Steven Weber says Dr. Archer of Chicago Med should have been killed

Chicago med It wouldn’t be the same without Dr. Dean Archer – But according to the actor Steven Weberhe almost didn’t make it out of season 6 alive.

“I got a call – I didn’t have an audition for it, which is very good for the time – to be in the arc-or-five-completed arc of Chicago med“Weber, 64, revealed on the Thursday, October 30, episode of the “October Chicago Podcast,” that he first plays how he first played an archer on the NBC series.” He was injured. He had PTSD. “

Weber explained that he was told that being an Archer would not last long due to deep trauma.

“At the end of this arc, [he] he was going to hurt himself. “He wasn’t good here,” said the actor, referring to Archer’s mind. He suffered and had incurable cruelty. At the end of Guy’s story, he wouldn’t do it. “

Weber noted that the archer’s imminent death charged him. “I had fun with every character. He was dark and interesting,” he admitted.

Weber noted that he thought about his story the Arc Chicago med it could be a small gig “good, good,” but it turned into something much bigger.

“In the middle of nowhere [my first season]I think they decided that this character had more depth and more potential than they were going to take, “so, after that, they decided not to end the character.”

Weber said the rest is history, adding, “they brought me back next season for several shows and they got there long and long.”

The actor does his own thing Chicago med shut in season 6 in 2021. What started as a short arc became seven episodes that time.

Weber was in nearly every episode during season 7, making him a series regular. Ever since he became an object of medical drama, and his character has become a popular favorite.

During the Season 11 Premiere, on October 1, viewers learned that the archer is the father of Dr. Hannah Asher (Jessy Schram) A child after a one-night stand between longtime friends for a season.

The story line brought a lot to Webb’s role and challenged him – and the writers – to elevate the show again. Weber, however, is excited to see what comes next.

“At the hospital, people are reacting as much as the fans have been reacting for the past months or maybe even seasons [past]is all they see is an age gap,” Weber was told exclusively US of the Week before the premiere. “They see a guy with a white beard and this little blonde girl, so it’s all about them, right? [And] The show acknowledges that. “

The actor explained that if the archer and Hana go “deep” in their fear of accusing the child as friends – and touch its powerful door – it opens the door to more interesting.

“It’s very realistic and the kind of gutsy thing to do with a TV show. And this show doesn’t take the easy route. It doesn’t take the sentimental path,” Weber said. “Sometimes it happens, because we like to see good-looking people come together on any TV show, and that happens occasionally. But they think they’re really out of the hole with Hannah and Dean here, and they’re checking it out.”

Schram, meanwhile, has only been told We Earlier this month, Archer and Hana will continue to face “roadblocks” before welcoming their child.

“They’re not in a committed relationship,” Schram, 39, said. “These are two friends who have a child, and honestly, what can go wrong with two friends who have a child?”

The actor does not joke that there are “emotions on all different levels” that would blur the lines between Hannah and the archer when it comes to where they stand.

Schram pointed out that at the same time 11 characters will ask, “What does their relationship mean? What does that mean?

He quips, “It’s definitely not just a cookie-cutter platonic stamp [and] This is done. But also no, ‘Oh, we have a child, let’s meet.’ “

Chicago med Airs on NBC Wednesdays at 8 PM ET.