No one really needs the reminder, but Bobby Nash (Peter Krause) died on 9-1-1 Season 8 Episode 15. The death is a series-defining moment for the show as Bobby is the first main character to be killed off. It’s rocked everyone, including Lou Ferrigno Jr, who plays firefighter pilot Tommy Kinard.

Tommy makes another return in 9-1-1 Season 8 Episode 15, answering the call from ex-boyfriend Buck (Oliver Stark), who asks for a lift in a helicopter to escape the military so they can deliver a cure for the virus Chimney (Kenneth Choi) is currently infected with. We caught up with Ferrigno Jr to chat about Bobby’s death, the cool helicopter stunts, and what the rest of the season will look like for Tommy as well as his relationship with Buck.

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This interview is edited for length and clarity.

BUT WHY THO: How are you doing?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Doing well. Doing well. It’s been a rough couple of weeks with circumstances, but I was able to have a moment and spend some time with Pete (Peter Krause). But other than that, it’s been good. I think it was a shock to all of us.

BUT WHY THO: Bobby Nash did die last week. How was it being a part of that series-defining episode?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Oh, goodness. I mean, it was a pleasure, absolutely. I’m very humbled that I’ve been brought back into the fold by [show runner] Tim [Minear], the way he has. Tommy was apparently, I guess besides Gerrard, one of the first 118ers, and that was pointed out to me and I’m like, Tommy’s an old-school 118er, which is really cool because Bobby and I have had our moments and I don’t want to give much away here, but he was very much like a role model to Tommy as well.

So it was hard for Tommy, but I felt it was really fulfilling and kind of them to add Tommy this whole unfortunate circumstance because he sacrificed a lot for Bobby, as well. He had his own personal relationship with him. As an actor, I’ve been crying straight for the last two weeks, but it’s been just so wonderful that they consider me part of the 118 for at least the moment that we have to lay Bobby to rest.

BUT WHY THO: I do want to talk about the really cool helicopter stuff from this episode. The whole helicopter chase was super cool. What was your favorite part about filming all of that?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Well, I was a walk-on at the USC (University of Southern California). And Tim made it a point, when Tommy says to Buck when he leaves with Oliver [Stark] for Vegas, he said, “Do you remember when I said I was going to fly a helicopter to the Coliseum?” There was a line such as that. It didn’t make it in, but he referenced that, and we flew into the [Los Angeles Memorial] Coliseum. And it was really cool for our first circle because when I was leaving USC, I had every intention to become an actor.

I had every intention to fulfill what I believed to be my prophecy and just pursue this enigmatic career. And so to have the helicopter land in the Coliseum that I’m flying and evading helicopters, it was surreal for me just because it was a real full-circle-esque moment. But I mean, I’ve done a number of action movies and a lot of action sequences in films and shows and stuff, but I’ve never been in a helicopter chase, and I’ve never been the one to steer.

It was so intense. It was like two helicopters were chasing us, which meant there was three helicopters and then four helicopters in the sky because one helicopter had to get all the footage. I feel lucky that I was part of such a practical thing because everything is moving to digital and the feeling of just being around the helicopters was like, this is real, this is the investment. The sacrifice that the studios made and everything—and I get to be the one in the driver’s seat.

BUT WHY THO: Yeah, the practical stuff was one of my favorite parts of it because on screen it just looks so cinematic. And I know 9-1-1 has done a lot of big set pieces like that, but that just felt like something a little different than what they’ve done.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Yeah. And I feel like practical always works, whereas digital is hit or miss. And I think in a time where we’re losing touch with the practicality of stunts and special effects, it was a really nice experience and I think it worked out well.

I mean by the end of the show, I was just completely in stitches. Every time. I watched it four times and every time during that last… Because they set us up. They set us up. Everything was good. And we were good. And I shall see you next week. And then no, [Bobby] shuts the door [in 9-1-1 Season 8 Episode 15].

But that’s life. And that’s the beautiful thing, there are so many things that are unexpected that we just don’t know, and tragedies that spring upon us, and we have choices to make. And that’s why I think it connects so well. This show is just so not real, but at the same time, it’s so palpably real with the relationships and the circumstances within the chaos. It’s wonderful. I can’t right now…

BUT WHY THO: I’ve watched it a few times and I cried every time. We can move back onto the fun stuff and then we can cry [more] later.

