Turnover rates are high in Chicago’s busy fire department. See what the station crew of Firehouse 51 is up to today.

The cast of Chicago Fire, then and now: See how the stars have changed across 14 seasons and counting

Turnover rates are high in Chicago's busy fire department. See what the station crew of Firehouse 51 is up to today.

By Andrew Walsh

and Ilana Gordon

Ilana Gordon is an entertainment, culture, and comedy writer originally from Connecticut. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

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Flames spread fast in the Windy City, but the company at Firehouse 51 can handle the heat. The first member of *Law & Order *producer Dick Wolf’s “One Chicago” franchise, *Chicago Fire* premiered in 2012 and quickly became one of NBC’s hottest shows. The drama’s success led to the spinoff series *Chicago P.D.**,** Chicago Med**, *and the short-lived *Chicago Justice. *

*Chicago Fire *follows the station crew of Firehouse 51 as they attempt to juggle the dangers of their work with their steamy personal lives. The show has produced more than 200 episodes and shows no signs of slowing down, as it was just renewed.

In its 14 seasons so far, *Chicago Fire *has bid farewell to many of the show’s original characters. Season 13 was especially impactful, with cast members like Daniel Kyri, Jake Lockett, and Michael Bradway leaving the company after its finale.

Keep scrolling to learn what your favorite *Chicago Fire *cast members are up to these days.**

Jesse Spencer (Capt. Matt Casey)

Jesse Spencer as Capt. Matthew Casey on 'Chicago Fire'; Jesse Spencer at the 2020 NBCUniversal Winter Press Tour 45 at The Langham Huntington on Jan. 11, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif.

Jesse Spencer played the no-nonsense second-in-command, Capt. Matt Casey.

The actor had his first big break on the long-running soap *Neighbours* in his native Australia, then starred in a handful of films like the Brittany Murphy comedy *Uptown Girls** *(2003)*. *Before *Chicago Fire*, he was best known to American audiences as Dr. Robert Chase on all eight seasons of the hit Fox medical drama *House**.*

“[*House*] was a very cerebral show and it was a really, really really, good show. *Chicago Fire* was just something different,” Spencer told EW in 2012. “It’s not cerebral. It’s more of a character-based show with a lot of action. After eight years of being an intellectual and spewing out medical terms, it was time to do something in the opposite direction.”

An original member of *Chicago Fire*, Spencer made guest appearances on the spinoffs *Chicago P.D. *and *Chicago Med. *After nearly nine years in the franchise, he left Chicago behind during the show’s 200th episode in 2021 but has since made a few appearances in seasons 10, 11, and 12. In 2022, he returned to *Neighbours *for the show’s series finale.

Spencer married neuroscientist Dr. Kali Woodruff Carr in 2020. He was previously in relationships with actresses Jennifer Morrison and Louise Griffiths, and professional surfer Maya Gabeira.

Taylor Kinney (Lt. Kelly Severide)

Taylor Kinney as Lt. Kelly Severide on 'Chicago Fire'; Taylor Kinney at the opening ceremony of the 61st Monte Carlo TV Festival on June 17, 2022, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Taylor Kinney plays charismatic former ladies’ man Lt. Kelly Severide. The actor reminisced about shooting the pilot to EW ahead of the series' 100th episode in 2016.

“All I had was questions. I really didn’t know too much about everything that we were doing, the technical aspect of the job and what we were doing. It just felt really, really bizarre and silly,” he said of his firefighting techniques early in the show.

“I’ve been around it for so long and a lot of our friends are firefighters, Kinney continued. “We have people there that if we don’t know how to do something, we’ll find out before we put it on camera.”

Before strapping on 50 pounds of gear as the hotheaded fireman, Kinney climbed the Hollywood ladder with series regular roles on *Fashion House *and NBC’s *Trauma, *plus a guest star gig as sexy werewolf Mason Lockwood on *The Vampire Diaries**. *He gained international attention when he starred in the 2011 music video for Lady Gaga’s "You and I," leading to a five-year relationship with the singer. They were engaged in 2015, but the couple split one year later.

Since *Chicago Fire*’s debut, Kinney has appeared in comedies like *The Other Woman *(2014) and *Rock the Kasbah* (2015), as well as the thrillers *Zero Dark Thirty** *(2012) and *The Forest *(2016)*. *He enjoyed lengthy arcs on *Chicago P.D. *and *Chicago Med*, but took a leave of absence from *Chicago Fire* midway through season 11 due to a “personal matter.” (Kinney returned for season 12.)

Kinney has been married to model Ashley Cruger since April 2024.

Monica Raymund (Gabriela Dawson)

Monica Raymund as Gabriella Dawson on 'Chicago Fire'; Monica Raymund at the Starz season 2 special screening premiere of ‘Hightown’ at Pacific Design Center on Oct. 16, 2021, in West Hollywood, Calif.

