As Patrick Brammall winds down his rom-com series, he's ready to show his dramatic side

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Set us as preferred Patrick Brammall is currently having the kind of year that most actors dream of.In May, he appeared as Anne Hathaway’s new love interest in the summer blockbuster “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” and this week he headlines not one, but two television series premiering on back-to-back days.On Thursday, Brammall returns for the third and final season of “Colin From Accounts,” the romantic comedy he created, produces, writes and stars in with his wife, Harriet Dyer.The uproarious sitcom follows the ups and downs in the messy relationship between bar owner Gordon Crapp (Brammall) and general practitioner Ashley Molden (Dyer) along with their adopted dog, which they named Colin From Accounts.

All eight episodes drop in full on Paramount+.But before “Colin,” on Wednesday, audiences can see a very different side of Brammall with the first two episodes of his harrowing drama “Last Seen.” In the six-episode series, the Canberra, Australia, native plays grief-stricken police dispatcher Ian Ridley, who finds evidence that his 3-year-old daughter, who disappeared 11 years ago and is presumed dead, may be alive and closer than anyone could have imagined.Based on Ryan David Jahn’s 2011 novel “The Dispatcher,” the series was adapted by executive producer Kris Mrksa and drops a new episode weekly through Oct.

7 on Apple TV.Being such a heavy role enveloped in a dark subject matter, Brammall initially didn’t believe he was the right actor for the project.His friend and casting director Kirsty McGregor, who cast “Colin” and “Last Seen,” disagreed.

“Kirsty said, ‘They’re throwing around some pretty big names, all Australian names and I threw your name in there,’” he recalls.Given Brammall is known more for comedy roles like “Colin,” he was asked to submit an audition tape.After sen...