I do think it’s funny that Tommy appears to have a habit for stealing government property for the 118. The last time he got a medal for that, but this time he was running from the Army, the military, and the FBI. Are there going to be any larger repercussions for that, or is another medal in his future?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Are you trying to get Tommy thrown in jail? I’m in a tight spot. There’s the magic of TV, which is great. The beauty of Hollywood, which is lovely. I still have questions remaining in terms of, I try to figure things out and I try to understand the potential consequences to my actions. I still have questions. But Tommy’s a hero and Tommy’s going to do whatever Tommy needs to do to save his squad, regardless of what that means. So at this point, Tommy’s the type that’s like, “Whatever comes.”

BUT WHY THO: During the helicopter chase, Tommy tells Buck he’s doing this for Chimney, which is a really nice callback to season two when Chimney saved Tommy’s life. Why do you think Tommy keeps answering these calls to help Chimney and the 118?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: I mean, Chimney saved Tommy’s life, straight up. And I joke with Kenny [Choi, who plays Chimney] that he saved my life because he carried me out of the building. When he’s in a tight shot, of he walking out of the building, he’s got me and my 70 pounds of gear on. So I’m about 220, took another 300 pounds that he’s walking with. I joke with him. I don’t think you could forget that, especially when you’re a firefighter and you know what happens when you get stuck in a fire-consumed building. And then all of a sudden he pops out and saves his life.

I don’t think he’ll ever second-guess a call to rescue these individuals because they all played a part, tying Tommy personally surviving, but also, I mean, Chimney reframed a lot of how Tommy viewed the world. He was very cut off. He was very resistant to open himself up to anyone, to make new friends. And I think the moment when he said, “Chimney, do you think about me at all?” He’s like, “If I thought about you at all, I probably wouldn’t.”

And that was just Tommy trying to protect himself in a real immature way. He didn’t want to get close to anyone because people can die. And I think he was trying to fit into this Gerarrd-esque type of framework where only the true men survive or some bullshit like that. I think Chimney saving his life, I think really turned a lot for him in the sense of in how wrong he was to this guy. He wasn’t nice, necessarily, to Chimney, but Chimney did it anyway and he saved his life anyway, and he ran in there. And I think Tommy adopted some of that.

I think Tommy’s hungry for… He’s hungry for tutelage in the sense that he’s really adopted some of the qualities of these characters of their immense heroism, their unwillingness not to… They’ll run in a burning building. They’ll do all these things to save people. And so a helicopter chase? I got it.

“It’s hard sometimes because when I was looking at the monitor and watching Buck, right after the cut…and I had to cry. I had to fully cry because I was in such a committed state of watching the love of my life in that circumstance.”

If we’re going to save all these people, Tommy’s got it. Tommy’s now in the… And I don’t want to call it… It’s like at the 118 when you go to the 118. It’s almost like on the inside, we’re superhuman. It’s like we will go to the end of the Earth for each other. And when Bobby showed up and Bobby… He galvanized that idea in the 118.

In my mind, in the 118 beyond, and if you put all of the shows in the same universe, all the fire shows and everything, there’s something supernatural going on at the 118 where if you buy into what’s going in, you will have angels or something because it’s hard to delineate, even though it is a show, and I’m an actor.

It’s hard sometimes because when I was looking at the monitor and watching Buck, right after the cut, right? And that was the martini shot, and I mean, it just came upon me, and I had to cry. I had to fully cry because I was in such a committed state of watching the love of my life in that circumstance.

And so I had to take a moment and I was like, “This shit is real.” I don’t care what people say about anything, but we feel these feelings and we circumvent. All of us have felt personally as if one of our paternal leaders have sacrificed himself for us and in such a big way. So it’s harder and harder to detach from that. But yeah, I just think Tommy is… He wants to be a hero. He is a hero and he’ll do anything to fit that role when it arrives.