Paramedic turned firefighter Gabriela Dawson was brought to life by Monica Raymund.

The Juilliard grad introduced herself to TV viewers in 2009 as Ria Torres on the Tim Roth-led procedural *Lie to Me. *After the series was canceled in 2011, she had a recurring arc on season 3 of *The Good Wife** *before being cast in the pilot of *Chicago Fire.*

While reflecting on her six-year journey with the character, Raymund told the *Chicago Tribune* in 2018, “…I loved being able to play a first responder. I don’t have anyone in my family that’s a first responder and I didn’t really know the different trials and tribulations that they face every day. So that was the greatest part about playing Gabby.”

Raymund left the series in 2017 after season 6 and made two additional appearances in seasons 7 and 8. During her time on the show, she was featured in the drama *Brahim Bulls *(2013) and brought Dawson to the franchise spinoffs* Chicago P.D. *and *Chicago Med. *She appeared in the rom-com Bros* *(2022) and* *in William Friedkin's final film, *The Caine Mutiny Court Martial *(2023). Raymund also led the cast of the Starz mystery drama *Hightown *for the show's three seasons*.*

The actor was accepted into NBC’s Female Forward directing program and* *has directed several TV episodes, including those on *FBI *and *Dexter: Resurrection.*

She was married to writer Neil Patrick Stewart from 2011 to 2014. Raymund, who is out as bisexual, has been in a relationship with cinematographer Tari Segal since 2015.

David Eigenberg (Christopher Herrmann)

David Eigenberg as Christopher Herrmann on 'Chicago Fire'; David Eigenberg at 'One Chicago Day' at Lagunitas Brewing Company on Oct. 7, 2019, in Chicago, Ill.

David Eigenberg plays Firehouse 51 father figure Christopher Herrmann.

“This is a show about life and death," he told EW in 2021. "Those are the real stakes first responders are faced with every day. These real firefighters that we get educated by and we spend time with, they carry that with them. They don't put it on their sleeve, but you can see it in their eyes.”

The former Marine began his professional acting career in the late '80s, and after appearing in the original cast of *Six Degrees of Separation *on Broadway, he made several guest star appearances on TV shows like *Homicide: Life on the Street *and *The Practice. *The character actor landed his most recognizable part in 1999 when he joined the ensemble cast of *Sex and the City** *as Miranda’s (Cynthia Nixon) on-again, off-again love interest, Steve Brady.

Since stepping into the fire boots of Herrmann, Eigenberg has stayed quite busy. He played screenwriter Ernest Lehman in the Lindsay Lohan-led Lifetime biopic *Liz & Dick* (2012) and has made several guest appearances on the "One Chicago"* *shows. He’s also returned to New York City for *Sex and the City*'s HBO Max spinoff, *And Just Like That*, where the series writers revealed to PEOPLE in 2022 that just like Steve, the actor is dealing with hearing loss in real life.

Eigenberg and his wife, Chrysti, have two children, Louie Steven and Myrna Belle.

Eamonn Walker (Wallace Boden)

Eamonn Walker as Wallace Boden on 'Chicago Fire'; Eamonn Walker at the press junket for 'One Chicago' on Oct. 30, 2017, in Chicago, Ill.

Eamonn Walker plays Chicago Fire Department veteran Deputy District Chief Wallace Boden.

Walker was a veteran TV actor in his native England throughout the 1980s before finding success Stateside in 1997 as Kareem Said on HBO’s prison drama, *Oz**. *He went on to star in the films *Unbreakable *(2000) and *Tears of the Sun *(2003) with Bruce Willis, as well as *Lord of War *(2005) and *Cadillac Records *(2008)*.*

Walker made his Broadway debut in 2005 opposite Denzel Washington in a production of *Julius Caesar *and is the first Black actor to play the title role in *Othello *at the Globe Theater. He continued to act in television on the Fox series *Justice *before settling into his role on *Chicago Fire* in 2012.

“I was actually the first one cast [in *Chicago Fire*],” Walker told *The Source *in 2013. “I was like, ‘I have got to be a part of this. It’s going to be something special…' Not since *Oz* have I worked with a cast like this that’s willing to be supportive. And *Oz* was a life changing point in my career as an actor, and I believe now I’m at the second kind of crossroads. To be at this point for a second time in my life is unbelievable.”

Outside of the world of the "One Chicago" productions, Walker has also appeared in the BBC America series *Copper *as Frederick Douglass and on the Cinemax spy drama *Strike Back.*

He and his wife, Sandra, have three children.

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Yuri Sardarov (Brian “Otis” Zvonecek)

Yuri Sardarov as Brian 'Otis' Zvonecek on 'Chicago Fire'; Yuri Sardarov at the press junket for 'One Chicago' on Oct. 30, 2017, in Chicago, Ill.

