Eric Stonestreet formed 'comedic bond' with Peter Dinklage on 'Dexter: Resurrection'
'Dexter: Resurrection' newcomers Eric Stonestreet and Peter Dinklage hit it off on set of the Paramount+ drama.
The 'Modern Family' alum reflected on their off-screen connection at the show's world premiere in New York City on Wednesday.
'Peter and I formed quite a comedic bond,' Stonestreet, 53, exclusively told The Post on the red carpet. 'We need to do a two-hander for sure someday.'
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8 Eric Stonestreet at the 'Dexter: Resurrection' NYC premiere on July 9, 2025.
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8 Peter Dinklage at the 'Dexter: Resurrection' NYC premiere on July 9, 2025.
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'Dexter: Resurrection,' a continuation of 2021's 'Dexter: New Blood,' is set just weeks after Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) is shot — and presumably killed — by his son, Harrison (Jack Alcott). It's the third spin-off from the original series, 'Dexter,' which ran for eight seasons from 2006 to 2013.
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In 'Resurrection,' Dexter awakens from a coma to find that Harrison is missing. Determined to find his son and make amends, he sets out for New York City.
There, he meets Leon Prater (Dinklage, 56), a billionaire venture capitalist and serial-killer aficionado who invites a band of notorious murderers to his manor.
8 Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) sets out for New York City in 'Dexter: Resurrection.'
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Among them is The Bay Harbor Butcher himself, Dexter — and Al Jolly, played by Stonestreet.
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On July 2, 'The Secret Life of Pets' actor took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes photo of him and Dinklage in full 'Resurrection' attire.
'It's amazing that I got to work with the great Peter Dinklage on #dexterresurrection this spring,' Stonestreet captioned his post. 'And now my former co-worker @jessetyler gets to work with him this summer in The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of 'Twelfth Night.'
8 Dinklage and Stonestreet on the set of 'Dexter: Resurrection.'
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Stonestreet is best known for his Emmy Award-winning stint as Cameron Tucker on ABC's 'Modern Family' (2009-2020) opposite Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Mitchell Pritchett.
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Preparing to play a serial killer on screen — a departure from his usual comedic roles — Stonestreet said the experience wasn't 'much different.'
'My character's funny. He's the funniest serial killer of them all, so that was refreshing to know that I was going to get to be humorous,' he explained. 'I just had to create a character that people liked in order to do what my character eventually does to his victims.'
8 Stonestreet as Al Jolly in 'Dexter: Resurrection.'
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Dinklage, for his part, is widely recognized for his role as Tyrion Lannister in 'Game of Thrones' (2011-2019), which earned him four Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe.
The 'Elf' actor is set to join Ferguson, Sandra Oh and Lupita Nyong'o in 'Twelfth Night' at the renovated Delacorte Theater in Central Park beginning August 7.
8 Peter Dinklage as Leon Prater in 'Dexter: Resurrection.'
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Stonestreet and Dinklage join a slate of new faces in the 'Dexter' franchise, including Uma Thurman as Charley, the head of security to Dinklage's Prater, and Neil Patrick Harris as Lowell.
They appear alongside an already star-studded lineup of returning cast members: Michael C. Hall (Dexter Morgan), David Zayas (Det. Angel Batista) and James Remar (Harry Morgan).
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'We all looked around the room and thought, 'Wow, this is a cool room to be in,'' Stonestreet said. 'Never knew I'd be sitting across from Uma Thurman, a bonafide Hollywood legend, but there I was. And you got to just act like you've been there before, and stay cool.'
8 Uma Thurman as Charley and Dinklage as Leon Prater in 'Dexter: Resurrection.'
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Stonestreet described the set as 'more intense than other places but also full of laughter and stories.'
'The best part about being on a set is the bits and the things you do with your costars,' Stonestreet said.
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He also picked up a few lessons from the people around him — 'not just acting stuff but 'dealing with things' stuff.'
8 The cast of 'Dexter: Resurrection' at the show's world premiere in New York City.
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'We can always be better at how we process things and how we deal with people,' Stonestreet said. 'A set's a big, giant, moving organism, so there's always a way to handle things better.'
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He concluded, 'I just liked watching Michael [C. Hall] navigate being No. 1 on the call sheet. I think it was awesome and impressive.'
'Dexter: Resurrection' premieres on July 11 with two episodes on Paramount+ with Showtime. Remaining episodes will release weekly.
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