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Chicago P.D. is the spinoff to NBC's Chicago Fire. :thumbsup:
Chicago P.D.
Wednesdays on NBC (10-11 p.m. ET); Series Premiere: Jan. 8
From multiple Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dick Wolf and the team behind the hit series "Chicago Fire," "Chicago P.D." is a riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's elite Intelligence Unit, combatting the city's most heinous offenses – organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond. At the center of "Chicago P.D." is Detective Sgt. Hank Voight (Jason Beghe), who is at ground zero of the war on crime in Chicago. He will do ANYTHING to bring criminals to justice.
Hand-picked as the head of the Unit, Voight has assembled a team of diverse detectives who share his passion, and commitment to keep the city safe. They include: Detective Antonio Dawson (Jon Seda) who is more level-headed and 'by the book' than his counterpart; Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer), a brash young detective who previously saw active military duty in the Middle East; Halstead’s partner Erin Lindsay (Sophia Bush), a former 'bad girl' who turned her life around with Voight's help; Alvin Olinsky (Elias Koteas), an experienced undercover detective and confidante for Voight; and Kyle Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger), a quick-witted cadet plucked from the police academy as Olinsky's partner.
The Unit also includes two rising young uniform cops - Kevin Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins), a charismatic patrolman who has an active social life and Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati), a patrol officer who strives to one day become a part of the elite Intelligence Unit. Sheldon Jin (Archie Kao) is the tech geek, who is in charge of surveillance and tech ops.
In addition to Wolf, executive producers include Matt Olmstead ("Chicago Fire," "Breakout Kings," "Prison Break"), Peter Jankowski ("Law & Order" branded series, "Chicago Fire,"), Michael Brandt and Derek Haas ("Chicago Fire," 3:10 to Yuma), Danielle Gelber ("Chicago Fire") and Mark Tinker ("NYPD Blue").
"Chicago P.D." is produced by Wolf Films in association with Universal Television.
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CHICAGO P.D. - BIOGRAPHIES
Wednesdays on NBC (10-11 p.m. ET); Series Premiere: Jan. 8
Jason Beghe
Sergeant Hank Voight
Jason Beghe stars as Sergeant Hank Voight, leader of the Chicago P.D. Intelligence Unit in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Beghe attended the Collegiate School in New York City, where he became best friends with John F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Duchovny.
He played a quadriplegic in the 1988 George A. Romero film Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear. He later appeared as a police officer in the film Thelma & Louise and played Demi Moore's love interest in G.I. Jane. Other feature-film credits include X-Men: First Class, The Next Three Days, One Missed Call and Atlas Shrugged: Part II.
On television, Beghe's recurring roles include "Chicago Fire" and "Californication." He has guest starred on countless series, including "Castle," "NCIS," "CSI: New York," "Criminal Minds," "The Finder," "Prime Suspect," "Law & Order: Los Angeles," "Picket Fences," "Chicago Hope," "American Dreams" and "Cane."
Beghe is married and lives in Los Angeles.
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Sophia Bush
Detective Erin Lindsay
Sophia Bush stars as Erin Lindsay, a tough, no-nonsense detective in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Bush has captured film and television audiences alike with the diverse characters she portrays. Over the course of nine seasons, she portrayed Brooke Davis on The CW's hit drama "One Tree Hill," evolving from a trouble-making vixen to a fiercely loyal friend, and a huge fan favorite. Most recently, Bush appeared opposite David Krumholtz, Michael Urie and Brandon Routh in the CBS comedy "Partners."
Bush starred opposite Sean Bean in the remake of the classic horror film The Hitcher, produced by Michael Bay for Focus Features. She starred in Serenade Films' The Narrows, the independent comedy Table for Three, and the feature film Chalet Girl, opposite Bill Nighy and Brooke Shields. Previously, Bush starred in 20th Century Fox's hit comedy John Tucker Must Die along with Jesse Metcalfe and Brittany Snow. She also starred in Buena Vista Pictures' thriller Stay Alive opposite Frankie Muniz and Adam Goldberg.
