Our First Look at Andrew Lincoln in 'Cold Water' Feels Familiar

Andrew Lincoln has spent most of the last decade battling zombies and equally terrifying humans as part of AMC's The Walking Dead franchise. But while his performance as Rick Grimes on both the flagship series and its limited-run spin-off The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is unarguably iconic, Lincoln is (like Hugh Laurie before him on House), actually British. He initially made his name in British television, starring in programs as diverse as Afterlife, The Woman in White, Teachers, and Wuthering Heights. There's also his role in Love Actually, which still inspires memes to this day.

Nearly fifteen years since his last appearance in the 2010 series Strike Back, Lincoln is finally set to return to British TV in the forthcoming ITV thriller Cold Water. However, if the first image from the production is anything to go by, this role bears a striking (at least physical) resemblance to the one he most recently left behind. The character he's playing — a middle-aged man chafing at the limits of his life as a stay-at-home father — couldn't sound more different than the family-oriented, heroic Rick. But, wow, their fashion sense sure does vibe.

(Does this guy happen to own a cowboy hat? That is what I'm really asking.)