Yuri Sardarov played wisecracking fire truck driver Brian “Otis” Zvonecek.

Sardarov was a relative newcomer to the entertainment industry before joining *Chicago Fire *in 2012. He made his film debut in 2011 in *The Double *with Richard Gere, followed by George Clooney’s *The Ides of March *(2011) and Ben Affleck's *Argo* (2012). But it was the connections he made in the former film that led to his life-changing "One Chicago" role.

“I got an email from Mike Brandt and Derek Haas, who are the creators of the show; we had done a film together called *The Double*...when I was still in college…” he told the *Chicago Tribune *in 2019. “And maybe two or three years later I get an email from them asking if my parents still have a house in the Chicagoland area because they need local actors for this television show they’re putting together.”

He’s since appeared in the mockumentary series *Boyband *(2016) with castmate David Eigenberg and in the drama *Adam *(2020) with Aaron Paul*. *He left *Chicago Fire** *during the premiere of season 8, but has returned to the world of network procedurals for guest spots on *The Rookie** *and *FBI: International.*

Christian Stolte (Randall “Mouch” McHolland)

Christian Stolte as Randall 'Mouch' McHolland on 'Chicago Fire'; Christian Stolte at the 2018 press day for 'One Chicago' on Sept. 10, 2018, in Chicago, Ill.

Protective union rep Randall “Mouch” McHolland is played by Christian Stolte.

The St. Louis native has often been typecast as either a criminal or a member of law enforcement and has been featured in films like *Road to Perdition* (2002),* Public Enemies* (2009),* *and *Law Abiding Citizen *(2009)*. *He continued this trend with a recurring role in seasons 1 and 2 of the hit series *Prison Break** *as Corrections Officer Keith Stolte.

During his 14 years and counting on *Chicago Fire *and its sister shows, Stolte* *starred in the films *Rain Beau’s End *(2020) and *The Unseen *(2023)*.* He worked with castmate Monica Raymund in a short film she directed, *Hidden Tears: Tanya *(2016)*,* which also starred *Chicago Fire’*s Eamonn Walker and Joe Minoso, and with David Eigenberg and Yuri Sardarov on *Boyband.*

Stolte has two daughters, Corinne and Greta, who have both appeared on *Chicago Fire. *“My older daughter played my biological daughter,” he told *Parade *in 2021 during a joint interview with Eigenberg and Minoso. “There was a storyline where there was an information leak and I was a sperm donor father, that type of thing. And my youngest daughter was, I think, the first person rescued in the pilot episode. She’s now a freshman at Arizona State, but she was small enough that Jesse handed her off to David after they crawled out of a residential fire.”

Joe Minoso (Joe Cruz)

Joe Minoso as Joe Cruz on 'Chicago Fire'; Joe Minoso attends the press junket for 'One Chicago' on Oct. 30, 2017, in Chicago, Ill.

Joe Minoso plays loyal firefighter — and part-time Zumba instructor — Joe Cruz.

Before joining the company of Firehouse 51, Minoso appeared onstage in the Chicago area and was the associate artistic director for Teatro Vista. He made his onscreen debut in season 1 of *Prison Break *with future costar Christian Stolte, and the two also worked on separate episodes of *The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas. *He continued to guest star on TV shows like *Shameless**, The Chicago Code, *and *Boss *before earning his first series regular role on the NBC hit*.*

"I think a lot about the tag that’s on every rig, or truck, which says: ‘We’re there when you need us,’” he told *Parade *in 2021. “I think that’s the overarching arc of the show."

Since the series’ 2012 debut, he has worked with his castmates in *Boyband*,* Hidden Tears: Tanya*,* Chicago P.D.*,* *and *Chicago Med. *He appeared briefly in 2013’s *Man of Steel** *as a police officer and made a two-episode guest star turn on the Epix series *Get Shorty.*

Minoso has been married to *Chicago Fire *make-up artist Caitlin Murphy Miles since 2016.

Kara Killmer (Sylvie Brett)

Kara Killmer as Sylvie Brett on 'Chicago Fire'; Kara Killmer at NBC's Los Angeles mid-season press junket on Feb. 20, 2019, in Los Angeles, Calif.

Kara Killmer made her way to Chicago* *in season 3 as the slightly naïve runaway bride turned paramedic, Sylvie Brett.

Killmer got her first break on the 2010 reality series *If I Can Dream*,* *which chronicled the ups and downs of five aspiring performers in Los Angeles. She earned a small handful of TV credits in *Scary Tales*, *Jane by Design, *and the TV movie *Horizon *(2013) before assuming the role of the former small-town paramedic.

