Actor Taylor Kinney has surprised Chicago Hearth solid and crew after it was revealed he will likely be taking a depart of absence after filming 11 seasons of the present.
A supply informed Deadline, who first broke the information, that Kinney will likely be taking depart to take care of a private matter.
Kinney is among the longest-standing solid members, having been on the present because it’s launch in 2012, starring as Lieutenant Kelly Severide in a co-lead function. He was nominated for a Individuals’s Alternative Award for his function 3 times, successful in 2015.
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Solid and crew have been solely knowledgeable of the depart this week, in accordance with the supply, with scripts possible having to be re-written in his absence.
Kinney was beforehand excited to affix the solid for season 11 of the present, telling Us Weekly, “It is by no means misplaced on me how particular it’s to be part of one thing with (the) longevity this has, and it is a testomony to Dick Wolf (and) the group of folks that he places collectively. I am excited for season 11.”
Kinney will not be the one result in have left the sequence, following the lead of Aussie actor Jesse Spencer, who performed the lead function of Lieutenant Matthew Casey for 10 seasons.
His departure from the present in October 2021 additionally upset followers, however he shared that after virtually 20 years on TV, he was prepared for a change.
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“I have been doing TV for a very long time. I added it up, and I believe this yr is my 18th yr of community tv straight since I went straight from Home into Chicago Hearth,” Spencer informed Us Weekly.
“It was a troublesome resolution as a result of I’ve beloved this present from the beginning, however there’s different issues that I’d like to do sooner or later and there is some household that I have to deal with. 18 years is a very long time. That is a protracted stretch.”
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