), ▁American ▁Hor ror ▁Story ▁( 2 0 1 3 ), ▁and ▁B ones ▁( 2 0 1 4 ). ▁ ▁James ▁C . ▁Burn s , ▁best ▁known ▁in ▁video ▁game ▁circles ▁for ▁his ▁performance ▁capture ▁and ▁vo icing ▁of ▁Serge ant ▁Frank ▁Wood s ▁in ▁the ▁Call ▁of ▁D ut y ▁game ▁franch ise , ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁retired ▁marine ▁colon el ▁Frank ▁Reich ert ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Cold water ▁facility . ▁ ▁Burn s ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁res ume ▁playing ▁t ough ▁military ▁types , ▁sp ending ▁much ▁time ▁with ▁c ops ▁and ▁mar ines ▁for ▁his ▁work , ▁even ▁travel ing ▁with ▁the ▁US O ▁show ▁to ▁Afghan istan ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁troops . ▁ ▁Burn s ▁also ▁cred ited ▁his ▁many ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁hockey ▁coach ▁working ▁with ▁at - ris k ▁youth ▁for ▁helping ▁him ▁to ▁nu ance ▁and ▁interpret ▁his ▁role . ▁ ▁Burn s ▁said ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁Cold water ▁aud ition ▁exha usted ▁from ▁Call ▁of ▁D ut y ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁memor ize ▁his ▁sides , ▁and ▁so ▁did ▁improv ▁with ▁Gr ash aw ▁instead . ▁ ▁Burn s ▁felt ▁he ' d ▁blow n ▁his ▁chance , ▁but ▁the ▁improv ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁win ▁him ▁the ▁role . ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁that ▁role ▁was ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁to xic ▁character , ▁but ▁Burn s ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁res h aping ▁the ▁Colonel ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁sympath etic , ▁ultimately ▁becoming ▁a ▁mirror ▁for ▁the ▁character ▁played ▁by