All About the Real-Life Loves of the ‘Chicago Med’ Cast
NEED TO KNOW
- Chicago Med returns for a drama-packed season 11 premiere on Oct. 1
- The upcoming season will see the return of Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead, among other returning characters
- While the medical drama follows the twisted lives of the Gaffney Chicago Medical Center crew, in reality, many of the show’s stars are in steady relationships
Chicago Med has offered no shortage of drama over the last 10 seasons.
The hit medical drama series initially starred Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead and Torrey DeVitto as Dr. Natalie Manning, emergency room doctors at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center, for the first eight seasons. The series followed their rocky relationship before they ultimately ended up together and left the show in season 8.
However, Gehlfuss was always open to returning to Chicago Med and confirmed in September 2025 that he was returning to the beloved franchise for season 11. The series also followed beloved couple ED nurse April Sexton (Yaya DaCosta) and Dr. Ethan Choi (Brian Tee) as they got married in season 8.
In addition to Gehlfuss, the season 11 Chicago Med cast will include S. Epatha Merkerson, Oliver Platt, Jessy Schram, Luke Mitchell, Steven Weber, Sarah Ramos and Darren Barnet. Marlyne Barrett, who has played nurse Maggie Lockwood since season 1, will be taking a “temporary” break from the show after being diagnosed with uterine and ovarian cancer in 2022.
The medical drama, which is part of Dick Wolf and NBC’s One Chicago universe and premiered in 2015, returns to NBC on Oct. 1.
Off-screen, the actors who play these dramatic roles have enjoyed far more stable love lives. Gehlfuss has been married to his wife, Lilian Matsuda, since 2016, and DeVitto and Jared LaPine got hitched in 2024. Meanwhile, Tee and wife Mirelly Taylor welcomed their first child, Madelyn Skyler, in 2015.
Here’s everything to know about the real-life partners of the Chicago Med cast.
Nick Gehlfuss and Lilian Matsuda
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Gehlfuss, who starred as former plastic surgeon turned ED physician Dr. Will Halstead, initially left the the series in season 8, but is reprising his role for season 11.
While on the show, Gehlfuss’ character left Chicago to be with his longtime Torrey DeVitto, in reality, he has been married to his wife, Lilian Matsuda, for over a decade.
The couple got married in a “big wedding in Ohio” on May 13, 2016.
“It rained that day in the morning, which is good luck,” Gehlfuss told PEOPLE. “And then it was perfect after that.”
The couple welcomed their first child in 2021, and Matsuda shared on Instagram that she and Gehlfuss expanded their family with a second child in 2024.
Torrey DeVitto and Jared LaPine
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DeVitto, who played ED pediatrician Dr. Natalie Manning until season 8, has been with director Jared LaPine since June 2023.
He popped the question a few months after they started dating and they tied the knot in September 2024. Shortly after their intimate nuptials, they welcomed their first baby together that December.
“Happy birthday to my husband, the man who makes all my dreams come true daily,” DeVitto captioned an Instagram post alongside a black-and-white photo of LaPine holding their newborn.
She continued, “The greatest accomplishment I’ve ever achieved was giving our daughter an incredible dad like you. We love you so much!”
Brian Tee and Mirelly Taylor
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Tee, who portrayed LCDR Dr. Ethan Choi from season 1 to season 8, has been married to actress Mirelly Taylor since 2013.
She’s best known for her roles in SEAL Team and Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.
In 2015, they welcomed their daughter Madelyn Skyler, who Tee described to PEOPLE as “extremely patient” and “a really old soul.”
Marlyne Barrett and Gavin Barrett
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Barrett, who plays ED charge nurse Maggie Lockwood, has been married to pastor Gavin Barrett since 2009.
The couple shares twins, Joshuah-Jireh Barrett and Ahnne-N’Urya Barrett, who were born in 2021.
When The Wire actress was diagnosed with uterine and ovarian cancer in 2022, she told PEOPLE that she found comfort and support in her husband of over a decade.
“I’m married to the most incredible man,” she said. “I get pins and needles in my limbs from the chemo and he’ll drop everything to give me food and hand massages. He’s dropped everything just to give me love.”
The Chicago Med star announced in 2024 that she was in “complete remission” after 30 rounds of chemotherapy and surgery.
Oliver Platt and Mary Camilla Bonsal Campbell
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Platt, who portrays psychiatry department head Dr. Daniel Charles on Chicago Med, has been married to his wife Mary Camilla Bonsal Campbell since 1992, per The New York Times.
In a 2017 Instagram post celebrating their 25th anniversary, The Bear actor wrote, “In Webster’s next to ‘lucky’ is a pic of me,” followed by the hashtag, “#iloveherso.”
The couple shares three children, two daughters and a son.
Jessy Schram and Sterling Taylor
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Schram, who plays physician Dr. Hannah Asher, has been married to her photographer, Sterling Taylor, since 2023.
The couple met in 2017 after being introduced through a mutual friend and tied the knot in a 60,000 ft. architectural salvage store in Chicago, where she’s originally from.
“It means taking that extra step as partners and co-pilots,” the actress told PEOPLE of her wedding. “That extra commitment mentally, physically, cosmically to doing and creating life with someone. For us it’s a declaration, not only to ourselves, but with our community, that we choose each other.”
Schram frequently shares photos of Taylor’s work on her Instagram.
Luke Mitchell and Rebecca Breeds
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Mitchell, who portrays ED attending physician Dr. Mitchell Ripley, has been married to actress Rebecca Breeds since 2013.
The pair first crossed paths when they were both cast on an Australian soap opera, Home and Away.
“10/10. Would recommend. 😎,” the Chicago Med star wrote in an Instagram post in 2023. “Happy 10th Anniversary beautiful- you’re my favourite!”
The couple welcomed their first child, a son, in February 2025.
Sarah Ramos and Matt Spicer
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Ramos, who portrays ED co-head Dr. Caitlin Lenox on Chicago Med, has been married to director and screenwriter Matt Spicer since 2020.
The actress shared on Instagram that they eloped in a Las Vegas chapel and she had an Elvis Presley impersonator walk her down the aisle.
Spicer, who co-wrote the 2017 Aubrey Plaza comedy Ingrid Goes West, paid tribute to his future wife in a 2018 Instagram post for International Women’s Day.
“To celebrate I’m posting a pic of my favorite woman, @saraheramos, who inspires me every day with her talent, her passion, her intelligence and her sense of humor,” the director captioned a black-and-white photo of Ramos, adding that she made him “want to be a better feminist.”
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