The Bear is easily one of the best shows on TV right now. I just finished watching the second season and was completely blown away by it. The writing, acting, and character development are perfect, and the story is just so damn good! Season 2 is also packed full of impressive cameos and one of those cameos includes Will Poulter (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) as a chef named Luca.
During a recent interview with Variety, Will Poulter says he begged to be in The Bear Season 2, and when he landed the role, he realized his dream of playing a chef. The actor said:
“I called them. I literally begged to be in the show. I asked if I could meet with [creator] Chris Storer and basically communicated that I was such a fan of so much of his work, but especially The Bear. He was kind enough to gift me with the offer to play Luca and it really changed my life, to be honest.”
Luca appears in episode 4, and he’s a Copenhagen-based chef who is determined to train Marcus (Lionel Boyce) before The Bear‘s official opening. In preparation for the role the actor trained with the show’s culinary producer Courtney Storer and was put to work in three London restaurants – Black Axe Mangal, St. John, and Trullo. He went on to say:
“It kind of helped me realize a dream of playing a chef on TV. I have such an immense amount of respect for chefs and the women and men of that industry. I feel like the whole society stands on the shoulders of people in the food and beverage industry, and we don’t even necessarily really know it or think about it. They sustain us and maintain us daily and they don’t get enough thanks for what they do.”
The Bear Season 2 currently holds a 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and became the most-watched season premiere in FX history. The Bear Season 2 is now streaming on Hulu in the US and will arrive on Disney+ in the UK on July 19th.
You need to watch this show if you haven’t started yet! Poulter is set to star alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sasha Calle in the upcoming drama On Swift Horses, directed by Daniel Minahan.