Bush has earned multiple Teen Choice Awards in the categories of 'Choice Movie Actress: Comedy,' 'Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller' and 'Choice Movie: Breakout Female.' In addition, she was also a recipient of the Rising Star Award at the Vail Film Festival, as well as the New Hollywood Style Icon Award at the Hollywood Style Awards and the Bing Philanthropy Award at the Young Hollywood Awards.
Patrick John Flueger
Officer Adam Ruzek
Patrick John Flueger stars as Adam Ruzek, a young undercover patrolman in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Flueger currently stars in The Tell-Tale Heart, an adaptation of the classic Edgar Allen Poe story from director by John La Tier.
He has two independent films in post-production: Loaded, directed by Chris Zonnas, and San Patricios, which is set in South Texas and centers around the relationship between two brothers.
Flueger's film resume includes Mother's Day, the Footloose remake, the Jim Sheridan-directed Brothers and the Anthony Hopkins-starrer The World's Fastest Indian. He made his motion picture debut in 2001 in Disney's The Princess Diaries.
Television credits include "Criminal Minds," "Warehouse 13," "The 4400," "Paradise," "Law & Order: SVU," "Grounded for Life," "Judging Amy," "CSI: Miami," "Boston Public" and "JAG."
Flueger is a native of Red Wing, Minnesota.
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LaRoyce Hawkins
Officer Kevin Atwater
LaRoyce Hawkins stars as Officer Kevin Atwater on NBC's new police drama "Chicago P.D."
Hawkins, who first originated the role in "Chicago Fire," is an accomplished stand-up comic, spoken-word artist and musician. He had a role in the feature film The Express, which chronicled the life of Ernie Davis — the first African-American to win college football's coveted Heisman Award.
On the television side, Hawkins has appeared on MTV's "Underemployed," ABC's drama "Detroit 187" and the TBS comedy "Tyler Perry's House of Payne."
He has appeared on stage in "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark" at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, "Hoodoo Love" at the Athaneum Theater in Chicago, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and other legit productions.
Hawkins holds a B.F.A. in acting from Illinois State University.
Archie Kao
Detective Sheldon Jin
Archie Kao stars at Detective Sheldon Jin, a tech expert in the police department in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Kao, named one of People Magazine's 'Hottest Bachelors,' is best known to international television audiences for his role in the Emmy Award-winning series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
Other notable roles include recurring appearances in "ER" and "Once and Again," with guest appearances in "Heroes," "Desperate Housewives," "Huff" and "Melrose Place."
Various feature film credits include The One with Jet Li, Purpose with Mia Farrow, Local Boys with Mark Harmon and The Hills Have Eyes II from Wes Craven.
After starring in festival favorite The People I've Slept With, Kao began expanding his presence into trans-Pacific film markets, beginning with Wayne Wang's Snow Flower and the Secret Fan opposite China's Li Bing Bing, Korea's Gianna Jun, and Hugh Jackman.
Soon he can be seen in the Chinese romantic comedy Love Speaks with Taiwan's Amber Kuo. Kao also stars in The Death Day Party, a psychological action thriller for Mainland China opposite former Miss Hong Kong and three-time best actress winner Anita Yuen.
In late Summer 2013, Kao wrapped his appearance in Michael Mann's Cyber, alongside Chris Hemsworth and Asian stars Leehom Wang and Wei Tang.
Having produced and starred in Fast Money, which won numerous festival awards, Kao recently made his directorial debut with Initiation, a short film that he also wrote and which stars Ashley Bell of The Last Exorcism.
In 2010, Kao was inducted into MOCA's (Museum of Chinese Americans) inaugural class of YPX88- honoring Asian Americans in creative culture, along with actress Lucy Liu and trailblazing playwright David Henry Hwang.
In 2012, Kao was honored with CAPE's (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) Leaders and Legends Award from Who's Who in Asian American Communities, amongst such distinguished recipients as former US Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta, US Congressman Mike Honda and Indonesian Ambassador Dino Patti Djalal.
Born in Washington D.C. to Chinese immigrant parents, Kao graduated from George Mason University with a degree in speech communication. Elected student government president and homecoming king, Kao instituted numerous groundbreaking policies fostering support for students from underprivileged backgrounds. He had planned to attend law school and work in social reform before becoming an actor.