BUT WHY THO: There is an interesting dichotomy that exists in Tommy. When it comes to really personal things, I feel like he runs away, like the breakup in 8×06. But when someone asked for his help, he shows up in really big ways like that. What do you think is the source of him running away in more personal moments versus the big hero moments where he shows up for?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Oh, goodness. Well, I don’t want to interfere with any type of backstory or whatever it’s written, so I can give you my 2 cents as a character. I think just as a man, it’s a lot easier to use what we have. So I’m a bigger guy, I’m pretty brave. And if I were in a situation where I was called to help someone, I mean, it would click in and I would do something.

I think it’s programmed in men more so than being emotionally available and opening up because that is in and of itself terrifying to someone who not only hasn’t had much experience, I think, connecting with people that he… There’s a trust issue with Tommy, but then there’s also… I’m not too sure about the specifics on… I don’t know what was happening with Abby. It must be hard. It must be hard to really have to deal with the cover, the position he’s in.

But to answer your question, I think if you ask any guy if it’s like, what would be harder to save those kids or… I mean, realistically, when it comes down to it, they can say it, but I think that connecting with… Katey, let me start that again. I would say strength and size and whatever, it’s a whole different thing when it comes to communicating feelings and emotions and opening up for their fear of rejection.

I think Tommy has dealt with not only so much rejection, but the rejection that you don’t want to have. And so it’s left him in a place where he doesn’t know who to trust. He doesn’t have anyone to trust. So he hardens.

And I think it’s a calcification of his soul and he never needs to open up. Until this person, he’s in a situation with, there is a spark, and there is something special. So he’s learning how to deal with this, and it’s not something you learn in school, and it’s not something you learn after your first second relationship. It’s something you learn with mileage.

And I think it’s a lot easier for Tommy not to talk about things. I just don’t think guys are great at laying the foundation. I think women are just so much more capable of emoting on different planes at the same time and communicating feelings, even if they’re a lot of feelings, they get through. And I think a lot of guys don’t know how to break through that. Guys with trauma. A lot of trauma, at least. But I don’t know. I mean, is it easy for you to open right up and communicate if you really like someone?

BUT WHY THO: No.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Okay.

BUT WHY THO: I don’t think that’s ever easy.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Yeah, it’s hard. And especially when it’s the one… It’s like you’re a white whale. It’s like, oh my God. You’ve got to deal with the fight, flight, or freeze. But I think since the beginning, and I think a lot of times, boys and society, it’s like there’s an emphasis placed on “get the job done” and “do this.”

When I was growing up, my mom was lovely and wonderful in considering my emotions, but there was no therapy. It wasn’t a popular thing as much, and it wasn’t normal for boys to cry. I always remember people sayinge, “Don’t cry. Don’t cry.” I’m like, “Who cares if I cry?”

I was thinking when I was young, what does it matter to you if I don’t cry? I grew up to be a big guy, so it’s like, I don’t know, I guess people assume that I’m now this macho guy or that I work out, or that I’m a meathead because I played football and whatnot. But it’s just hard for Tommy. Yeah, it’s hard for Tommy.

BUT WHY THO: Going back to the helicopter stuff.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Yeah.

BUT WHY THO: After he says he’s doing it for Chimney, he very quickly assures Buck he’s also doing it for him. How would you categorize where Buck and Tommy stand with each other at the moment?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Katey.

BUT WHY THO: Yeah.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: I love your questions. I really do. I want to say that… And you know what’s funny? I think this fandom is fascinating, and I think their theories are fascinating, but every now and then, I try to chime in because I’m a fan of the show, too. And they’re like, “No, no, no. We don’t need you.” And I’m like, “Wait, wait a minute.”

BUT WHY THO: Yeah.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: But I get it. I understand. Well, I think Tommy’s trying to do a good deflecting at the top, but I think he’s coming to grips with the fact that he doesn’t need to put this shit on. I think historically, Tommy would just blow it off and just be like, “Whatever.” I don’t think he’s ever necessarily met someone that he’s been as enthralled by as he is with Buck. I think he finds him adorable, and I think he doesn’t know what he’s feeling, but he’s feeling something that’s really leveling him in the sense where he’s figuring things out as long as it’s taken.

