Taylor Kinney | |
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Born | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | July 15, 1981
Education | Lancaster Mennonite School |
Alma mater | West Virginia University |
Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
Years active | 2006–present |
Taylor Jackson Kinney (born July 15, 1981 [1] ) is an American actor and model. He has played Mason Lockwood in The Vampire Diaries , 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 many love interests, on Shameless.
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]
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | White Air | Frank | |
2007 | Furnace | Bill Jamison | |
2010 | Scorpio Men on Prozac | May's Lover | |
2011 | Prodigal | Brad Searcy | Short film |
2012 | Least Among Saints | Jesse | |
2012 | Stars in Shorts | Brad Searcy | |
2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Jared | |
2014 | The Other Woman | Phil Hampton | |
2015 | Consumed | Eddie | |
2015 | Rock the Kasbah | Private Barnes | |
2016 | The Forest | Aiden | |
2018 | Here and Now | Jordan |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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; 19 episodes |
2010–2011 | The Vampire Diaries | Mason Lockwood | Recurring role (seasons 2–3); 9 episodes |
2011 | A Mann's World | France | Television film |
2011 | Five | Tommy | Television film |
2011 | CSI: NY | Jason Locke | Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
2011 | Rizzoli & Isles | Jesse Wade | Episode: "Don't Hate the Player" |
2012 | Dating Rules for My Future Self | Dave | Recurring role |
2012 | Shameless | Craig Heisner | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
2012 | Castle | Darren Thomas | Episode: "Once Upon a Crime" |
2012 | Breakout Kings | Perry | Episode: "SEALd Fate" |
2012–present | Chicago Fire | Lieutenant Kelly Severide | Lead role; 231 episodes |
2014–present | Chicago P.D. | Lieutenant Kelly Severide | Recurring role; 10 episodes |
2015–present | Chicago Med | Lieutenant Kelly Severide | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
Year | Title | Artist | Role | Notes |
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2011 | "You and I" | Lady Gaga | Love Interest |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2015 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Chicago Fire | Nominated [13] |
2016 | Won [14] | |||
2017 | Nominated [15] |
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