Currently dividing his time between the United States and China, Kao is an avid surfer, tennis player and rock climber. Over the years he's supported several charities in various capacities -- particularly those that focus on cancer research, children's welfare and combating domestic violence.
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Elias Koteas
Detective Alvin Olinsky
Elias Koteas stars as undercover detective Alvin Olinsky, in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Early in his career, Koteas was cast by director Francis Ford Coppola in both Gardens of Stone and Tucker. Koteas then landed a role in Peter Masterson's Full Moon in Blue Water and was later chosen for the lead role in Roger Cardinal's explosive Malarek, playing true-life investigative journalist Victor Malarek. His haunting performance earned Koteas the first of two Genie nominations (Canada's Oscar) for best actor.
Koteas broke out as an international sensation after his starring role in Crash, David Cronenberg's highly controversial exploration of sexual provocation and alienation, which was awarded a special prize at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Koteas has worked on several occasions with one of Canada's most accomplished directors, Atom Egoyan, He starred in Egoyan's The Adjuster and Exotica, for which Koteas garnered a Genie nomination for best supporting actor, as well as Ararat, for which he won the Genie for supporting actor.
Koteas has portrayed notable roles in many films, including Steven Shainberg's Hit Me, a modern noir adaptation of Jim Thompson's A Swell Looking Babe; Gattaca, starring Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke and Jude Law; Gregory Hoblit's supernatural thriller Fallen, opposite Denzel Washington; Bryan Singer's Apt Pupil; Living Out Loud, with Holly Hunter and Danny DeVito; Terrence Malick's Academy Award-nominated film The Thin Red Line; David Fincher-directed Zodiac with Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Ruffalo; Shooter with Mark Wahlberg, directed by Antoine Fuqua; and Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.
Other films include Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island, Michel Winterbottom's The Killer Inside Me, Let me In, Louis Letterier's Now You See Me and Last Days On Mars with Liev Schreiber, which made its debut at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
On television, Koteas was most recently seen playing the pivotal role of Lt. James Skinner on AMC's drama "The Killing." Prior to that he was a series regular on the ABC series "Combat Hospital." Set in a medical compound in Afghanistan, Koteas played Col. Xavier Marks, a career military officer and commander of the multinational medical unit.
Koteas has had several critically hailed performances in such programs as USA Network's Emmy-nominated miniseries Traffic; the HBO original movie Shot in the Heart, where he played serial killer Gary Gilmore; opposite John Turturro and Mary-Louise Parker in HBO's Sugartime; and "House," where he played Hugh Laurie's nemesis.
Koteas has stared in numerous theater productions, including Paula Vogel's "Hot 'N' Throbbing" at the Signature Theatre, "Kiss of the Spider Woman" at the Yale Repertory Theater and "True West" on Broadway, directed by Matthew Warchus.
Koteas is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and a member of the prestigious Actors' Studio.
Jon Seda
Detective Antonio Dawson
Jon Seda stars as honest detective Antonio Dawson in the Chicago P.D. Intelligence Unit in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Seda, a New Jersey native and amateur boxer, hung up his gloves in 1992 when he made his screen debut as a fighter in Gladiator. Throughout the '90s, Seda's star rose through the films Carlito's Way and Twelve Monkeys, though it wasn't until NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street" that Hollywood took serious notice.
In 1996 Seda received critical acclaim for his role in the film The Sunchaser opposite Woody Harrelson at the Cannes Film Festival. Seda played the love interest to Jennifer Lopez in the film Selena, based on the true story.
His television credits include series regular roles on "Kevin Hill" and "Close to Home" and recurring roles in "Ghost Whisperer" and "Oz." Seda has also guest-starred on "Hawaii Five-0," "The Closer," "Burn Notice," "House," "CSI: Miami," "NYPD Blue," "Las Vegas" and "Law and Order," among many others.
In 2010 Seda co-starred in the Emmy Award-winning HBO World War II miniseries The Pacific, playing the starring role of legendary U.S. Marine Jon Basilone. He later joined the cast of the acclaimed HBO series "Treme" as a series regular.
