Celebrity Celebrity Relationships Minka Kelly Reveals How Boyfriend Dan Reynolds Helped Her with Ransom Canyon Role: 'He Would Show Me How It’s Done' The actress previously told PEOPLE the Imagine Dragons singer is "easy to love" as she explained how his cameo on the series came about By Julia Moore Julia Moore Julia Moore is a TV writer-reporter at PEOPLE. A graduate of Northwestern University, she has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. People Editorial Guidelines and Rachel McRady Rachel McRady Rachel McRady is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an entertainment journalist for more than a decade, previously working for E! News, Entertainment Tonight, and Us Weekly. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 22, 2025 02:31PM EDT 1 Comments Minka Kelly in 'Ransom Canyon' (left); and Dan Reynolds attends the 2022 GQ Men Of The Year Party (right). Photo: Anna Kooris/Netflix; Robin L Marshall/WireImage Minka Kelly's boyfriend Dan Reynolds really came in handy when she booked her role on Ransom Canyon. On the April 22 episode ofToday with Jenna & Friends, Kelly, 44, revealed that she really learned how to play piano for her role on the new Netflix Western series, and the Imagine Dragons frontman, 37, was a big help. "He helped me a lot," she said of the three songs she had to learn. "Because at home he’d help me translate — I can’t read music — so he would show me how it’s done." Minka Kelly and Dan Reynolds' Relationship: All About the Ransom Canyon Star and Imagine Dragons Singer's Romance Kelly also "had a piano teacher in Albuquerque," she said, "so I would just play [the songs] over and over and over again." It stuck with her, too, as she told Jenna Bush Hager she can still play the three songs she "had to learn for the show." Minka Kelly as Quinn in 'Ransom Canyon'. Anna Kooris/Netflix Reynolds didn't only help Kelly off-screen, though — he also made an appearance in the series. "He came to visit and everyone, all the producers and writers, just naturally fell in love with him, like you do," she previously told PEOPLE. "It's easy to love Dan." "They just asked one day, 'Do you think he'd play this character?' And I just was like, 'Let me ask him,'" she continued. "And he was such a good sport and down to play." Minka Kelly Reflects on 'Fighting' for Equal Pay on Ransom Canyon with Josh Duhamel Reynolds was "surprisingly nervous" for the scene, which he starred in with Josh Duhamel and Eoin Macken, she revealed. "I'm like, how could you be nervous? With what you do? I guess it's just a different environment," she said. Dan Reynolds and Josh Duhamel in 'Ransom Canyon'. Netflix Duhamel, 52, was also full of praise for the singer. "He's a good dude," he told PEOPLE. "He did a great job, he really did." "It's hard to walk into another environment," he added of Reynolds' nerves. "Because you're outside of [the cameras] watching, and then you have to step into it. It's a scary thing." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Ransom Canyon is now streaming on Netflix. Close Leave a Comment