After Travis Kelce made his on-screen acting debut Wednesday night as part of FX’s co-star horror series “Grotesquerie,” Courtney B Vance has revealed his true thoughts on the Chiefs star’s acting debut.
Kelce plays Ed Lachlan on the show and doesn’t appear until the third episode. Vance plays Marshall Tryon.
Vance is best known for his work on Broadway and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” as well as his portrayal of Johnnie Cochran.
The Tony and Emmy winner said Kelce was a “good choice” for the supporting role, per Bang Showbiz.
“It just lets you know the power of (director) Ryan Murphy,” Vance continued. “(He) just called and said, ‘Come on down.’”
Travis Kelce made his on-screen acting debut Wednesday night in the FX series ‘Grotesquerie’
Kelce’s co-star Courtney B Vance gave his true thoughts on the Chiefs star’s acting prowess
‘He was very wonderful. (It was) no surprise, he was just prepared. He was just good. And when he needed help, he was open.”
Vance added that Kelce wanted to help him in football, the same way he had gotten acting tips.
‘Don’t know. Kelce, thank you for the invitation. Let’s just write these lines down, okay?” Vance remembers replying.
‘I turned him down. I just had a little too much to do that day. Whatever. Taylor Swift, whatever.”
Vance invokes the name of Swift, who has been dating Kelce for more than a year and is responsible for his mainstream rise in popularity.
Much like Kelce’s appearance on Amazon Prime Video’s revival of the game show “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?”, the tight end’s love life has enriched his non-football portfolio.
On the field, Kelce and the Chiefs have started the season 4-0, but the tight end has, by his own admission, struggled to find his best form yet.
Kelce and the Chiefs are 4-0 so far this season and return to action on Monday night
However, he seems to be improving and had his best game of the season so far in the narrow 17-10 win over Los Angeles Chargers last Sunday.
He returns to action Monday night against the New Orleans Saints at Arrowhead Stadium, the first game his brother Jason will call since retiring from football and becoming an analyst for ESPN.
But before that, Kelce is celebrating this weekend. He turns 35 on Saturday and his family – and Swift – are expected to join him in Kansas City for the celebration.