Plus, it’s a workplace fraternization, so I can’t imagine that Tommy’s not thinking like, “What if that happened to Buck? What if it was Buck?” Tommy couldn’t have known what was happening to Bobby when he was dying. So when I was watching him or when Tommy was watching him, in my mind there’s a thought of… Not fear. At that moment, I think he was just so crushed. And it hurts when you see someone going through something that you love …

But it’s also, like, scared that this could be the guy that breaks him. There’s always that consideration. Because I don’t know how sure-footed Tommy really is as much as he appears to be. And then I don’t know the repercussions of what that would mean if that was his soulmate or his love of his life, and then something happened to him, or it’s… These are all calculations, I think, that Tommy would make, considering he’s a pilot and he has to think things through beforehand, and it’s just… Because he loves what he does, and it’s tough.

BUT WHY THO: The last time they saw each other, they almost got back together, but then they got into a fight. Is there going to be any more resolution to that fight?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: If there is, I am not privy to it. I think the “and for you,” I think that was … I mean, from what I’ve watched, there’s still… You don’t just get rid of a spark. It doesn’t work like that. Whatever happened, happened. I didn’t think Tommy needed to leave when he left. I thought they could have talked a little more. But he’d had a little fit, and he stormed out. But I can’t tell you because I don’t know. And I would love to. I mean, every page is a new adventure with this show, so I would love to see what Tim has in his brain, if anything. But I can’t be the one to ask on that one today, I guess.

BUT WHY THO: In your opinion, what is the core of Buck and Tommy’s issues? Why can’t they move forward at the moment?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: They don’t really talk about… They do, but then they just jump to sex. I thought that “I don’t need to have feelings for everyone I have sex with” — that one. That was just a statement that continued the conversation. Tommy needs to be a little more thick-skinned. I feel like he’s getting to the point as a viewer, I’m like, “Come on, man. What is this? You guys are clearly getting along. You clearly like each other.”

Because that was an honest statement, if he said that. I don’t think [Buck] was trying to hurt him. And I think Tommy had a little hissy fit and ran out. Communication, I think, is the biggest thing. And I think that, I mean, if Tommy were to have to really open up, I think you’d be spending a lot of time with your tissue box, as would a lot of people. Be right here, won’t leave your side. So yeah, from the looks of it, I mean, they’re professional, but hopefully, love can find a way.

BUT WHY THO: I love that. I hope so, too. I think you might’ve gone over this already, but I’m going to ask it anyway. What do you think was running through Tommy’s mind while he watched Buck on the video monitor?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Well, clearly something horrible had happened, but then I’m looking at him rolling around on the floor, crying. I think Tommy, for the first time in his life, just wanted to be there. And I think Tommy, like many dudes and guys, have this proclivity to try to be like, “Let’s fix that. Let’s pass that up. You were good to go. What was that? All right, good.”

Sometimes you don’t know what to do, and sometimes you don’t… But it’s being okay with not knowing what to do and just being there for the person that you love. I think that was playing a part of it. I think he was just overwhelmed with the fact that he’s watching because he watches screens. He’s technical. He’s an air pilot. He’s a fighter pilot. This guy is a high-functioning, highly calibrated human being. So, throwing in emotions, it does not work well with his processing. But I think in that moment, he was ready to go in after him.

These are the feelings that he’s never really been confronted with, I think, in terms of this human being is all I care about. And it was tough. It was tough because everyone handled it. And when they delivered the news, it was just like… And I’m even luckier that I was able to get in for that one second. I love that they let Tommy have his moment to feel all this. Yeah, I think Tommy’s just, in his mind, in love.

“He’s technical. He’s an air pilot. He’s a fighter pilot. This guy is a high-functioning, highly calibrated human being. So, throwing in emotions, it does not work well with his processing. But I think in that moment, he was ready to go in after him.”

BUT WHY THO: Yeah. I love that they showed Tommy in that moment too, just because he was in the tent with all the monitors. It makes sense to go back to him in that moment. I imagine scenes of intense grief like that are really tough to do. How do you prepare yourself for those big emotional scenes? And then how do you step out of it once the scene is over?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Well, about 12 years of acting training helped to where… Because I didn’t get any word on that scene. Right on the day, they’re like, “We’re going to add this scene.” And then I was like, “Oh my God. Oh my God.” But it was nonverbal, but then it was like Tommy is watching Buck.

