9-1-1: Nashville Star Jessica Capshaw Played An Important Bones Character

Since ending her 10-season run on "Grey's Anatomy," Jessica Capshaw has become even more of a familiar face to TV fans these days thanks to her starring role on the "9-1-1" spinoff series "9-1-1: Nashville." The actress plays Blythe Hart, the wife of fire captain Don Hart Jr. (Chris O'Donnell) and mother of Ryan Hart (Michael Provost). But this is far from the first time she's played an important mother on a cable drama series. Back in 2006, Capshaw made a brief but significant appearance on the fan-favorite TV show "Bones," starring David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel.

The "9-1-1: Nashville" actress appears in two episodes as the character Rebecca Stinson, who had a previous relationship with Seeley Booth (Boreanaz). Their romance led to the birth of their son, Parker. At the beginning of Season 2, the show delves into their history when Booth grows suspicious of Stinson's new boyfriend and wary of their son spending time with him. A few episodes later, Temperance "Bones" Brennan (Deschanel) learns about Booth and Stinson sleeping together and investigates whether or not they want to get back together, and why Stinson didn't accept Booth's marriage proposal when she got pregnant years ago. 

Capshaw only ever appears in two episodes of "Bones," but her character and her storyline help fans learn a lot more about Booth as a person, as well as how he is in romantic relationships. Stinson is mentioned again in Season 3, while her son with Booth, Parker, plays a bigger role in later seasons. 

In a retrospective interview about her "Bones" appearance on the "Boneheads" podcast with Emily Deschanel and Carla Gallo, Jessica Capshaw shared a bit about what led to her role on the hit TV show. She bluntly declared, "It was all David [Boreanaz]," before recounting their history and how it all went down. Capshaw explained that the two became friends after starring in the horror film "Valentine" together in 2001, and they remained close after. So when the role of Seeley Booth's ex came up on "Bones," Boreanaz thought his friend would be perfect for the part.

The podcast hosts and Capshaw went on to talk about her character, Rebecca Stinson, and the storyline of her and Booth's right-love-wrong-time relationship. Capshaw explained, "It wasn't for lack of love and coming together, but it just wasn't in the cards." The two still continue to co-parent Parker as "Bones" goes on, and as far as fans know, there are no issues later.

One thing Capshaw laughingly admitted about her experience working on the show had to do with a steamy scene she shares with Boreanaz in Episode 5 of Season 2. The podcast hosts asked her how it was to film, and while Capshaw said that she wished there was a fun story behind it, she explained, "You guys know, [sex scenes are] awkward. ... I think maybe because we were such good friends, it's worse." Despite any awkwardness the actors felt on set while filming, it certainly doesn't read on screen, and Capshaw's performance as Stinson remains a standout part of the beloved show.