Eamonn Walker Returns toChicago Fireas Wallace Boden Nearly 1 Year After His Exit as a Series Regular

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo:Art Streiber/NBC

Art Streiber/NBC

Eamonn Walker is back onChicago Firefor one night and one night only.

The beloved actor, 62, whoexited the series after 12 seasons as a series regularlast May, will reprise his role as Wallace Boden, who is now First Deputy Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department, in an April 16 episode.

In a statement, showrunner Andrea Newman said they’re “so excited to have our beloved Chief Boden back, and the episode, titled ‘Post-Mortem,’ is a thrill ride unlike any we’ve done before.”

She continued of what’s to come, “Told with flashbacks and unique POVs, Chief Boden leads our team on a search to discover the how, who, and why of a fierce firefight that ended in disaster.”

Eamonn Walker as Chief Wallace Boden, Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in “Chicago Fire” season 12.Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC via Getty

Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC via Getty

Mulroney, whose character returned to Chicago after a stint as chief in Miami, said on theTodayshow in October that it’s been “great to join a popular series” with an “incredible cast that are so close with each other.”

“It’s amazing. First of all, it’s nice to have a steady job for once. Thank you, NBC, for that. What took so long?” he joked, calling the “well-run” show “an education every day.”

Eamonn Walker as Wallace Boden in “Chicago Fire” season 11.Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC via Getty

Season 12 was full of shake-ups forChicago Fire, asKara Killmer exitedafter nearly 10 years on the series andTaylor Kinney returnedaftertaking a leave of absence to deal with a “personal matter,” a source close to production told PEOPLE at the time.

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Chicago Fireairs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

source: people.com