One of Jelly Roll’s biggest dreams is coming true. The 40-year-old reveals he is making his debut as an actor, appearing on CBS‘ hit TV show, Fire Country.

Jelly Roll announced the news by appearing in a video with Max Thieriot, who plays a convict seeking redemption by working with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

“From the stage to the fire line, it’s time to see if I can keep up,” Jelly Roll says in the video.

Jelly Roll has been vocal about his desire to act. In 2023, the singer-songwriter revealed that he wanted to be in front of a camera, instead of behind a microphone.

“I want to act, really bad,” Jelly Roll previously told Audacy. “I know it sounds weird. I never thought I would act, but I’ve been really inspired by what Machine Gun Kelly has done with his career the last three years. I’m one of the old-school guys, and this is weird, but if I see somebody do something, whatever in me, since I was a kid, instantly goes, ‘Oh, that’s doable.’”

It’s people like Machine Gun Kelly who made Jelly Roll believe he could also become more in the entertainment industry than an artist.

“If I knew somebody personally that did something, I was like, ‘Oh, this is achievable,” he explained. “Even if it was some third cousin’s uncle played at the Grand Ole Opry, I was like, ‘Whoa, we might be able to play at the Grand Ole Opry. I know somebody’s third cousin uncle that played there.’ And watching MGK do all these independent films has really inspired me.”

Being an actor isn’t the only goal Jelly Roll has set for himself. The Nashville native, who already lost more than 110 pounds, vows to lose even more — enough so he can appear on the cover of Men’s Health magazine next year.

“I want to be on the cover of Men’s Health by March of 2026,” Jelly Roll says on his wife Bunnie XO’s Dumb Blonde podcast (via American Songwriter). “That’s my new goal. I want to have one of the biggest transformations.”

Jelly Roll is choosing to go public with his weight-loss goals, in large part to overcome the stigma that obese people often feel.

“I think that people who become as big as I became, when they lose the weight, they’re kind of ashamed,” he says. “They’re so ashamed that they go hide and lose the weight … then they come back out and they don’t really know how to interact with the world.”

Jelly Roll has a Top 5 hit with “Liar.” The song is from latest Beautifully Broken album. Find all of his music and upcoming shows at JellyRoll615.com.

Fire Country airs on Fridays at 9:00 PM ET on CBS.