Officer Kevin Atwater will no longer appear on Chicago P.D. after 13 years on the show. LaRoyce Hawkins, 38, who plays Atwater, is exiting at the start of the NBC procedural’s 14th season, which is set to air this fall. Fans speculate that Atwater’s departure may be connected to his new love interest, Officer Tasha Fox (Karen Obilom), who discovered she was pregnant after moving to Miami for a new job during Season 13. Hawkins has frequently spoken about how impactful this role has been for his acting skills. “The longevity and the consistency that I’ve been able to create with learning from Kevin Atwater has really strengthened my confidence more than anything,” the star told People in 2025, explaining that he’s become much more comfortable on camera. Hawkins isn’t the first main character to cycle out of the long-running show; Sophia Bush’s Erin Lindsay exited after four seasons, Jesse Lee Soffer’s Jay Halstead left in 2022, and Tracy Spiridakos’s Detective Hailey Upton left in 2024.
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