{{Short description|American actor and model (born 1981)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Distinguish|Taylor Kitsch | Taylen Kinney}} {{Infobox person | name = Taylor Kinney | image = Taylor Kinney BTVR 14 (cropped).jpg | caption = Kinney in 2016 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|07|15}} | birth_place = Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | education = Lancaster Mennonite School | alma_mater = West Virginia University | occupation = {{csv|Actor|model}} | years_active = 2006–present | spouse = {{marriage|Ashley Cruger|2024}} }}
'''Taylor Jackson Kinney''' (born July 15, 1981<ref name="IMDB-bio">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1978325/bio/}}</ref>) 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''.
== Early life and education == Taylor Jackson Kinney<ref name=FamilySearch-USPR-2009>{{cite web|title=Taylor Jacks Kinney - United States Public Records|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/23W9-RZT|website=FamilySearch|access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref> was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.<ref name="IMDB-bio" />
In 2000, he graduated from Lancaster Mennonite School.<ref name=Lancaster-GagaVisit-2013>{{cite web|url=http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/462488_Lady-Gaga-blends-in-during-visit-to-Lancaster-County.html|title=Lady Gaga blends in during visit to Lancaster County|work=Lancaster Online|date=March 28, 2013|access-date=July 24, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606070632/http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/462488_Lady-Gaga-blends-in-during-visit-to-Lancaster-County.html|archive-date=June 6, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Kinney studied Business Management at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.<ref name=USAToday-ChiFire-2012>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/10/09/taylor-kinney-chicago-fire/1620559|title=Actor Taylor Kinney heats up 'Chicago Fire'|date=October 10, 2012|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company}}</ref>
== Career == Kinney played Luke Gianni on ''Fashion House'' (2006) on MyNetworkTV, and played Glenn Morrison on ''Trauma''<ref name=NBC-Trauma-Bio>{{cite web|title=Taylor Kinney as Glenn Morris|url=http://www.nbc.com/trauma/bios/taylor_kinney.shtml|website=Trauma |publisher=NBC |access-date=December 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212072915/http://www.nbc.com/trauma/bios/taylor_kinney.shtml|archive-date=February 12, 2010}}</ref> on NBC.<ref name=TVGuide-Vampire-2010>{{cite news|first=William|last=Keck|title=Keck's Exclusives! Vampire Diaries Casts Mason Lockwood|date=July 10, 2010|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Exclusives-Vampire-1020342.aspx|work=TV Guide|access-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref> 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".<ref name=BelfastTelegraph-Gaga-Romance-2011>{{Cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/lady-gaga-goes-public-with-romance-16096646.html |date=December 29, 2011|title=Lady Gaga goes public with romance|work=The Belfast Telegraph|access-date=January 6, 2012}}</ref>
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).<ref name=Zap2It-Shameless-2012>{{cite news|first=Jean|last=Bentley|title='Shameless': Emmy Rossum on romancing James Wolk, Taylor Kinney & buying a bra in Season 2|date=January 6, 2012|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/01/emmy-rossum-talks-love-interests-nudity-in-shameless-season-2.html|work=Zap2it|access-date=January 17, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117152602/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/01/emmy-rossum-talks-love-interests-nudity-in-shameless-season-2.html|archive-date=January 17, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
== 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.<ref name=3News-YouandI-2013>{{cite web|title=Lady Gaga fell for Taylor Kinney on video shoot|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Lady-Gaga-fell-for-Taylor-Kinney-on-video-shoot/tabid/418/articleID/322773/Default.aspx|work=3news.co.nz|date=November 25, 2013|access-date=March 17, 2014|archive-date=August 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822010824/http://www.3news.co.nz/Lady-Gaga-fell-for-Taylor-Kinney-on-video-shoot/tabid/418/articleID/322773/Default.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> They became engaged in February 2015,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=Barry|title=Our editor congratulated her: Lady Gaga is engaged|url=http://www.recordonline.com/article/20150216/ENTERTAINMENT/150219500|access-date=February 16, 2015|work=Times-Herald Record|date=February 16, 2015}}</ref> but ended up calling off their engagement in July 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/celebrity/lady-gaga-and-taylor-kinney-split-couple-end-engagement/ |title=Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney Split; Couple End Engagement |publisher=People.com |date=2016-07-19 |access-date=July 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mizoguchi|first1=Karen|title=Lady Gaga Breaks Her Silence Following Taylor Kinney Breakup: We 'Have Always Believed We Are Soulmates'|url=http://people.com/celebrity/lady-gaga-breaks-her-silence-following-taylor-kinney-breakup/|access-date=November 30, 2016|work=People|date=July 20, 2016}}</ref>
In 2024, Taylor Kinney married American model Ashley Cruger.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Taylor Kinney Is Married! 'Chicago Fire' Star Marries Model Ashley Cruger After 2 Years Dating (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/chicago-fire-taylor-kinney-marries-ashley-cruger-exclusive-8648029 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723182224/https://people.com/chicago-fire-taylor-kinney-marries-ashley-cruger-exclusive-8648029 |archive-date=2025-07-23 |access-date=2026-03-31 |work=People.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |rowspan=2| 2007 |''White Air'' |Frank | |- |''Furnace'' |Bill Jamison | |- |2010 |''Scorpio Men on Prozac'' |May's Lover | |- |2011 |''Prodigal'' |Brad Searcy |Short film |- |rowspan=3| 2012 |''Least Among Saints'' |Jesse | |- |''Stars in Shorts'' |Brad Searcy | |- |''Zero Dark Thirty'' |Jared | |- |2014 |''The Other Woman'' |Phil Hampton | |- |rowspan=2| 2015 |''Consumed'' |Eddie | |- |''Rock the Kasbah'' |Private Barnes | |- |2016 |''The Forest'' |Aiden | |- |2018 |''Here and Now'' |Jordan | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | 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 |- |rowspan=4| 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" |- |rowspan=4| 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'' |Rowspan=3|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 === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2011 |"You and I" |Lady Gaga |Love Interest | |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Result |- | 2015 || rowspan="3"|People's Choice Awards || rowspan="3"|Favorite Dramatic TV Actor ||rowspan="3"|''Chicago Fire'' ||{{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|title=People's Choice Awards: Fan Favorites in Movies, Music & TV - PeoplesChoice.com|url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/?year=2015|website=www.peopleschoice.com|access-date=5 November 2016}}</ref> |- | 2016 || {{won}} <ref>{{cite web|title=People's Choice Awards: Fan Favorites in Movies, Music & TV - PeoplesChoice.com|url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/|website=www.peopleschoice.com|access-date=5 November 2016}}</ref> |- | 2017 || {{nom}} <ref>{{cite web|title=People's Choice Awards 2017: Full List Of Nominees|url=http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2016/11/15/peoples-choice-awards-2017-full-list-of-nominees/|website=People's Choice|access-date=17 November 2016|date=15 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117063137/http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2016/11/15/peoples-choice-awards-2017-full-list-of-nominees/|archive-date=November 17, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Twitter}} * {{IMDb name|1978325}}
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