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Jesse Lee Soffer
Detective Jay Halstead
Jesse Lee Soffer stars as Jay Halstead, a brash young detective in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Soffer's acting career began at age 6 when he landed a Kix cereal commercial. It was just weeks after the Ossining, N.Y. native expressed interest in the craft. At age 8, Soffer made his feature-film debut opposite John Goodman and Cathy Moriarty in Matinee. Soon after, he was cast as Susan Sarandon and Sam Shepard's son in the family drama Safe Passage and as Bobby in both The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel.
Continuing the pattern of working with Oscar-caliber and other A-list talent, the young actor starred as a runaway-turned-sleuth in the TV movie From the Mixed-Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler opposite the legendary Lauren Bacall. Additionally, Soffer worked with acclaimed director Richard Shepard in AMC's longform presentation The Royale. In 1998 Soffer was cast as a series regular on the Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen ABC sitcom "Two of a Kind." When the series ended, Soffer returned to the East Coast and took a role on the CBS serial "Guiding Light."
After four months on the show, Soffer decided to focus on his studies and put himself through the Gunnery Boarding School in Connecticut. Upon graduation, Soffer realized that he still yearned to act and, once again, began to actively pursue a career in front of the camera.
Within months, Soffer landed a major contract role on the daytime drama "As the World Turns." His portrayal of troubled youth Will Munson earned him three consecutive Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2006, 2007 and 2008, as well as a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Lead Actor in 2005.
Soffer made his return to the big screen in Davis Guggenheim's independent feature film, Gracie, playing the son of Elizabeth Shue and Dermot Mulroney. Soffer also appeared in the film In Time as well as in guest roles in the TV series "CSI: Miami," "The Mentalist" and "Rizzoli & Isles.' He also had a co-starring role in the Fox series "The Mob Doctor."
Marina Squerciati
Officer Kim Burgess
Marina Squerciati stars as Kim Burgess, an ambitious uniformed patrol officer in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Squerciati, last seen in FX's "The Americans" playing a Russian spy, gained attention in an eight-episode arc on "Gossip Girl." Other television credits include "The Good Wife," "Blue Bloods," "Damages" and "Law and Order: SVU".
For her off-Broadway performance as Judy Holliday in "Just in Time: The Judy Holliday Story" at the Lucille Lortel Theater, Squerciati won the prestigious Agnes Moorehead Award.
Squerciati made her Broadway debut in an adaptation of Ernst Lubitsch's "To Be or Not to Be," directed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw. In off-Broadway she starred in "Manipulation, Beauty of the Father," directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Greif.
Her film credits include It's Complicated, directed by Nancy Meyers, and the 2012 feature Alter Egos, directed by Jordan Galland and based on the graphic comic.
Squerciati graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in theater.
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Chicago P.D. - CREDITS
Wednesdays on NBC (10-11 p.m. ET); Series Premiere: Jan. 8
Day & time: Wednesdays (10-11 p.m. ET) on NBC
Starring: Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, Patrick Flueger, Marina Squerciati, LaRoyce Hawkins, Archie Kao, and Elias Koteas
Executive producers: Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Danielle Gelber, Peter Jankowski, Mark Tinker
Developed by: Michael Brandt & Derek Haas
Created by: Dick Wolf & Matt Olmstead
Written by: Matt Olmstead (101)
Produced by: Michele Greco
Director: Mike Slovis (101)
Episodic Directors: Joe Chappelle (102), Sandy Bookstaver (103 & 109), Mark Tinker (104 & 107), Karen Gaviola (105 & 112), Alik Sakharov (106), Fred Berner (108), Mike Slovis (110), Nick Gomez (111),
Co-executive producers: Arthur Forney, David Hoselton
Supervising producer: Jason Wilborn
Producer: Maisha Closson
Staff writers: Mike Batistick, Bryan Gracia
Casting directors: Jonathan Strauss CSA, Claire Simon, CSA
Production designer: Gregory Van Horn
Director of photography: Rohn Schmidt
Editors: Miklos Wright, Terry Blythe, Zeborah Tidwell, Ashley Steele
Make-up department head: Elizabeth Colburn
Hair department head: Linda Rizzuto
Origination: Chicago, IL
Produced by: Universal Television and Wolf Films
Chicago P.D.
