'Homeland' Actor Discusses His Fate After Season Finale

It may have happened one season later than originally planned, but Peter Quinn is officially out of the picture on Homeland. 

 

The character on the Showtime drama, played for the past five seasons by Rupert Friend, went out in a blaze of glory — gunned down by police while speeding Carrie (Claire Danes) and a besieged president-elect to safety. For Friend, it marks the end of a long gig that originally saw him start as a taciturn hitman guest star and ultimately assume leading man status as the show's moral center.  

 

His absence sets the stage for a much-changed version of Homeland when it next returns. But, for now, Friend hopped on the phone with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss his final season — including the conversations he had with showrunner Alex Gansa about getting killed off (twice), how he feels about his character not getting any parting words and why he thinks Quinn and Carrie would never have worked out. 

 

Read the rest of this article at The Hollywood Reporter.