Dutton Ranch's Morgan Wade isn't the only country singer to make the transition to scripted TV roles. Jelly Roll played a scene-stealing character on season 3 of Fire Country, marking his acting debut. Fire Country star - and executive producer - Max Thieriot later told Us Weekly that he "reached out first" to Jelly Roll after crossing paths at the CMT Music Awards. "He was finishing drying his hands with a towel in the bathroom at the CMTs [in April 2024]. I ran into him in the bathroom straight up at the CMT Music Awards," he recalled in 2025.