Wednesdays on NBC (10-11 p.m. ET); Series Premiere: Jan. 8
From multiple Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dick Wolf and the team behind the hit series "Chicago Fire," "Chicago P.D." is a riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's elite Intelligence Unit, combatting the city's most heinous offenses – organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond. At the center of "Chicago P.D." is Detective Sgt. Hank Voight (Jason Beghe), who is at ground zero of the war on crime in Chicago. He will do ANYTHING to bring criminals to justice.
Hand-picked as the head of the Unit, Voight has assembled a team of diverse detectives who share his passion, and commitment to keep the city safe. They include: Detective Antonio Dawson (Jon Seda) who is more level-headed and 'by the book' than his counterpart; Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer), a brash young detective who previously saw active military duty in the Middle East; Halstead’s partner Erin Lindsay (Sophia Bush), a former 'bad girl' who turned her life around with Voight's help; Alvin Olinsky (Elias Koteas), an experienced undercover detective and confidante for Voight; and Kyle Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger), a quick-witted cadet plucked from the police academy as Olinsky's partner.
The Unit also includes two rising young uniform cops - Kevin Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins), a charismatic patrolman who has an active social life and Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati), a patrol officer who strives to one day become a part of the elite Intelligence Unit. Sheldon Jin (Archie Kao) is the tech geek, who is in charge of surveillance and tech ops.
In addition to Wolf, executive producers include Matt Olmstead ("Chicago Fire," "Breakout Kings," "Prison Break"), Peter Jankowski ("Law & Order" branded series, "Chicago Fire,"), Michael Brandt and Derek Haas ("Chicago Fire," 3:10 to Yuma), Danielle Gelber ("Chicago Fire") and Mark Tinker ("NYPD Blue").
"Chicago P.D." is produced by Wolf Films in association with Universal Television.
For the latest "Chicago P.D." news, videos, and photos, please like on Facebook, follow on Twitter, and follow on Google+:
http://www.nbc.com/chicago-pd/
https://www.facebook.com/NBCChicagoPD
https://twitter.com/NBCChicagoPD #ChicagoPD
https://plus.google.com/+NBCChicagoPD/
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CHICAGO P.D. - BIOGRAPHIES
Wednesdays on NBC (10-11 p.m. ET); Series Premiere: Jan. 8
Jason Beghe
Sergeant Hank Voight
Jason Beghe stars as Sergeant Hank Voight, leader of the Chicago P.D. Intelligence Unit in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Beghe attended the Collegiate School in New York City, where he became best friends with John F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Duchovny.
He played a quadriplegic in the 1988 George A. Romero film Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear. He later appeared as a police officer in the film Thelma & Louise and played Demi Moore's love interest in G.I. Jane. Other feature-film credits include X-Men: First Class, The Next Three Days, One Missed Call and Atlas Shrugged: Part II.
On television, Beghe's recurring roles include "Chicago Fire" and "Californication." He has guest starred on countless series, including "Castle," "NCIS," "CSI: New York," "Criminal Minds," "The Finder," "Prime Suspect," "Law & Order: Los Angeles," "Picket Fences," "Chicago Hope," "American Dreams" and "Cane."
Beghe is married and lives in Los Angeles.
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Sophia Bush
Detective Erin Lindsay
Sophia Bush stars as Erin Lindsay, a tough, no-nonsense detective in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Bush has captured film and television audiences alike with the diverse characters she portrays. Over the course of nine seasons, she portrayed Brooke Davis on The CW's hit drama "One Tree Hill," evolving from a trouble-making vixen to a fiercely loyal friend, and a huge fan favorite. Most recently, Bush appeared opposite David Krumholtz, Michael Urie and Brandon Routh in the CBS comedy "Partners."
Bush starred opposite Sean Bean in the remake of the classic horror film The Hitcher, produced by Michael Bay for Focus Features. She starred in Serenade Films' The Narrows, the independent comedy Table for Three, and the feature film Chalet Girl, opposite Bill Nighy and Brooke Shields. Previously, Bush starred in 20th Century Fox's hit comedy John Tucker Must Die along with Jesse Metcalfe and Brittany Snow. She also starred in Buena Vista Pictures' thriller Stay Alive opposite Frankie Muniz and Adam Goldberg.