Since starring on *Chicago Fire*, she headlined her first film, the historical action drama *Beyond the Mask *(2015), and, like costars Monica Raymund and Christian Stolte, appeared on the comedy series *Special Skills. *She also reunited with former *Chicago Fire *love interest Jon Seda in the short film *The Follower* (2019) and scored her second leading role in the 2018 TV movie thriller *Sleeper*.

As EW reported in November 2023, Killmer bid *Chicago Fire *farewell in season 12.

In real life, Killmer married her *Beyond the Mask *costar, Andrew Cheney, in 2016.

Miranda Rae Mayo (Stella Kidd)

Miranda Rae Mayo as Stella Kidd on 'Chicago Fire'; Miranda Rae Mayo attends the press junket for 'One Chicago' on Oct. 30, 2017, in Chicago, Ill.

Miranda Rae Mayo joined the cast of *Chicago Fire* in season 4 as fearless firefighter Stella Kidd.

“One of the things that I love about Stella is she is courageous, not only in her profession but in her relationships,” Mayo told *Essence *in 2022. “Stella has been an incredible vehicle for me to explore many different sides of myself.”

The actress made her television debut on a different Dick Wolf procedural, *Law & Order: LA, *before recurring on *The Game, Days of Our Lives*, *Pretty Little Liars**, *and *True Detective *season 2*. *She became a series regular on the short-lived ABC drama *Blood & Oil *with Don Johnson before making her way to *Chicago Fire *in 2016 to drive Truck 81*.*

The Chicago production has kept her busy on the acting front, but like her character, who gives back onscreen with her Girls on Fire initiative, Mayo sits on the board of the Holistic Life Foundation, which seeks to nurture wellness in underserved communities through practices like yoga and mindful meditation.

Alberto Rosende (Blake Gallo)

Alberto Rosende as Blake Gallo on 'Chicago Fire'; Alberto Rosende at the premiere of Warner Bros' 'The Curse of La Llorona' at the Egyptian Theatre on April 15, 2019, in Hollywood, Calif.

Alberto Rosende came on board in season 8 as the young, devil-may-care firefighter, Blake Gallo.

“In a lot of ways we're similar but I have the thing in my head that says, 'No that is extremely dangerous, don't do that.' Gallo does not… He hasn't reckoned with his mortality,” Rosende told *Hello *in 2021. “He has an understanding of loss, but he has a youthful idealism and energy that allows him to run in head first.”

The NYU Tisch School of the Arts grad was forced to reckon with his own mortality, too, revealing via social media in 2017 that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2013 at age 20. He later appeared on *Blue Bloods** *and *Law & Order: SVU *before joining the fan-favorite Freeform series *Shadowhunters *as vampire Simon Lewis.

After four fruitful seasons of *Chicago Fire*, Rosende departed the series following the season 12 premiere.

"When I decided to end my time with *Chicago*, it wasn't easy,” he told *Deadline *in 2023. “The people I've met were truly special, the friendships I've made will last a lifetime, and the story I got to tell was one that made me proud."

Rosende married his *Shadowhunters *costar, Tessa Mossey, in July 2025.

Daniel Kyri (Darren Ritter)

Daniel Kyri as Darren Ritter on 'Chicago Fire'; Daniel Kyri at 'The Impact of Will & Grace: 25 Years Later' at the Paley Museum on June 5, 2023, in New York City.

Daniel Kyri leaped into the fire in season 7 as the compassionate Darren Ritter.

A Chicago native, the actor first graced the small screen as one of the pint-sized participants on the 2007 CBS reality show *Kid Nation**. *He soon left the world of reality TV behind and made a name for himself in the local theater community, earning a Joseph Jefferson Equity Award nomination for Principal Actor in a Play for *Objects in the Mirror *and receiving strong reviews for his performance as Hamlet at the Gift Theatre. Fun fact: Prior to landing the role of Ritter on *Chicago Fire*, Kyri appeared as the son of a patient in a 2018 episode of *Chicago Med.*

Since joining the crew of Firehouse 51, he’s lent his voice to the narrative podcast *Lake Song *and starred in movies like *Killing Eleanor* (2020) with castmate David Eigenberg, *The Thing About Harry *(2020)*, *and *Night’s End *(2022). The openly queer Kyri has also codirected, co-written, and costarred in the LGBTQ+-focused series, *The T.*

Playing a gay firefighter has been instrumental to his personal and professional growth as well. "In a lot of ways, it's forced me to grow up,” Kyri told *Today *in 2023. “I was a person who had a lot of outdated, maybe even preconceived, notions about how to be a successful actor… I imagined I'd have to twist myself out of shape to fit into some kind of mold. The opportunity to just fully go there [on set] and be the representation that I needed when I was growing up is really, truly something that has made me as Daniel Kyri the actor blossom."

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