After teasing an “office crush” in the season 3 trailer, Mehcad Brooks has finally landed in the world of And Just Like That in episode 4 this week. In the series, Brooks will be playing Marion Odin, an award-winning editor who’s hired by Nicole Ari Parker’s character, Lisa Todd Wexley, for her documentary.

Already, fans can sense some chemistry between them. Luckily, Brooks and Parker haven’t shied away from revealing their soon-to-be attraction.

“They begin to find a mutual attraction towards each other [even though] they’re both married, and that is obviously an issue,” Brooks told The Wrap in October 2024.

“They do this acrobatic sort of dance, and on this tightrope of learning more about each other,” he continued. “They have mutual respect for each other, but also this undeniable attraction. Maybe in some other dimension, they would be full-on, married themselves. But this is not that dimension.”

Parker couldn’t agree more. “Mehcad on sight, he is just a chunk of deliciousness,” Parker said to Entertainment Tonight, adding, “No disrespect to my husband [Boris Kodjoe], who is a mountain of deliciousness.”

“It’s the full entrance, the full shebang, there’s no denying it,” Parker said of Brooks’ character. “This is going to be a problem.”

Mehcad Brooks’ Previous Roles

Prior to AJLT, Brooks has starred in a series of beloved TV shows. He starred as Matthew Applewhite in Desperate Housewives from 2005 to 2006, as Eggs in True Blood from 2008 to 2010, as James Olsen in Supergirl from 2015 to 2021, and as Detective Jalen Shaw in Law & Order since 2022.

Brooks has also starred in movies like Mortal Kombat, Nobody’s Fool, Adulterers, and About Last Night.

Mehcad Brooks’ Wife & Relationship Details

As for his personal life, Brooks is married to his wife, Frida Brooks (née Kardeskog), a Swedish-born meditation and mindfulness teacher. At the And Just Like That season 3 photo call on May 21, he and his wife were joined by health influencer Shadia Akle.

Brooks shared an Instagram tribute to Akle in December 2024, writing, “You are one of those rare souls. And getting to know you and that truth for the past 2 years has been nothing short of a well-timed miracle.”

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