Travis Kelce, the NFL star and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, is making the leap to acting. One of his first big roles is a part in Ryan Murphy’s Grotesquerie, and the first footage of the Kansas City Chiefs tight end in action has now been revealed.
Kelce appears in the FX murder-mystery show, but his role remains a secret. In any event, FX is leaning on the football star to promote the show, as the video begins with Kelce introducing the clip before he appears a few times in the trailer itself. In one scene, Kelce’s character says something pretty dramatic: “There is no future after this.”
“Evil is all around us,” reads a line from the show’s description. The 10-episode series tells the story of a “series of heinous crimes” in a small community. Detective Lois Tryon (Niecy Nash-Betts) investigates the killings and believes they are “eerily personal, as if someone–or something–is taunting her.”
She has no leads and turns to Sister Megan (Micaela Diamond) for help. But it doesn’t get easier from there. “They find themselves ensnared in a sinister web that only seems to raise more questions than answers,” the show’s description says.
Grotesquerie premieres September 25 on FX, and streams on Hulu the day after. The show also stars Courtney B. Vance and Lesley Manville.
Kelce is an active NFL player whose Kansas City Chiefs kick off the 2024-2025 NFL season tomorrow, September 5, in a Thursday night matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Kelce’s IMDB page, which is not always accurate, says he will appear in all 10 episodes of Grotesquerie.
Beyond Grotesquerie, Kelce is set for roles in Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore 2 and the comedy Loose Cannons. Kelce is just the latest athlete to become an actor, following in the footsteps of Kevin Garnett (Uncut Gems), Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, Knock at the Cabin), Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (lots of movies), LeBron James (Space Jam: A New Legacy, Trainwreck), Carl Weathers (Rocky), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Airplane), and many more.
As for Murphy, he’s also known for the TV shows Glee, American Horror Story, and Nip/Tuck, among others. He also directed 2010’s Eat Pray Love starring Julia Roberts.
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