9-1-1 spoilers follow.
9-1-1's Peter Krause has opened up on the importance of his character Bobby's bond to stepdaughter May.
The Six Feet Under star plays LAFD Station 118 captain Bobby Nash on Fox's procedural. Married to Angela Bassett's Athena Grant-Nash, Bobby is a stepfather to her daughter May (Corinne Massiah) and son Harry (Marcanthonee Jon Reis), her kids from her marriage to Michael (Rockmond Dunbar).
In 'May Day', which aired last night (May 2) in the US, the firefighter rescues May from a fire and is called "dad" again, a moment that takes their father-daughter relationship to the next level.
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"I think that there is a part of Bobby that thinks that he does not deserve to be a part of this family. But he looks at May like his daughter, not just his stepdaughter," Krause told Entertainment Weekly.
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"He's very respectful of Athena and Michael being May and Harry's parents, but he definitely feels responsible for them. Getting to play that commitment that Bobby has to make sure that nothing is going to happen to May really helped me drive this episode."
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Krause's character has experienced great loss, losing his first wife and two kids in a devastating fire prior to relocating to LA.
While he may not be very vocal about his grief, "he's more quietly driven now to protect everybody around him and everybody in his life – everyone at the firehouse and all of Athena's family," Krause explained.
"I think because of his past and losing his family, he feels incredibly, especially protective of May and Harry."
9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star both air on FOX and Hulu in the US and Sky Witness in the UK.
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