Riley Green shares how Luke Grimes unexpectedly launched his acting career

Riley Green may be one of country music ’s rising stars, but his latest on-screen career move came with a little help from a famous friend.

During an appearance on "CBS Mornings" on Monday, the 37-year-old Alabama native revealed that "Yellowstone" star Luke Grimes helped open the door to his first acting role, encouraging Green to step outside his comfort zone and eventually helping land him a part on the CBS drama "Marshals." "It happened so organically because he was starting his music career and coming to Nashville a little bit.

We wrote together," said Green, who made his acting debut as Garrett — a former Navy SEAL struggling with PTSD — alongside Grimes in the "Yellowstone" spinoff.

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I said, 'Well I'm interested.' He said, 'I've got this show.' A couple months later, I went out and read for a part.

They said I got it.

I flew back out to Utah and we filmed the show." Earlier this year, Green admitted it's not every day an opportunity like that presents itself.

"I guess that doesn't happen all the time, where the star of the show sits in with somebody trying out for a part," Green told USA Today .

"But man, I've got to be such good friends with Luke, and it makes it so much easier to step into a world that I wasn't necessarily comfortable in." It was a dramatic change for a performer accustomed to playing sold-out concerts .

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"I don’t get nervous going on stage anymore," Green previously told Fox News Digital at the "Marshals" premiere.

"I’ve played enough shows now it kind of comes naturally, but this was a completely different world, and it’s not my set, it’s not my stage." His Hollywood debut was the latest unexpected chapter in a career Green never necessarily envisioned for himself.

Long before he found fame, Green was earning his living as a construction worker, framing homes until he signed a record deal in 2018 .

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