Nick Gehlfuss

Nick Gehlfuss
Born	Nicholas Gehlfuss (1985-01-21) January 21, 1985 (age 40) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Marietta College (B.F.A.) University of Missouri-Kansas City (M.F.A.)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007-present
Spouse	Lilian Matsuda ​ (m. 2016)​

Nicholas Gehlfuss is an American actor, known for his role in 2014 as Robbie Pratt in the fourth season of the Showtime family comedy-drama Shameless . In 2015, he started starring as Dr. Will Halstead in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med .

Career

In 2014, Gehlfuss had a recurring role as Robbie Pratt in the fourth season of the Showtime family comedy-drama Shameless . ^[1] In 2015, he guest-starred as Dr. Thomas Galen in the short-lived NBC horror drama Constantine in the penultimate episode "Angels and Ministers of Grace". ^[2]

Later that year, Gehlfuss was cast in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med as Dr. Will Halstead. Halstead was first introduced as the older brother of Jesse Lee Soffer's character Detective Jay Halstead in the police procedural drama Chicago P.D. ^[1] and afterwards, the drama Chicago Fire 's backdoor pilot for Chicago Med. ^[3]

Personal life

Gehlfuss was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Little Italy and Chesterland, Ohio. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Marietta College and completed his Master of Fine Arts at University of Missouri-Kansas City. He has two younger siblings: Vincent and Jillian. ^[4]

On May 13, 2016, Gehlfuss married hotel marketer Lilian Matsuda. ^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency	Martinson Radio	Voice
2013	In Lieu of Flowers	Mitch
2014	Love & Mercy	Bruce Johnston
2016	Equity	Gabe
TBA	Butterfly in the Typewriter	Joel Fletcher	Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Army Wives	Sergeant Joe Corey	Episode: "Murder in Charleston"
2011	The Good Wife	Jesse	Episode: "Breaking Up"
	The Wingman	Nick	Episode: "Nick"
	Blue Bloods	Jimmy the Bookie	Episode: "Thanksgiving"
2012	Person of Interest	Jack Hughes	Episode: "Masquerade"
2013	The Glades	Randy Dillard	Episode: "Glade-iators!"
	Rizzoli & Isles	Jack Roberts	Episode: "No One Mourns the Wicked"
	The Newsroom	Ross Kessler	Recurring role
2014	Shameless	Robbie Pratt
	Longmire	Cameron Maddox
	Murder in the First	Mark Strauss
	Clememtine	Sebastian	TV movie
	Royal Pains	Lance	Episode: "Smoke and Mirrors"
	Constantine	Dr. Thomas Galen	Episode: "Angels and Ministers of Grace"
2015	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Sean	Episode: "The Gang Group Dates"
	Power	Lee	Guest
	The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements	Glenn Seaborg	Episode: "Into the Atom"
2015–2023	Chicago P.D.	Dr. Will Halstead	Recurring role
	Chicago Fire
2015–2023 & 2025	Chicago Med		Main role; seasons 1-8, guest; season 11 [6]

References

1. "'Shameless' alum Nick Gehlfuss joins 'Chicago P.D.'". ew.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
2. Fowler, Matt (February 6, 2015). "Constantine: "Angels and Ministers of Grace" Review". IGN. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
3. Gelmann,Vlada (January 26, 2015). "Chicago P.D. Casts Shameless Vet as Halstead's Brother — and Med Doc". TVLine. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
4. Dawidziak, Mark (November 22, 2016). "Cleveland native Nick Gehlfuss starring in NBC's 'Chicago Med'". cleveland.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
5. Mizoguchi, Karen and Jeffrey Slonim (May 17, 2016). "Surprise! Chicago Med Star Nick Gehlfuss Reveals Marriage to Lilian Matsuda". People. Archived from the original on May 21, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
6. "Chicago Med Shocker: Nick Gehlfuss Returning as Dr. Will Halstead in Season 11". TVLine.com. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

External links

• Nick Gehlfuss at IMDb