Bush has earned multiple Teen Choice Awards in the categories of 'Choice Movie Actress: Comedy,' 'Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller' and 'Choice Movie: Breakout Female.' In addition, she was also a recipient of the Rising Star Award at the Vail Film Festival, as well as the New Hollywood Style Icon Award at the Hollywood Style Awards and the Bing Philanthropy Award at the Young Hollywood Awards.
Patrick John Flueger
Officer Adam Ruzek
Patrick John Flueger stars as Adam Ruzek, a young undercover patrolman in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Flueger currently stars in The Tell-Tale Heart, an adaptation of the classic Edgar Allen Poe story from director by John La Tier.
He has two independent films in post-production: Loaded, directed by Chris Zonnas, and San Patricios, which is set in South Texas and centers around the relationship between two brothers.
Flueger's film resume includes Mother's Day, the Footloose remake, the Jim Sheridan-directed Brothers and the Anthony Hopkins-starrer The World's Fastest Indian. He made his motion picture debut in 2001 in Disney's The Princess Diaries.
Television credits include "Criminal Minds," "Warehouse 13," "The 4400," "Paradise," "Law & Order: SVU," "Grounded for Life," "Judging Amy," "CSI: Miami," "Boston Public" and "JAG."
Flueger is a native of Red Wing, Minnesota.
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LaRoyce Hawkins
Officer Kevin Atwater
LaRoyce Hawkins stars as Officer Kevin Atwater on NBC's new police drama "Chicago P.D."
Hawkins, who first originated the role in "Chicago Fire," is an accomplished stand-up comic, spoken-word artist and musician. He had a role in the feature film The Express, which chronicled the life of Ernie Davis — the first African-American to win college football's coveted Heisman Award.
On the television side, Hawkins has appeared on MTV's "Underemployed," ABC's drama "Detroit 187" and the TBS comedy "Tyler Perry's House of Payne."
He has appeared on stage in "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark" at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, "Hoodoo Love" at the Athaneum Theater in Chicago, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and other legit productions.
Hawkins holds a B.F.A. in acting from Illinois State University.
Archie Kao
Detective Sheldon Jin
Archie Kao stars at Detective Sheldon Jin, a tech expert in the police department in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Kao, named one of People Magazine's 'Hottest Bachelors,' is best known to international television audiences for his role in the Emmy Award-winning series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
Other notable roles include recurring appearances in "ER" and "Once and Again," with guest appearances in "Heroes," "Desperate Housewives," "Huff" and "Melrose Place."
Various feature film credits include The One with Jet Li, Purpose with Mia Farrow, Local Boys with Mark Harmon and The Hills Have Eyes II from Wes Craven.
After starring in festival favorite The People I've Slept With, Kao began expanding his presence into trans-Pacific film markets, beginning with Wayne Wang's Snow Flower and the Secret Fan opposite China's Li Bing Bing, Korea's Gianna Jun, and Hugh Jackman.
Soon he can be seen in the Chinese romantic comedy Love Speaks with Taiwan's Amber Kuo. Kao also stars in The Death Day Party, a psychological action thriller for Mainland China opposite former Miss Hong Kong and three-time best actress winner Anita Yuen.
In late Summer 2013, Kao wrapped his appearance in Michael Mann's Cyber, alongside Chris Hemsworth and Asian stars Leehom Wang and Wei Tang.
Having produced and starred in Fast Money, which won numerous festival awards, Kao recently made his directorial debut with Initiation, a short film that he also wrote and which stars Ashley Bell of The Last Exorcism.
In 2010, Kao was inducted into MOCA's (Museum of Chinese Americans) inaugural class of YPX88- honoring Asian Americans in creative culture, along with actress Lucy Liu and trailblazing playwright David Henry Hwang.
In 2012, Kao was honored with CAPE's (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) Leaders and Legends Award from Who's Who in Asian American Communities, amongst such distinguished recipients as former US Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta, US Congressman Mike Honda and Indonesian Ambassador Dino Patti Djalal.
Born in Washington D.C. to Chinese immigrant parents, Kao graduated from George Mason University with a degree in speech communication. Elected student government president and homecoming king, Kao instituted numerous groundbreaking policies fostering support for students from underprivileged backgrounds. He had planned to attend law school and work in social reform before becoming an actor.
