Sheriff Country star Morena Baccarin has a special connection with this popular CBS sitcom which fans might not have noticed

There's a fun little Easter Egg in Sheriff Country that connects the show to another hit CBS sitcom, and it has everything to do with Mickey Fox. Morena Baccarin's lead role on the police procedural has given her another role to add to her collection of iconic TV characters, but before being a crime investigator in Edgewater, Baccarin played a key role in CBS' How I Met Your Mother.

In 2016, she played Chloe on the show, a coffee shop barista who becomes a romantic interest for Marshall. Fast forward nearly two decades, and Baccarin returns to the same network as a leading player. Sheriff Country is a Fire Country spinoff that casts her as an interim sheriff juggling town crime and fraught family dynamics. Ironically, the bubbly barista who sparked a silly rom-com subplot is now front and center in a heavy, serialized CBS drama. Fans who remember Chloe will get a tiny, satisfyingly full-circle thrill watching Baccarin carry Sheriff Country on the very network where she once delivered a single-scene cameo.

Apart from Sheriff Country and How I Met Your Mother, Baccarin is a regular on the TV screen, having led the show Gotham where she played Leslie Thompkins. She has also worked on The Endgame, The Mentalist, Homeland and V.

More details about Morena Baccarin's role in How I Met Your Mother

Morena Baccarin starred in the episode Swarley from the show's second season, which aired on November 6, 2006. Her character Chloe works as a barista at a coffee shop called Costa Coffee, and she becomes briefly involved with Marshall during his breakup with Lily.

Chloe is introduced when she draws a heart next to Marshall’s name on his cup and accidentally writes Barney’s name as “Swarley,” sparking one of the show’s funniest running gags. Intrigued by her charm, Marshall decides to go out with her, marking his only successful date during his time apart from Lily. However, things quickly turn strange when Ted and Barney warn him that Chloe has “the crazy eyes,” a running joke that defines the episode.

Chloe’s eccentric behavior only fuels the chaos. She calls Marshall one night claiming she’s being followed by a “hunchback” and later, Marshall finds his photo with Lily mysteriously broken. Lily, still in love with Marshall, eventually reveals she was behind these incidents, not Chloe. Her jealousy-driven antics lead to a heartfelt reconciliation between her and Marshall.

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But the story doesn’t end there. When Marshall and Lily return to their apartment later, they find it completely trashed, courtesy of Chloe, who insists she was just looking for her lost keys. The moment hilariously confirms Ted and Barney’s “crazy eyes” theory and wraps up the subplot with perfect comedic timing.

Though Baccarin’s role lasted just one episode, it remains one of the show’s standout guest appearances. Years before she became known for Firefly, Homeland, and Sheriff Country, Baccarin’s Chloe showcased her knack for mixing charm and chaos, an early glimpse of the charisma that would define her career.

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