American Primeval: Who was Jim Bridger in real life and what changes Netflix made in his story?
The Pete Berg-directed series mixes real-life characters with fictional ones. A real-life historical figure in American Primeval is Jim Bridger, played by Shea Whigham. Whigham’s character Jim Bridger is an important one in the saga. He is a mountain man who runs Fort Bridger, a trading post in the Utah territory.