Riley Green Confirmed To Make Acting Debut In ‘Marshals’

The rumors are true – Riley Green is set to make his acting debut. Variety just announced that the Alabama native will guest star in Season 1 of the new Yellowstone spinoff series, MARSHALS.

While the announcement may come as a surprise to some, others suspected this was coming. Several eagle-eyed fans thought they spotted Green in the show’s official trailer that dropped last week, during a brief shot of men gathered around a campfire. One of the men featured in the clip is wearing a baseball cap pulled low over his face, making it hard to positively identify him. Still, between the guitar in his hands and Green’s recent confirmation that he’s dipping his toes into acting, it was a pretty strong guess that it was him.

We now know that the “Don’t Mind If I Do” singer won’t just be popping in for a quick cameo, he’s set to appear in multiple episodes. The outlet indicates he will play Garrett, a former Navy SEAL who shows up at the ranch unexpectedly, looking to reconnect with Kayce Dutton (played by Luke Grimes) and Cal (Logan Marshall-Green) while trying to move forward from a past he can’t seem to outrun.

He expressed that he is already eager to share this new chapter with fans.

“I’m so excited to be joining the cast of Marshals. Being on set with my buddy Luke Grimes made the experience even more memorable,” he said in a statement, shared by Variety. “This is my first go around in the acting space and I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to this world.”

Back in December, the Alabama native told Country Now that he was interested in venturing into acting and had already landed a role, but did not reveal any details of what that might entail.

“I’ll just guess I’m allowed to say that I have done some acting, and it’s a show, and it’s going to be airing sometime fairly soon.”

More recently, during a BMI-hosted No. 1 party, he reflected on how certain television shows, particularly created by Taylor Sheridon, have helped bring put the Western lifestyle and country music on a global scale.

“You look at what the shows like Yellowstone have done for the Western lifestyle and how big country music I think is becoming big in other countries because of shows like that. So it’s definitely something I’m interested in and we may or may not see something like that.”

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That interest is what seems to have driven him to add acting to his resume with his upcoming appearance in the spinoff.

Viewers will see the new show pick up with Yellowstone star Luke Grimes stepping back into his role as Kayce Dutton. Throughout the 13 episodes, the first season will follow Kayce as he enters a new chapter of his life after what appears to be the loss of his wife, Monica (played by Kelsey Asbille), leaving him to raise their son Tate (played by Brecken Merrill) on his own.

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From what’s teased in the trailer, he is seen leaning into both his cowboy roots and Navy Seal training as he joins the U.S. Marshals to take on the wave of crime moving into of Montana. Alongside his new team, including Pete Calvin (played by Logan Marshall-Green), Belle Skinner (played by Arielle Kebbel), Andrea Cruz (played by Ash Santos) and Miles Kittle (played by Tatanka Means), Kayce works to protect the land and the people who call it home.

The stakes rise when Kayce reconnects with a former SEAL teammate, leading the unit into a dangerous manhunt for a bomber targeting Broken Rock Reservation, a mission that ultimately spirals into a tension-filled showdown with an armed anti-government militia.

To see all the drama unfold and witness Riley Green’s role come to life, tune into the premiere of Marshals on Sunday, March 1 (8:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.