Chicago Fire kicked off the Chicago franchise, also known as One Chicago, which focuses on the lives of Chicago’s public service workers. Said franchise features, so far, two additional productions: Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med, which have reached their tenth and eighth seasons, respectively. In 2017, One Chicago also launched Chicago Justice, but this production was canceled after a single season, becoming the first installment of the franchise to wrap up.
As is often the case with shows that have been on the air for so long, Chicago Fire has suffered a few departures and additions to its cast, leading to alterations in the characters’ storylines over the years. However, despite all these changes, the show is still very popular among the audience, as they follow each character’s journey as it unfolds. This is partly due to the outstanding performances of the actors, all of whom have extensive experience in the industry. Here are some other roles you’ve seen the actors of Chicago Fire play.
Jesse Spencer
Taylor Kinney
Taylor Kinney plays Lieutenant Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire and in all the other productions of the franchise. Still, this actor became well-known several years before this show because of his role as Mason Lockwood in the teen series The Vampire Diaries, as well as his starring role in the soap opera Fashion House. Additionally, he made guest appearances on series such as Shameless, Bones and CSI: NY. While his career features mostly TV projects, Kinney has been cast in several films over the years, including The Other Woman, The Forest and Here and Now, where he was cast alongside Sarah Jessica Parker, Simon Baker, Common, and Renée Zellweger, among other artists.
Kara Killmer took her first steps in the industry as part of the reality web series If I Can Dream, a 2010 production that followed several aspiring actors living together in a house in Los Angeles, as they tried to land their first acting gigs. Following this production, which ran for only one season, the actress appeared in a few short films and series episodes until she landed her first major role: paramedic Sylvie Brett on Chicago Fire. Killmer entered the show in its third season, and she continues starring in it to this day. She made her feature film debut in 2015 in the film Beyond the Mask, co-starring alongside John Rhys-Davies and Andrew Cheney, whom she later married.
Eamonn Walker
David Eigenberg
In the One Chicago franchise, David Eigenberg is Senior Firefighter Christopher Herrmann. But long before starring in this production, the actor was already well-known all over the world for his role in another popular franchise: Sex and the City. In it, Eigenberg plays Steve Brady, a man involved in a relationship with Miranda Hobbes, who later becomes her husband. David played Steve in the original series, the 2021 revival And Just Like That… and both films in the franchise, released in 2008 and 2010. Over the years, Eigenberg mostly opted to star in TV projects, popping up in episodes of popular series such as Criminal Minds, Ghost Whisperer and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, among others. In 2004, he voiced Nermal in Garfield: The Movie, a production that was poorly reviewed, but performed strongly at the box office.
Joe Minoso
Christian Stolte
Christian Stolte‘s journey on Chicago Fire was quite similar to the one that Minoso underwent. The actor joined the cast in the beginning of the show, but it wasn’t until its second season that his character of Senior Firefighter Randall “Mouch” McHolland emerged as one of the main ones. A few years before joining this franchise, Stolte gained notoriety for his supporting role in the first two seasons of the TV series Prison Break. Among his best-known films are Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp, Were the World Mine and Law Abiding Citizen, in which he appeared alongside Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler.
Miranda Rae Mayo kicked off her career performing in a few episodes of TV series until she landed her first major role in 2013 in the comedy series The Game, and later on, two main roles in the soap operas Days of Our Lives and Blood & Oil. Right after some cameo appearances in Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars and True Detective, the actress was offered to join the cast of Chicago Fire for the fourth season, and then became one of the main characters from the fifth season onwards. In the show, Mayo portrays firefighter Stella Kidd. She also appeared in occasional episodes of Chicago Med and Chicago P.D. Even though she has not been part of many movies, Miranda holds two horror films under her belt: Inside and The Girl in the Photographs.
Alberto Rosende
Monica Raymund
In Chicago Fire, Monica Raymund played paramedic Gabby Dawson, one of the main characters during the first six seasons, and a supporting character up until season eight. This is one of the most popular roles of the actress, who is also known for appearing in shows such as Lie to Me and The Good Wife, both of which were highly successful with both critics and audiences. After starring as Gabby in the One Chicago franchise, Raymund went on to star in another acclaimed show: Hightown, a crime drama series created by Rebecca Cutter that premiered in 2020. This production was renewed for a third season in 2022 (via Deadline).
