Character Relationship Map: Chicago P.D.

Characters

• Hank Voight (played by Jason Beghe) — protagonist

  Sergeant of the Intelligence Unit, portrayed by Jason Beghe.

• Kim Burgess (played by Marina Squerciati) — protagonist

  Officer in the cast, portrayed by Marina Squerciati.

• Adam Ruzek (played by Patrick John Flueger) — supporting

  Officer in the cast, portrayed by Patrick Flueger.

• Hailey Upton (played by Tracy Spiridakos) — supporting
• Kevin Atwater (played by LaRoyce Hawkins) — supporting

  Officer portrayed by LaRoyce Hawkins. He was the only Chicago-area actor originally cast in May, and his character was introduced in the penultimate episodes of Chicago Fire's first season.

• Antonio Dawson (played by Jon Seda) — supporting

  Intelligence Unit Detective, portrayed by Jon Seda.

• Vanessa Rojas (played by Lisseth Chavez) — supporting
• Jay Halstead (played by Jesse Lee Soffer) — supporting
• Kiana Cook (played by Toya Turner) — supporting
• Nadia Decotis (played by Stella Maeve) — supporting
• Sean Roman (played by Brian Geraghty) — supporting
• Trudy Platt (played by Amy Morton) — supporting
• Erin Lindsay (played by Sophia Bush) — supporting

  Detective in the cast, portrayed by Sophia Bush.

• Alvin Olinsky (played by Elias Koteas) — supporting
• Officer Dante Torres (played by Benjamin Levy Aguilar) — supporting
• Detective (played by Alicia Hilton) — supporting
• Will Halstead (played by Nick Gehlfuss) — supporting
• Kelly Severide (played by Taylor Kinney) — minor
• Denny Woods (played by Mykelti Williamson) — minor
• ASA Nina Chapman (played by Sara Bues) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Hailey Upton → Jay Halstead (Partners and spouses)

  Upton and Halstead develop a romantic relationship, secretly marry, and struggle with the consequences of the Walton cover-up and Halstead's departure...

• Kim Burgess → Adam Ruzek (On-and-off partners and co-parents)

  Burgess and Ruzek become engaged, break up, continue a sexual relationship, have a child together, endure the child's loss, and later contemplate marr...

• Hank Voight → Erin Lindsay (Mentor and protégé)

  Lindsay has a past relationship with Voight, and he repeatedly protects, mentors, and intervenes in her career, including during her addiction and dis...

• Will Halstead → Jay Halstead (Brothers)

  Jay's brother arrives in Chicago, Jay's family losses affect his work, and Will participates in medical crossovers connected to Jay's cases.

• Adam Ruzek → Alvin Olinsky (Recruiter and trainee)

  Olinsky recruits Ruzek from the Police Academy, trains him in Intelligence work, and repeatedly corrects his impulsive behavior.

• Kim Burgess → Trudy Platt (Supervisor and protégé)

  Platt supervises Burgess in patrol and desk assignments, supports her transfers, and helps preserve her partnership and place in Intelligence.

• Hank Voight → Hailey Upton (Commander and senior detective)

  Voight brings Upton into Intelligence, trusts her with major undercover cases, and signs her up for an FBI loan-out despite later conflicts over her c...

• Hank Voight → Adam Ruzek (Commander and protégé)

  Ruzek joins Intelligence after Olinsky recruits him, and Voight later uses, protects, disciplines, and relies on him during undercover and internal in...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Erin Lindsay → Nadia Decotis (Mentor and friend)

  Lindsay helps Nadia get sober, protects her, and later suffers a severe emotional crisis after Nadia is murdered by Gregory Yates.

• Hank Voight → Denny Woods (Former partners and adversaries)

  Woods is Voight's former partner turned independent auditor and repeatedly pressures Ruzek and Olinsky to provide evidence against Voight.

• Hank Voight → Alvin Olinsky (Trusted partnership)

  Olinsky is a veteran Intelligence detective who works beside Voight across investigations, illegal operations, and the effort to protect the unit.

• Antonio Dawson → Hank Voight (Operational allies)

  Dawson and Voight cooperate on kidnappings, murders, undercover operations, and efforts to protect one another's badges.

• Alvin Olinsky → Denny Woods (Target and adversary)

  Woods pressures Olinsky after his DNA is found on a body, contributing to his arrest and prosecution.

• Hailey Upton → Hank Voight (Moral and professional conflict)

  Upton confronts Voight over the Walton cover-up, while he initially pressures her to accept his methods and later sends her to the FBI.

• Adam Ruzek → Denny Woods (Coerced informant and adversary)

  Woods blackmails Ruzek into finding evidence against Voight, while Ruzek secretly works with Voight to bring Woods down.

Story Analysis

The thirteen-season narrative follows Intelligence through violent investigations, institutional corruption, personal loss, reform pressure, and repeated attempts to rebuild collective loyalty.

Plot Progression

1. Season 1: Foundational Violence
2. Season 2: Pressure and Collapse
3. Season 3: Loss and Consequence
4. Season 4: Institutional Fracture
5. Season 5: The Cost of Loyalty
6. Season 6: Reform and Retaliation
7. Season 7: New Loyalties
8. Season 8: Reform Under Fire
9. Season 9: Secrets and Departures
10. Season 10: Rebuilding
11. Season 11: The Last Old Guard
12. Season 12: Disbanded
13. Season 13: Renewal and Reckoning