‘The Pitt’s Fiona Dourif On Her Unflappable Dr. Cassie McKay & How Her Character’s Backstory Is “Quite Embarrassing”

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One of the more unruffled characters on Max’s The Pitt is Dr. Cassie McKay, a second-year resident who’s life experience (and unfortunate skeletons) make her an easy-to-like standout in the emergency room.

Here, journeyman actor Fiona Dourif — whose previous credits on the small screen have included Chucky, The Blacklist and The Purge — talks about playing a doc who turns heads for her bedside manner and the electronic bracelet around her ankle. DEADLINE How would you describe Dr.

McKay? FIONA DOURIF I think one of the things that differentiates McKay is that there was this gap in between high school and college and medical school where she made a lot of bad decisions and got herself in a lot of places that are a little questionable and scary.

So there’s been this wealth of life experience that makes her a touch unflappable. Maybe it’s a little bit of wisdom. She has a touch of empathy for people in difficult situations because she feels like she’s been there. DEADLINE She’s definitely older than the kids running around, right? DOURIF Yes.