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Chicago P.D. (season 2)
The second season of '' Chicago P.D.'', an American police drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, and Matt Olmstead, began airing on September 24, 2014, at 10:00 p.m. Eastern/9:00 p.m. Central, and concluded on May 20, 2015 on the NBC television network. The season contained 23 episodes. Cast and characters Regular * Jason Beghe as Sergeant Henry "Hank" Voight * Jon Seda as Detective Antonio Dawson * Sophia Bush as Detective Erin Lindsay * Jesse Lee Soffer as Detective Jay Halstead * Patrick John Flueger as Officer Adam Ruzek * Marina Squerciati as Officer Kim Burgess * LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater * Amy Morton as Desk Sergeant Trudy Platt * Brian Geraghty as Officer Sean Roman * Elias Koteas as Detective Alvin Olinsky Recurring * Stella Maeve as Nadia DeCotis * Kevin J. O'Connor as Commander Fischer * Markie Post as Barbara "Bunny" Fletcher * Samuel Hunt as Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz * Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Olmstead
Matt Olmstead is an American writer and producer for television shows. Early life Olmstead graduated from California State University, Chico in 1988. He is an alumnus of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. He went to Hollywood in hopes of being a script writer. Olmstead eventually worked with an agent, who set him up with Steven Bochco. After 10 minutes of talking, Bochco offered him the opportunity to write an episode for the show ''NYPD Blue''. Career In 1993, Olmstead wrote for the television series ''NYPD Blue''. The series was created by Steven Bochco and David Milch. It focused on a single homicide unit in New York City. Olmstead eventually became an Executive Producer of ''NYPD Blue'', and became a Producer in 2002. Olmstead worked as a writer on the series '' Brooklyn South'' in 1997. The series was created by Milch and Bochco along with William M. Finkelstein and ex-police officer Bill Clark. The show detailed the lives of a single precinct of police patrol offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin J
Kevin is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; ; ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicised from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine version of the name is (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). History Kevin of Glendalough, Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in History of Ireland (400–800), 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin, Archdiocese of Dublin. Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized Kevan, ''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'', but often also referred to as "Kevin". The name was rarely given before the 20th century. In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Amaro
Nicolas Fiorello Amaro, Jr. is a fictional character on the NBC police procedural drama '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', portrayed by Danny Pino. Amaro was a detective with the Manhattan SVU at the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department and later a Biophysics doctorate student. Background Amaro is of Cuban and Italian descent. His father, Nicolas Amaro Sr. ( Armand Assante), was abusive to both his mother and him, and later fled to Miami, Florida. Amaro attributes his firm belief in divorce to watching his mother, Cesaria (Nancy Ticotin), suffer through her marriage. Amaro testifies against his father when Nicolas is accused of beating his new fiancée, Gabriela (Katty Velasquez), but the elder Amaro is acquitted. After the trial, Amaro and his father make a tentative reconciliation. Amaro is fluent in Spanish and has some knowledge of Latin. He is married at the start of his tenure with SVU, and has a young daughter named Zara ( Alison Fernandez). His wife, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Pino
Daniel Gonzalo Pino (born April 15, 1974) is an American actor who starred as Detective Scotty Valens on the CBS series '' Cold Case'' from 2003 to 2010, and as NYPD Detective Nick Amaro in the long-running NBC crime drama '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' from 2011 to 2015. In 2002, he appeared in London's West End in '' Up for Grabs'' with Madonna. In May 2003, Pino played Desi Arnaz in a CBS special on the life of Lucille Ball, ''Lucy''. He played drug cartel leader Miguel Galindo on '' Mayans M.C.'' which airs on FX, and FBI agent John Bishop in procedural crime drama '' Gone''. Early years and education Named after his grandfather, Pedro Gonzalo de Armas, Pino was born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban parents. He attended Rockway Middle School and graduated from Miami Coral Park High School in 1992, and from Florida International University in 1996. He also attended New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2000. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Benson
Olivia Margaret "Liv" Benson is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the NBC police procedural drama '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', portrayed by Mariska Hargitay. Benson holds the rank and pay-grade of Captain and is the Commanding Officer of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department, which operates out of the 16th Precinct. She investigates sexual offenses such as rape and child sexual abuse. When the series began, Benson held the rank of detective. Benson was partnered with Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), serving as the junior member of the pair. Following Stabler's departure at the end of the 12th season after a deadly shootout in the precinct, she is partnered with Detective Nick Amaro (Danny Pino) and becomes the senior member. During the 15th season, Benson is promoted to sergeant and appointed as squad supervisor in the wake of the retirement of Sergeant John Munch (Richard Belzer). Soon afterward, Captain Donald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay Mariska says her own first name and the name of her father; the interviewer, James Lipton, also says her full name near the start of the show. (; born January 23, 1964) is an American actress, producer, and philanthropist. Hargitay is best known for starring as Olivia Benson on NBC's ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Hargitay was born in Santa Monica, California, and is the daughter of actress Jayne Mansfield. She attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles and enrolled in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, leaving before completing her degree to pursue acting. Her early credits include the series ''Falcon Crest'' and ''In the Heat of the Night (TV series), In the Heat of the Night'' (both 1988), ''Tequila and Bonetti'' (1992), ''Can't Hurry Love'' (1995–1996), and ''ER (TV series), ER'' (1997–1998), and the drama film ''Leaving Las Vegas'' (1995). Hargitay has portrayed Olivia Benson on ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Raymund
