Entourage Star Breaks Leg On Movie Set

Kevin Connolly is recovering after breaking his leg during the filming of the Entourage movie.

The 40-year-old actor, who plays Eric Murphy in the bromantic comedy, was shooting a scene with Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson last week when he came a cropper.

Pain management advice from a Super Bowl champ!!! #brokenleg @DangeRussWilson pic.twitter.com/vyhynsSm5N

— Kevin Connolly (@mrkevinconnolly) March 21, 2014

Connolly's accident happened last Wednesday and he broke the news to fans via his Twitter feed a couple of days later.

He posted a picture of himself sitting with his leg in plaster and the American footballer pointing at the cast, writing: "Pain management advice from a Super Bowl champ!!! #brokenleg"

Movie website Deadline reports that production on the long-awaited big-screen outing for the hit TV series "has not been interrupted at all".

The movie is due to hit cinemas next June.