Man From Eden Prairie, Minnesota Will Join ‘This is Us’ Cast on NBC

By the way it sounds, he might become your least favorite character on the show considering Kate's most recent events.

I was absolutely hooked after the first episode, and it's only gotten better from there. But now that there's a local connection to the show, well, that makes someone like me even more dedicated.

Eden Prairie native Adam Bartley will soon be a part of the mega-hit NBC drama 'This is Us' that debuted this fall.

Adam plays 'Duke'... who's described as this kind of bad boy/cowboy that works at a ranch that Kate just so happens to visit, and... well let's just say he's going to stir things up a bit!

In an interview with KARE 11's Belinda Jensen (see below) Adam talked about why he thought this show is so popular right now in America:

Now in case you missed it, I wrote a blog about how much I LOVE this show back in November. Since then, I think I've introduced another 4-5 friends to it, and now they're just as obsessed as they've all binge-watched it over the holidays to catch up to last weeks second-half premiere.

I, for one, am very excited to see Bartley introduced as 'Duke' very soon on "This is Us"!

**Thanks to KARE 11 for the video & photo