Ryan Phillippe is your new Mark Wahlberg in the Shooter pilot

Now, Phillippe is stepping into Wahlberg’s Boston-accented shoes, taking over the role of Swagger for the upcoming show. If Shooter is picked up by the network, it’ll be the actor’s second regular TV gig in as many years; he recently appeared on the first season of ABC’s Secrets And Lies, warming up his acting muscles to better prepare for the stoic glares and trigger-pulling motions his job as the framed assassin hunter will require. Obviously, it’s a lot to live up to, but at least Phillippe doesn’t have to live with the onus of Wahlberg’s disapproval; the actor and former-Swagger-man is serving as an executive producer on the series, and threw his support behind his successor: “I love the character of Bob Lee Swagger,” Wahlberg said, echoing the sentiments of a grateful nation. “And we are thrilled to have Ryan on board for the show.”