Monica Raymund (born July 26, 1986) is an American actress and director, known for her roles as Maria "Ria" Torres in the Fox crime drama ''Lie to Me'' (2009–2011), Dana Lodge in the CBS legal drama ''The Good Wife'' (2011–2012), Gabriela Dawson in the NBC drama '' Chicago Fire'' (2012–2019) and Jackie Quiñones in the Starz crime drama '' Hightown'' (2020–2024). Early life and education Raymund was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, to Steve Raymund, the board chairman and retired CEO of Tech Data Corp., a Clearwater-based distributor of computer components and software, and Sonia (née Lara), a community volunteer and co-founder of the Soulful Arts Dance Academy in St. Petersburg. Her father is of English and Eastern European Jewish descent. Her mother is Dominican. Raymund was raised Jewish, celebrated a bat mitzvah, and attended a Reform Judaism temple. Her paternal grandfather was businessman and philanthropist Edward C. Raymund. Raymund's younger brother, Will, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Barnett (actor)
Charlie Barnett (born February 4, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for starring as firefighter/paramedic Peter Mills on the NBC drama '' Chicago Fire'' from 2012 to 2015 and Yord Fandar in '' The Acolyte'' on Disney+. Among his other starring roles are Alan Zaveri on the Netflix comedy series '' Russian Doll'', Ben Marshall on the Netflix series '' Tales of the City'', and Gabe Miranda in the Netflix thriller series '' You''. Early life and education Barnett and his sister were adopted by Bob and Danee Barnett. His adoptive mother is from Utah and is of Swedish descent, while his adoptive father is a boat builder from Minnesota. He was raised on a sailboat near Longboat Key in Florida until he was seven. He discovered theatre when he was six years old and performed in many operas and musicals with the Sarasota Youth Opera. Barnett is a graduate of Booker High School. He participated in the Carnegie Mellon Musical Theater Summer Program. After high school, Barnett attende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eamonn Walker
Eamonn Roderique Walker (born 12 June 1962) is a British actor. On television, he began in the BBC sitcom ''In Sickness and in Health'' (1985–1987), the ITV (TV network), ITV crime dramas ''The Bill'' (1988–1989), ''Supply & Demand (TV series), Supply & Demand'' (1998), and the HBO series ''Oz (TV series), Oz'' (1997–2003), for which he won a CableACE Award. He led the ITV television film ''Othello (2001 TV film), Othello'' (2001) and had a further role in the Fox series ''Justice (2006 TV series), Justice'' (2006–2007). Walker starred as List of Chicago Fire characters#Wallace Boden, Wallace Boden in the NBC drama ''Chicago Fire (TV series), Chicago Fire'' and its spinoffs from 2012–2024. His films include ''Young Soul Rebels'' (1991), ''Once in the Life'' (2000), ''Legacy (2010 film), Legacy'' (2010), and ''A Lonely Place to Die'' (2011). Early life and education Walker was born in west London to a Grenadian father and a Trinidadian mother, in 1962. Brought up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Killmer
Kara Killmer (born June 14, 1988) is an American actress, best known for starring as paramedic Sylvie Brett in the NBC drama series ''Chicago Fire'' (as well as the associated series ''Chicago Med'' and ''Chicago P.D.'', which together make up the ''One Chicago'' franchise), from 2014 to 2024. Prior to that, she starred in the short-lived 2010 Hulu original reality web series ''If I Can Dream''. Early life and education Killmer was born in Crowley, Texas. She attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in performing arts. Career Killmer starred in the short-lived Hulu original reality web series ''If I Can Dream'' in 2010, which featured five aspiring actors and actresses who were trying to make it in the entertainment business by living together in a Los Angeles home, fitted with cameras following their every move, “The goal is to get a job that will allow us to get out of the house and to move on to a bigger career. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wisdom
Robert Ray Wisdom (born September 14, 1953) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Howard "Bunny" Colvin in ''The Wire'', Norman "Lechero" St. John in ''Prison Break'', and Jim Moss in '' Barry''. He has been honored with an NAACP Image Award. Early life Wisdom was born on September 14, 1953 in Washington, D.C. to immigrant Jamaican parents. He is a graduate of St. Albans School and Columbia University, where he was a star sprinter on the university's track team. He had turned down athletic scholarships in track and field to attend Columbia, becoming interested in acting as a senior after taking acting classes as a hobby. Career Wisdom's first major acting roles were at the Bush Theatre in London, later acting throughout England and Scotland. He appeared in four of the five seasons (primarily seasons three and four) of the HBO program ''The Wire'' as Howard "Bunny" Colvin. Wisdom had initially auditioned for the role of Stringer Bell. He has also starred in the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Gehlfuss
Nicholas Gehlfuss is an American actor, known for his role in 2014 as Robbie Pratt in the fourth season of the Showtime family comedy-drama '' Shameless''. In 2015, he started starring as Dr. Will Halstead in the NBC medical drama ''Chicago Med''. Career In 2014, Gehlfuss had a recurring role as Robbie Pratt in the fourth season of the Showtime family comedy-drama '' Shameless''. In 2015, he guest-starred as Dr. Thomas Galen in the short-lived NBC horror drama ''Constantine'' in the penultimate episode "Angels and Ministers of Grace". Later that year, Gehlfuss was cast in the NBC medical drama ''Chicago Med'' as Dr. Will Halstead. Halstead was first introduced in the police procedural drama '' Chicago P.D.'' and afterwards, the drama '' Chicago Fire'''s backdoor pilot for ''Chicago Med''. Personal life Gehlfuss was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Little Italy and Chesterland, Ohio. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Marietta College and completed his Master of Fine Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
