like he kind of likes it. At least while we were filming the episode, I played it like I couldn’t get a grasp on it, like, how did this not work out this time? I couldn’t get a grasp on the fact that bullets fly and sometimes your friends die, within the confines of a network TV show. But I think that was the first time in 12 years that I’ve called out and nobody responded. And I think that was the whole episode for me. She just never said anything back.
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