Jake Cannavale on the Biggest Challenge of Sharing ‘Scarpetta’ Character With Dad Bobby Cannavale

There’s been a lot of discourse about the onslaught of “nepo babies” lately, but Jake Cannavale fits into a very small class of Hollywood legacies — those who play the exact same role as their parents. Yes, the actor, who has been at it for well over a decade and got his start opposite dad Bobby Cannavale in Nurse Jackie, joins the elder Cannavale in portraying Detective Pete Marino in Scarpetta, Prime Video’s new adaptation of the Patricia Cornwell novel series. While Jake plays Pete in the ’90s-set timeline of the show, Bobby portrays him in the present day. When asked what the biggest challenge of essentially sharing a…