‘9-1-1’ Adds Malcolm Jamal Warner As Recurring

Katie Campione
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EXCLUSIVE: 9-1-1 is getting a visit from Malcolm Jamal Warner.

The actor is set to guest star in four upcoming episodes as Amir, a nurse in a hospital burn unit who is connected to Bobby’s past.

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9-1-1 is currently in its seventh season, the first to air on ABC after the series made the jump from Fox. The Season 7 premiere drew an audience of 11.76M total viewers within the first seven days. It was also the eries’ highest-rated multiplatform telecast in nearly 2 years in Adults 18-49.

It currently stands as ABC’s most-watched current series across all platforms this season, according to Disney. On the day following its debut on ABC, 9-1-1 managed to deliver its most-streamed day ever on Hulu, with 1.6M total hours.

Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, 9-1-1 has already been renewed for Season 8.

The series stars Angela Bassett as Athena Grant, Peter Krause as Bobby Nash, Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Buckley, Oliver Stark as Evan “Buck” Buckley, Kenneth Choi as Howie “Chimney” Han, Aisha Hinds as Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, Ryan Guzman as Eddie Diaz and Gavin McHugh as Christopher Diaz.

Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, John J. Gray, Brad Buecker, Kristen Reidel, Juan Carlos Coto and Lyndsey Beaulieu also serve as executive producers. Minear also serves as showrunner. 9-1-1 is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios, in association with Ryan Murphy Television and Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision.

Warner was most recently a series regular on the Fox drama The Resident, and on ABC’s Ten Days In The Valley. He also had a guest lead role on the Fox anthology series Accused.

He’s repped by Warner Management, Vault Entertainment and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox.

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