Go long! Josh Duhamel has a ball with pal in between filming scenes as a clean-cut detective on Battle Creek

Published: 00:13 EST, 14 August 2014 | Updated: 06:03 EST, 14 August 2014

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Josh Duhamel is often seen dressed casually and toting his nearly one-year-old son Axl around Hollywood with wife Fergie.

But on Tuesday, the actor looked suave while practising his football-throwing skills in between takes for his new television series Battle Creek.

The 41-year-old actor, wearing navy blue trousers, a white button-up T-shirt and blue tie, didn't exactly look appropriately dressed for the athletic activity on the Pasadena, California set.

Go long! Josh Duhamel looked suave while practising his football-throwing skills in between takes for his new police drama television series Battle Creek

Josh, who plays a detective on the CBS television show, had his hair perfectly styled and coiffed for his role in the police drama.

The new show, from the creators of Breaking Bad and House, follows two detectives - Special Agent Milton Chamberlain (Duhamel) and Detective Russ Agnew (Dean Winters) in the town of Battle Creek, Michigan.

For research into the show's setting, Duhamel recently visited the real town of Battle Creek where he met with locals as well as the police department.

According to a sports writer that spoke to the actor while at a bar in July, '[Josh] kind of explained [the show] like, it was CSI with a little more humor to it,' Buckley said. 'And it's going to be a smart show, but he was definitely hoping it would get people to laugh, too.'

Not the best uniform: The 41-year-old actor, wearing navy blue trousers, a white button-up T-shirt and blue tie looked ill-dressed for the athletic downtime activity on the Pasadena, California set

Synopsis: The new show, from the creators of Breaking Bad and House, follows two detectives - Special Agent Milton Chamberlain (Duhamel) and Detective Russ Agnew (Dean Winters) in the town of Battle Creek, Michigan

In October: When his son Axl was only six-weeks old, Duhamel tweeted a photo of the two cuddled up in front of the television with the caption, 'Gonna catch some football with my little guy today'

But on Tuesday, Josh appeared less concerned with filming and more interested in practising for his own game of catch with infant son, Axl.

In October, when his son was only six-weeks old, Duhamel tweeted a photo of the two cuddled up in front of the television with the caption, 'Gonna catch some football with my little guy today.'

The Minnesota Vikings fan is apparently gearing up for the new NFL season, with the sport's regular season kicking off on September 4 and the Vikings first game on September 7.

In the fall: The Minnesota Vikings fan is apparently gearing up for the new NFL season, with the sport's regular season kicking off on September 4 and the Vikings first game on September 7

Better attire: Josh finally changed out of his suit and tie and into a more comfortable plain grey T-shirt

When he's not spending time with son Axl and wife Fergie or filming for his new CBS program, Josh has multiple other acting projects in the works.

You're Not You, opposite Emmy Rossum, Ali Larter, Hilary Swank, and Marcia Gay Harden, will hit theaters in late 2014.

Josh has also wrapped up filming Lost In The Sun, in which he plays a crook who kidnaps a newly-orphaned boy in return for ransom from his grandparents.

Doting dad: Josh and wife of five years Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie were seen out with their nearly one-year-old son Axl in Redondo Beach, California on August 2