Now, I had a conversation with [director] Dawn [Wilkinson]. Through training and through study and through my commitment to what I do, I can cry. I can turn the faucet on and off, and adjust it to higher or lower, or whatever. But, I was like, “Do you want me to be teary or full teary?” And Tommy’s not the guy to be sobbing.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t know he was crying, that he was just standing there frozen because what can you do? You’re on a monitor. You can’t go in there. You don’t have your helicopter. You don’t have your armor. He was in a very vulnerable position, he was holding himself.

But I have a lot to work from in my life that I’ve had to deal with, that I can pull on considering the circumstances. And it helps me get to a place of a high emotionality. But the best thing to do is to… You have to be there. You have to be there already. You can’t get in there and then wait for the tear to drop and then wait … one more. You can’t. An actor never necessarily discloses his black bag, but I have plenty in my life that I think about and it doesn’t take too long.

BUT WHY THO: Okay.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: And how’s your pup?

BUT WHY THO: Oh, she’s good. There’s a lawnmower that started and she started getting a little antsy because of the lawnmower, but-

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Yeah, she’s like Tommy, ready to save the day.

BUT WHY THO: Yeah. Defending the house from lawnmowers. You mentioned this earlier, but Tommy was a part of the original 118. When you think back to the Bobby Begins Again episode in season two, I’m curious if you have any thoughts on what Tommy and Bobby’s relationship was like before Tommy transferred.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: It was great. I think he was the first example of just a non-toxic masculine guy, that firefighter that was like you can do both. You can be kind and you can be good, and you can be brave. You can do all these things at once. And Brian [Thompson, who plays Vincent Gerrard] is such a lovely human being. It’s so funny because Gerrard is just so.

During the scene, I’m just looking at him and he’s putting on this Gerrard face, but under his breath, he’s just such a kind guy. But Gerrard’s just that guy. Nobody wants to deal with him. So with Bobby, though, this was a shock. I never ever would’ve considered Bobby not to be here. And so, I don’t think he spent enough time with Bobby, but the impact he had was significant; it changed everything.

It opened him up at the beginning of that episode when Bobby begins… I mean, by the beginning of that episode, Tommy had opened up with the crew, but when it came… In my world, Tommy has a terrible situation with his father, and that imprinted on him.

He has to do what he’s got to do with whoever’s above, but I expect to be mistreated. This is just what it is and this is what I got to deal with. Is it me? Maybe, but I don’t have time to think about that. That’s the thinking that I think was instilled in Tommy before he showed up. And then just seeing how strong Bobby was with Sal, and I was on Sal’s side, and then Sal started mouthing off. But then when we had a chicken thing, but just with… And it’s the same thing with Pete. It’s like when I’m with Pete and I’m talking to Pete, I’m like, “I love this guy.”

He’s excited to see me. Pete Krause is excited to see me. What did I do? He’s so awesome. He just exudes that. And for Tommy, I don’t want to say it’s a role model, but it was the first time… Because Bobby’s just so much more than a role model. He’s like a paternal figure. He has such a love to him and he cares, and he’s so dignified that he set…
Tommy not knowing how to emote, he would just sit back and watch.

But he was pretty much modeling himself after Bobby. Because by the time you see him now, he’s a completely different person than he was. And Bobby’s showing up and Chimney saving him, and all the stuff he went through with Hen and having to, at the end of “Hen Begins”, saying, “Okay. Usually we don’t do this, but I will say this because you’re…”

That’s a step. That’s a step in growth. And with Bobby, he was inspired by him. He wanted to hang out with him. And he wanted to become a pilot, but he was right there when the 118 needed him, Tommy. So it’s very sad, Katey.

 

BUT WHY THO: Yeah, I know. Yeah. Okay. So, looking ahead past Episode 15, what is the fallout of Bobby’s death going to look like for Tommy specifically?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Post-funeral?

BUT WHY THO: Yeah.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: We will have to get back to work and do that. Tommy doesn’t want to go back to a place where he was. I think Tommy likes the man he is now. And I think that through the spirit, he’ll remember Bobby, and he’s become this new man. And I think that with Buck, I mean, that’s another phase to his growth as a human being in terms of committing or even just being vulnerable with someone and having something that’s true.

