Former Warrior Nun star Toya Turner has joined the main cast of Chicago PD for a new series regular role beginning with the upcoming 12th season.
The actress has been cast to play Kiana Cook, according to Li Televisionnortheasta patrol officer who “loves the adrenaline” of the job and the risks it entails, “who doesn’t blink at the chaos,” although her character had previously been named Yara Page.
Turner is no stranger to the One Chicago universe, having previously had guest-starring roles on Chicago Fire and Chicago Med, each time playing different characters.
In another connection to the Windy City, the Jamaican-American actress spent most of her formidable growing up years in Chicago.
Turner’s entry into the police action series, a spin-off of Chicago Fire, comes shortly after Tracy Spiridakos’ departure from the NBC show after eight seasons as Detective Hailey Upton Halstead, seven of which she spent as part of the main cast.
Toya Turner, 33, has joined the main cast ahead of Chicago PD season 12; the actress is pictured in October 2021
This won’t be the first time Turner has appeared on a One Chicago series during her acting career.
When she makes her Chicago PD debut, it will be the third One Chicago show she has appeared on, making her one of the few actresses to star in all three series as three different characters.
The 33-year-old actress played Peaches, a prostitute, who was seen in episode four of season two, according to reports Hello! magazine, as well as a character named Jayna in the season two premiere of Chicago Med.
Turner was most recently seen in the Netflix series Warrior Nun.
Her Hollywood resume also includes a recurring role on NBC’s New Amsterdam, a guest spot on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, Netflix’s Easy, as well as Fox’s The Mick and Empire, according to reports. Deadline.
Her most notable film role was in the independent film Dead Women Walking, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2018.
As a stage actress, her theatre credits include Raisin In The Sun (A Noise Within Theatre in Los Angeles) and Blues for An Alabama Sky (Court Theatre in Chicago).
Created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead, Chicago PD premiered on NBC as a midseason replacement in January 2014.
Turner is no stranger to playing roles in the One Chicago universe, having previously played roles in Chicago Med and Chicago Fire before taking on her new gig on Chicago PD.
Turner’s most recognizable roles include Shotgun Mary on Warrior Nun, as well as NBC’s New Amsterdam, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, Netflix’s Easy and Fox’s Empire.
Jason Beghe, who plays Hank Voight, leads the cast of Chicago PD, whose 12th season will premiere on NBC on September 25.
The Chicago Police Department centers on the elite Intelligence Unit of the 21st District, which houses the department’s elite patrol officers as they tackle the city’s most heinous crimes, including organized crime, drug trafficking, and high-profile murders.
The team is led by Hank Voight, played by Jason Beghe, an enigmatic and often mercurial head of the Chicago Police Department’s Intelligence Unit who is a loyal cop despite his tough and sometimes brutal exterior.
The current cast includes Jason Beghe (Sergeant Hank Voight), LaRoyce Hawkins (Officer Kevin Atwater), Marina Squerciati (Officer Kim Burgess), Patrick John Flueger (Officer Adam Ruzek), Benjamin Levy Aguilar (Officer Dante Torres) and Amy Morton (Desk Sergeant Trudy Platt).
The upcoming Chicago PD season 12 is scheduled to premiere on NBC on Wednesday, September 25 at 10 pm (US Eastern Time).
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