Taylor Kinney is taking a break from NBC’s Chicago Fire for a “personal matter” after starring on the show for 11 seasons.
Taylor Kinney is absent from the Chicago Fire.
A source confirmed to Deadline on Friday that the 41-year-old actor will take a break from the NBC drama series to deal with a “personal matter.”
The fan favorite, who was previously engaged to Lady Gaga, has played Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant Kelly Severide since the show’s debut in 2012.
Taking a break: Taylor Kinney, 41, will be absent from the Chicago Fire; Photo May 2022
He is one of the few main cast members to appear in every episode and NBC has yet to report how he will be written out of the show for the indefinite future.
The Vampire Diaries veteran has been nominated three times for a People’s Choice Award, winning in 2015 for his role on the ongoing series.
In the past, he has also appeared in 11 episodes of the Chicago Fire spinoff series titled Chicago PD which debuted in 2014.
Backing off: A source confirmed to Deadline on Friday that the actor will be taking a break from the NBC drama series to deal with personal matters; In the photo in a frame of the program.
The series ended in 2020.
She also played Kelly Severide again in 10 episodes of Chicago Med that aired from 2015 to 2022.
Finally, there was another 2017 spin-off series titled Chicago Justice in which he only appeared in one episode.
Longtime cast member: The fan favorite, who was previously engaged to Lady Gaga, has played Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant Kelly Severide since the show’s debut in 2012; In the photo 2018
In 2021, her co-star Jesse Spencer left the show but inevitably returned for the season 10 finale.
Derek Haas, the television writer for the series, also announced in November that he was leaving the franchise and Wolf Entertainment after 10 years.
In an exclusive interview with VarietyHaas said in a statement: “While I will be leaving Wolf Entertainment next year to focus on creating new shows, I am fully committed to delivering incredible episodes of Chicago Fire and FBI: International through the end of the current seasons.”
Future Unknown: He is one of the few main cast members to appear in every episode and NBC has yet to report how he will be written out of the show for the indefinite future.
He added: “I learned everything I know about storytelling, pacing, characters, production values, and hiring the best cast, crews, and staff from Dick Wolf and Peter Jankowski.
“And while it’s hard to leave a place you love and have called home for over a decade, including the incredible support of Universal Television, NBC and CBS, I look forward to building my own brand in entertainment,” he continued.
Chicago Fire will resume on NBC on February 8 and will continue to air on Wednesdays at 9 pm ET.
Season 11 Continues: Chicago Fire will resume on NBC on February 8, continuing to air on Wednesdays at 9 pm ET.