The actor appeared as Peter Prior in the season premiere of True Detective: Night Country.

InTrue DetectiveSeason 4, Finn Bennett portrays Peter Prior, a rookie cop whos learning from Jodie Fosters character.

After a long, multi-year break, HBOsTrue Detectivehas finally returned.

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I turned 24 before Christmas.

But the happiest moment of my week was drama class.

Im the first actor in the family, everyone else went to university and did real things!

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I feel really privileged to have had her in my corner from the start.

And I wanted to do things well for Jodie.

It didnt mean I wasnt nervous.

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There was no pressure.

So, she just helps.

She doesnt make the situation worse, and Ill be forever grateful for that.

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Bennett will play the character of Shawn.

Finn Bennett can be found on Instagram at@_finnbennett.

True Detective: Night Countryairs on Sunday nights at 9 p.m.

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ET on HBO, with the next episode coming on Sunday, January 21.

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