BUSTED Matt Willis lands huge new acting role in Netflix drama alongside James Nesbitt.
He’s been making several moves away from music after he was announced as the new host of Love Is Blind UK with his wife Emma Willis.
Matt, 41, was already the frontman of Busted, and he later added presenting to his impressive public resume.
Now he will add drama to his list of talents as he is announced to be taking up an exciting new role in ‘Missing You’.
Harlan Coben is behind the new show, fresh off the the recent success of Fool Me Once.
The likes of Michelle Keegan and Joanna Lumley previously starred in the hit global drama by the acclaimed screenwriter.
But fresh of the success of the series, he has written a brand new adaptation of Nicola Shindler’s story, Quay Street.
Richard Armitage will reunite with the writer alongside other huge names including Jessica Plummer and Lenny Henry.
Ashley Walters, and Steve Pemberton will also play various roles in the drama which is titled, Missing You.
Fans can also see Bloodlands star James Nesbitt star alongside the Busted singer.
The story follows a detective named Kate Donovan (Rosalind Eleazar), whose fiancé mysterious disappeared.
However, she then sees his face whilst swiping through profiles on a dating app and her world blows up all over again.
In keeping with all the other adaptations, the show will relocate from its original US setting and move to the UK.
Production on ‘Missing You’ has already started up in Manchester and other locations across the North West of England.
Deadline also reports that Harlan is already working on another show for Netflix after the success of both Fool Me Once and Stay Close.
