'Dexter' star Jennifer Carpenter 'would love Modern Family cameo'

Dexter star Jennifer Carpenter has revealed that she would love to guest star in Modern Family.

Carpenter was quizzed on her dream acting role in a recent interview with Parade.

"I'd love to jump on Modern Family," she commented. "I think that would be a lot of fun. I can't imagine anyone in the world who wouldn't want to just hang out on that set for a day."

Carpenter also admitted that she never expected to have landed a long-term television job with Dexter because she had previously been more interested in film.

"I never thought that I would be so attracted to television, but I don't think gigs like Dexter come along too often," she explained. "I love that there's a beginning, middle and end to a film and you can craft what the whole journey is going to look like.

"I [also] love the whole open-endedness of television. I feel like I hear a lot of actors say this - but I know why - you just want to work with really great people. I just want to be with great teachers.

"If that means I'm in a horror film with good teachers, I'll do another horror film. But I would love to branch out and do more comedy or just more straight dramas."

Carpenter recently finalised her divorce from ex-husband and Dexter co-star Michael C Hall, to whom she was married for two years.

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