Taylor Kinney

Not to be confused with Taylor Kitsch.

Taylor Jackson Kinney (born July 15, 1981^[1]) is an American actor and model. He played Jared in Zero Dark Thirty, Phil in The Other Woman, and Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant Kelly Severide on the American drama Chicago Fire. He also played Craig, one of Fiona's love interests, on Shameless.

Taylor Kinney
Kinney in 2016
Born	(1981-07-15) July 15, 1981 (age 43) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Lancaster Mennonite School
Alma mater	West Virginia University
Occupation(s)	Actor, model
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Ashley Cruger ​ (m. 2024)​

Early life and education

Taylor Jackson Kinney^[2] was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.^[1]

In 2000, he graduated from Lancaster Mennonite School.^[3] Kinney studied Business Management at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.^[4]

Career

Kinney played Luke Gianni on Fashion House (2006) on MyNetworkTV, and played Glenn Morrison on Trauma^[5] on NBC.^[6] Kinney had a recurring role on the supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries, joining the cast during the second season as Mason Lockwood. In 2011, Kinney was featured in Lady Gaga's music video for the song "You and I".^[7]

In 2012, Kinney landed a starring role on Chicago Fire, a drama series that follows the lives of firefighters and paramedics. Kinney plays Lieutenant Kelly Severide on Rescue Squad 3 opposite former House star Jesse Spencer. Also in 2012, Kinney appeared on the big screen in Kathryn Bigelow's acclaimed war drama Zero Dark Thirty. In 2012, he guest starred on Shameless as Craig, the former high school crush of the lead character Fiona (played by Emmy Rossum).^[8]

Personal life

Kinney began dating singer-songwriter Lady Gaga in July 2011. They first met in Nebraska while working on the music video for her song "You and I", and started dating soon afterwards.^[9] They became engaged in February 2015,^[10] but ended up calling off their engagement in July 2016.^[11][12] In 2022, Kinney began dating model Ashley Cruger. On April 30, 2024, Kinney and Cruger married in a private ceremony in Chicago.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	White Air	Frank
	Furnace	Bill Jamison
2010	Scorpio Men on Prozac	May's Lover
2011	Prodigal	Brad Searcy	Short film
2012	Least Among Saints	Jesse
	Stars in Shorts	Brad Searcy
	Zero Dark Thirty	Jared
2014	The Other Woman	Phil Hampton
2015	Consumed	Eddie
	Rock the Kasbah	Private Barnes
2016	The Forest	Aiden
2018	Here and Now	Jordan

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Fashion House	Luke Gianni	Main role; 35 episodes
2007	What About Brian	Jared	Episode: "What About Secret Lovers..."
2008	Bones	Jimmy Fields	Episode: "Player Under Pressure"
2009–2010	Trauma	Glenn Morrison	Main role; 18 episodes
2010–2011	The Vampire Diaries	Mason Lockwood	Recurring role; 10 episodes
2011	A Mann's World	France	Television film
	Five	Tommy	Television film
	CSI: NY	Jason Locke	Episode: "Identity Crisis"
	Rizzoli & Isles	Jesse Wade	Episode: "Don't Hate the Player"
2012	Dating Rules for My Future Self	Dave	Recurring role
	Shameless	Craig Heisner	Recurring role; 2 episodes
	Castle	Darren Thomas	Episode: "Once Upon a Crime"
	Breakout Kings	Perry	Episode: "SEALd Fate"
2012–present	Chicago Fire	Lieutenant Kelly Severide	Lead role; 231 episodes
2014–present	Chicago P.D.		Recurring role; 10 episodes
2015–present	Chicago Med		Recurring role; 8 episodes

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Role	Notes
2011	"You and I"	Lady Gaga	Love Interest

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2015	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Dramatic TV Actor	Chicago Fire	Nominated[14]
2016				Won [15]
2017				Nominated [16]