Currently dividing his time between the United States and China, Kao is an avid surfer, tennis player and rock climber. Over the years he's supported several charities in various capacities -- particularly those that focus on cancer research, children's welfare and combating domestic violence.
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Elias Koteas
Detective Alvin Olinsky
Elias Koteas stars as undercover detective Alvin Olinsky, in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Early in his career, Koteas was cast by director Francis Ford Coppola in both Gardens of Stone and Tucker. Koteas then landed a role in Peter Masterson's Full Moon in Blue Water and was later chosen for the lead role in Roger Cardinal's explosive Malarek, playing true-life investigative journalist Victor Malarek. His haunting performance earned Koteas the first of two Genie nominations (Canada's Oscar) for best actor.
Koteas broke out as an international sensation after his starring role in Crash, David Cronenberg's highly controversial exploration of sexual provocation and alienation, which was awarded a special prize at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Koteas has worked on several occasions with one of Canada's most accomplished directors, Atom Egoyan, He starred in Egoyan's The Adjuster and Exotica, for which Koteas garnered a Genie nomination for best supporting actor, as well as Ararat, for which he won the Genie for supporting actor.
Koteas has portrayed notable roles in many films, including Steven Shainberg's Hit Me, a modern noir adaptation of Jim Thompson's A Swell Looking Babe; Gattaca, starring Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke and Jude Law; Gregory Hoblit's supernatural thriller Fallen, opposite Denzel Washington; Bryan Singer's Apt Pupil; Living Out Loud, with Holly Hunter and Danny DeVito; Terrence Malick's Academy Award-nominated film The Thin Red Line; David Fincher-directed Zodiac with Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Ruffalo; Shooter with Mark Wahlberg, directed by Antoine Fuqua; and Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.
Other films include Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island, Michel Winterbottom's The Killer Inside Me, Let me In, Louis Letterier's Now You See Me and Last Days On Mars with Liev Schreiber, which made its debut at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
On television, Koteas was most recently seen playing the pivotal role of Lt. James Skinner on AMC's drama "The Killing." Prior to that he was a series regular on the ABC series "Combat Hospital." Set in a medical compound in Afghanistan, Koteas played Col. Xavier Marks, a career military officer and commander of the multinational medical unit.
Koteas has had several critically hailed performances in such programs as USA Network's Emmy-nominated miniseries Traffic; the HBO original movie Shot in the Heart, where he played serial killer Gary Gilmore; opposite John Turturro and Mary-Louise Parker in HBO's Sugartime; and "House," where he played Hugh Laurie's nemesis.
Koteas has stared in numerous theater productions, including Paula Vogel's "Hot 'N' Throbbing" at the Signature Theatre, "Kiss of the Spider Woman" at the Yale Repertory Theater and "True West" on Broadway, directed by Matthew Warchus.
Koteas is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and a member of the prestigious Actors' Studio.
Jon Seda
Detective Antonio Dawson
Jon Seda stars as honest detective Antonio Dawson in the Chicago P.D. Intelligence Unit in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Seda, a New Jersey native and amateur boxer, hung up his gloves in 1992 when he made his screen debut as a fighter in Gladiator. Throughout the '90s, Seda's star rose through the films Carlito's Way and Twelve Monkeys, though it wasn't until NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street" that Hollywood took serious notice.
In 1996 Seda received critical acclaim for his role in the film The Sunchaser opposite Woody Harrelson at the Cannes Film Festival. Seda played the love interest to Jennifer Lopez in the film Selena, based on the true story.
His television credits include series regular roles on "Kevin Hill" and "Close to Home" and recurring roles in "Ghost Whisperer" and "Oz." Seda has also guest-starred on "Hawaii Five-0," "The Closer," "Burn Notice," "House," "CSI: Miami," "NYPD Blue," "Las Vegas" and "Law and Order," among many others.
In 2010 Seda co-starred in the Emmy Award-winning HBO World War II miniseries The Pacific, playing the starring role of legendary U.S. Marine Jon Basilone. He later joined the cast of the acclaimed HBO series "Treme" as a series regular.