It’s been hard for me having to deal with this. And one of my best friends passed recently, which was… It wasn’t too far off from how sudden this Bobby thing was. So I parlayed it with this, and it’s been a really, really rough month. So moving forward, I think Tommy’s really good at compartmentalization. But I also do think that he will, for the first time in his life, feel it’s safe to emote and open up to his fellow 118ers, to others in his life about how important Bobby was. So it’s bittersweet.

BUT WHY THO: We talked a little bit last time about Tommy searching for a family or a connection like the 118 has with each other. What does it mean that Tommy is here in the aftermath of Bobby’s death with all of the 118?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Are you asking me as if I know?

BUT WHY THO: Yeah. What do you think that means to him?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: It’s an honor for Tommy to be… He’s a pallbearer. But yeah, I mean, who knows? I mean, I don’t know necessarily how the dynamics work if a captain dies. Are we getting Gerrard back? I don’t think Tommy’s going back to who he was, like I mentioned before, but at the same time, I’m going to have to deal with Gerrard. It’s a huge, profound loss.

Tim just writes magic. So it’s like, I mean, even if I were to say or think, he’ll throw something at me, I’m like, “Whoo.” It’s good and it’s heavy. I mean, your guess is as good as mine in terms of where this goes, in terms of where the 118, how it stays together, if it doesn’t, so… But I don’t know where Tommy is. I think he’s still at the 217 or was it 237?

BUT WHY THO: It was 217, but I’ve been convinced that 217 and Harbor are different places now.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Okay. So it’s not the same thing?

BUT WHY THO: Well, I don’t know.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Harbor station, it’s anything like that. Okay. Well, Katey, I need to ask you questions. I wish I knew, Katey. I wish I had all the answers for you.

BUT WHY THO: That’s fine. Sometimes not having the answers is fine.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Something tells me that in your life, a time or two, you learned something that you didn’t need to know. And you’re like, “I didn’t need to know that.”

BUT WHY THO: Yeah, probably.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Yeah. Good questions. All right. Keep going. Let’s go. Let’s do this.

BUT WHY THO: Okay. Despite the breakup episode in the first half of season eight, Tommy came back fairly quickly in the second half of season eight. How do you feel about Tommy’s return in this back half of season? Do you like where the story has gone or is going?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Yeah, I’m over the moon. I value every day on set. I love it. I love everybody I work with. And as an actor, it’s fulfilling. I’ve mentioned this before, even just standing in front of the monitor and 50 people on set are quiet, and I’m doing this, it’s daunting when you think about it. I’m just ready and antsy and excited to get any chance to really help a show or help a scene.

And this character, Tommy, has added a really interesting dynamic to the show, I think, and the fandom seems to really enjoy it. For better or for worse, either way, it’s resonating. But every opportunity it’s like a gift really to me. And I will put forth everything that I have to squeeze the most out of that scenic juice if you know, scenic orange, to get the juice that we watch, that we drink.

BUT WHY THO: That made sense.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Yeah. Does it? I don’t even know if it makes sense.

BUT WHY THO: I think it did. Yeah. Okay. Last question. What can you tease about the rest of the season?

LOU FERRIGNO JR: I don’t think I can, but I can tell you that Pete Krause’s beautiful face will grace our TV screens. And we go back in time for some things and we get to see a little bit more of events that took place, I think, that are substantial in the 9-1-1 lore. But other than that, I’m not too certain. I haven’t worked on all of them.

BUT WHY THO: Okay.

LOU FERRIGNO JR: Yeah. But you’ll like it.

Lou Ferrigno Jr. Talks Tommy, Helicopters And That Shocking 9-1-1 Death | Interview

9-1-1 Spoilers in the interview and below * Looking for a transcript? https://butwhytho.net/2025/04/9-1-1-lou-ferrigno-jr-tommy-buck/ No one really needs the reminder, but Bobby Nash (Peter Krause) died on 9-1-1 Season 8 Episode 15. The death is a series-defining moment for the show as Bobby is the first main character to be killed off.

9-1-1 returns May 1.