Pressing pause. Taylor Kinney is taking “a leave of absence” from Chicago Fire after 11 seasons, Us Weekly can confirm.The Pennsylvania native, 41, is temporarily stepping back from the NBC drama to deal with a personal matter, a source close to production told Us on Friday, January 20.Kinney has played Lieutenant Kelly Severide since the show’s 2012 premiere — and is one of the handful of original cast members who still appears on every episode.
The cast and crew reportedly learned of the actor’s leave on Friday, according to Deadline, who was first to report the news.NBC has yet to comment on the reports — or reveal how the Vampire Diaries alum will be written out of the show for the foreseeable future.Chicago Fire, which is currently airing season 11, has seen a lot of cast shakeups over the past decade.
Some of the biggest losses came when the writers killed off Leslie Shay (Lauren German) during season 3 and Brian “Otis” Zvonecek (Yuriy Sardarov) on season 8.Jesse Spencer, who portrayed Lieutenant Matthew Casey from day one, surprised fans in October 2021 when announced his exit from the long-running drama.“I’ve been doing TV for a long time.
I added it up, and I think this year is my 18th year of network television straight since I went straight from House into Chicago Fire,” Spencer, 43, told Us Weekly and other reporters at the time. “It was a difficult decision because I’ve loved this show from the start, but there’s other things that I would love to do in the future and there’s some family that I need to take care of.
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