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Jesse Lee Soffer
Detective Jay Halstead
Jesse Lee Soffer stars as Jay Halstead, a brash young detective in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Soffer's acting career began at age 6 when he landed a Kix cereal commercial. It was just weeks after the Ossining, N.Y. native expressed interest in the craft. At age 8, Soffer made his feature-film debut opposite John Goodman and Cathy Moriarty in Matinee. Soon after, he was cast as Susan Sarandon and Sam Shepard's son in the family drama Safe Passage and as Bobby in both The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel.
Continuing the pattern of working with Oscar-caliber and other A-list talent, the young actor starred as a runaway-turned-sleuth in the TV movie From the Mixed-Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler opposite the legendary Lauren Bacall. Additionally, Soffer worked with acclaimed director Richard Shepard in AMC's longform presentation The Royale. In 1998 Soffer was cast as a series regular on the Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen ABC sitcom "Two of a Kind." When the series ended, Soffer returned to the East Coast and took a role on the CBS serial "Guiding Light."
After four months on the show, Soffer decided to focus on his studies and put himself through the Gunnery Boarding School in Connecticut. Upon graduation, Soffer realized that he still yearned to act and, once again, began to actively pursue a career in front of the camera.
Within months, Soffer landed a major contract role on the daytime drama "As the World Turns." His portrayal of troubled youth Will Munson earned him three consecutive Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2006, 2007 and 2008, as well as a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Lead Actor in 2005.
Soffer made his return to the big screen in Davis Guggenheim's independent feature film, Gracie, playing the son of Elizabeth Shue and Dermot Mulroney. Soffer also appeared in the film In Time as well as in guest roles in the TV series "CSI: Miami," "The Mentalist" and "Rizzoli & Isles.' He also had a co-starring role in the Fox series "The Mob Doctor."
Marina Squerciati
Officer Kim Burgess
Marina Squerciati stars as Kim Burgess, an ambitious uniformed patrol officer in the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."
Squerciati, last seen in FX's "The Americans" playing a Russian spy, gained attention in an eight-episode arc on "Gossip Girl." Other television credits include "The Good Wife," "Blue Bloods," "Damages" and "Law and Order: SVU".
For her off-Broadway performance as Judy Holliday in "Just in Time: The Judy Holliday Story" at the Lucille Lortel Theater, Squerciati won the prestigious Agnes Moorehead Award.
Squerciati made her Broadway debut in an adaptation of Ernst Lubitsch's "To Be or Not to Be," directed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw. In off-Broadway she starred in "Manipulation, Beauty of the Father," directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Greif.
Her film credits include It's Complicated, directed by Nancy Meyers, and the 2012 feature Alter Egos, directed by Jordan Galland and based on the graphic comic.
Squerciati graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in theater.
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Chicago P.D. - CREDITS
Wednesdays on NBC (10-11 p.m. ET); Series Premiere: Jan. 8
Day & time: Wednesdays (10-11 p.m. ET) on NBC
Starring: Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, Patrick Flueger, Marina Squerciati, LaRoyce Hawkins, Archie Kao, and Elias Koteas
Executive producers: Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Danielle Gelber, Peter Jankowski, Mark Tinker
Developed by: Michael Brandt & Derek Haas
Created by: Dick Wolf & Matt Olmstead
Written by: Matt Olmstead (101)
Produced by: Michele Greco
Director: Mike Slovis (101)
Episodic Directors: Joe Chappelle (102), Sandy Bookstaver (103 & 109), Mark Tinker (104 & 107), Karen Gaviola (105 & 112), Alik Sakharov (106), Fred Berner (108), Mike Slovis (110), Nick Gomez (111),
Co-executive producers: Arthur Forney, David Hoselton
Supervising producer: Jason Wilborn
Producer: Maisha Closson
Staff writers: Mike Batistick, Bryan Gracia
Casting directors: Jonathan Strauss CSA, Claire Simon, CSA
Production designer: Gregory Van Horn
Director of photography: Rohn Schmidt
Editors: Miklos Wright, Terry Blythe, Zeborah Tidwell, Ashley Steele
Make-up department head: Elizabeth Colburn
Hair department head: Linda Rizzuto
Origination: Chicago, IL
Produced by: Universal Television and Wolf Films
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