List of Chicago Med characters

This is a list of fictional characters in the television series Chicago Med. The article deals with the series' main, recurring, and minor characters.

Main

Dr. Will Halstead

Portrayed by Nick Gehlfuss

Dr. Will Halstead is an attending in the Emergency Department. He was first introduced to the Chicago franchise in the Chicago P.D. episode "Say Her Real Name" as Detective Jay Halstead's estranged brother. The character has since made guest appearances on Chicago Fire as well.

Dr. Halstead was said to be a plastic surgeon who left his private practice (or was implied to have been "kicked out") in New York City and returned home to Chicago. After the backdoor pilot of Chicago Med, he decided to switch specialties to emergency medicine. When Med first premiered, he was a final year resident. As of season 2 he has been an attending.

In season 1 Dr. Halstead clashes a number of times with Dr. Connor Rhodes, a trauma surgery fellow, and Sharon Goodwin, the chief administrator, over hospital practices and policies. He particularly disliked Dr. Rhodes as he felt the latter was an entitled "rich kid" from the more affluent northern suburbs.^[2] They eventually call an unspoken truce by the end of the season as they developed a professional respect for one another.

During the first season Dr. Halstead had feelings for the pediatric emergency medicine fellow Dr. Natalie Manning, who was then pregnant with her late husband's baby. It caused some awkwardness as her mother-in-law was extremely protective and initially viewed him with suspicion. He eventually decides to move on and starts dating pathologist Nina Shore (portrayed by Patti Murin, the real-life wife of Gehlfuss' co-star Colin Donnell). They move in together in the season 2 episode "Free Will".^[3]

When he was first introduced on P.D., it was implied that he and Jay had not seen each other for some time and had a difficult relationship with their father. Jay still had lingering bitterness over the fact that Will was not around when their late mother was ill (she died of cancer).^[4][5] Despite this, they remain close and look out for one another.^[6] They come from a working or middle class Irish Catholic background and grew up in Canaryville, a historically Irish neighborhood in the South Side of Chicago.^[7]

Dr. Halstead plays the guitar and performed at weddings to pay his way through medical school.^[6] It was a reference to actor Nick Gehlfuss's days as a busker in New York City when he first entered the acting industry.^[3]

Dr. Natalie Manning

Portrayed by Torrey DeVitto

Dr. Natalie Manning is a pediatrician originally from Seattle who is doing a fellowship in emergency medicine.

Natalie is a widow when her husband Jeff, a soldier, was killed in Afghanistan and gave birth to their son Owen. She is revealed to be skilled violinist, as seen in season 1 episode "Fallback" and season 2 episode "Brother's Keeper".

April Sexton

Portrayed by Yaya DaCosta

April Sexton is a nurse in the Emergency Department. She was first introduced in Chicago Fire as a friend of Lieutenant Kelly Severide.

April's parents were immigrants from Brazil. Their original family name was Suassuna but they anglicized it to "Sexton" as it was easier to pronounce.^[2] She attended high school with Severide. He had been going through a rebellious phase in high school after being abandoned by his father and the Sextons often invited him to their house out of concern.

In the season 2 fall finale it was revealed she that she is pregnant.^[6]

Dr. Sarah Reese

Portrayed by Rachel DiPillo

Dr. Connor Rhodes

Portrayed by Colin Donnell

Dr. Connor Rhodes is a trauma surgery fellow. The character was not introduced in the backdoor pilot aired on Chicago Fire, as Colin Donnell only joined the cast as a series regular when Chicago Med was picked up.^[9]

He attended Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in Mexico and spent a year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia following his residency.^[2]

Dr. Ethan Choi

Portrayed by Brian Tee

Sharon Goodwin

Portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson

Dr. Daniel Charles

Portrayed by Oliver Platt

Dr. Daniel Charles is the head of psychiatry at Chicago Med. Outside of psychiatry, he is sometimes called in to help with difficult patients or speak to family members. The character has also crossed over to Chicago P.D. whenever Voight's team are dealing with a suspect or victim suffering from a psychiatric disorder which renders them dangerous.

He has been married and divorced at least three times. One of his daughters Robyn works at Chicago Med as an epidemiologist and is in a relationship with Dr. Rhodes.

Maggie Lockwood

Portrayed by Marlyne Barrett

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