‘Chicago P.D.’ star makes shocking exit from series after 13 seasons

LaRoyce Hawkins is leaving NBC constabulary procedural “Chicago P.D.” during its 14th season, stepping distant from nan show arsenic a bid regular.

According to sources for Deadline, nan 38-year-old character — who has been playing Kevin Atwater since nan show’s premiere backmost successful 2014 — will return to “wrap up” Atwater’s storyline successful nan first fewer episodes of nan upcoming 14th season.

Per nan outlet, nan show is presently successful hunt of a caller bid regular, described by Deadline arsenic “a Black bull who is an supplier of chaos.”

A rep for Wolf Entertainment, nan institution that produces nan One Chicago TV franchise alongside Universal Television, was not disposable to Page Six for remark connected Thursday.

In caller years, nan show has mislaid a number of original formed members, including Tracy Spiridakos, who played Detective Hailey Upton, successful 2024, and Jesse Lee Soffer, who played Jay Halstead, who stepped distant backmost successful 2022.

On Monday, nan character and Wolf Entertainment shared a associated clip of an interview, successful which nan character was asked what it was for illustration “getting nan call” that he’d beryllium joining nan formed of nan long-running series.

“It was amazing,” Hawkins responded, noting that it was “almost for illustration prayers had been answered.” Hawkins recalled that he “felt for illustration thing was connected nan way” astatine nan time.

In nan comments thread, fans lamented nan reports that Hawkins would beryllium exiting nan show, pinch 1 personification writing, “Say it’s not true, what one conscionable read!!!”

Another threatened, “This man is truthful FINE!!! If he ain’t connected PD I ain’t watching,” while a 3rd remarked, “I’m heartbroken.”

Hawkins — who has besides had a recurring domiciled successful HBO Max’s “South Side” and was featured successful BET+ movie “North of nan 10” — antecedently shared what he’s learned from his domiciled arsenic Atwater.

“I’ve had immoderate awesome roles complete clip and I’ve been capable to study from each of them successful different ways,” he told People successful 2025.

“But nan longevity and nan consistency that I’ve been capable to create pinch learning from Kevin Atwater has really strengthened my assurance much than anything.”

Hawkins besides shared that nan “nature of nan domiciled being a first responder, being nan only Black bull successful nan unit, it’s a operation of truthful galore things that, honestly, really contributes to emotion very assured and grateful successful my skillset complete time.”

He added, “I deliberation nan longevity connected this show has allowed maine conscionable nan clip and nan abstraction to conscionable study and grow. And I consciousness truthful overmuch much assured and comfortable connected camera now.”