After a multitude of cast exits in the One Chicago universe, Eamonn Walker is returning in the role ... that we were off and running,” producer Dick Wolf shared in a statement at the time.

Producer Dick Wolf sent Deadline an exclusive statement about Walker’s change in status, below. “Eamonn was the first actor cast on Chicago Fire, and we knew once he said yes, that we were off ...

Eamonn Walker, who left “Chicago Fire” at the ... a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment. The series was the first of the “One Chicago” franchise ...

Walker starred on the Dick Wolf procedural from seasons one through 12, exiting the series last season when his character accepted a promotion to Chicago Fire Department’s Deputy Commissioner.

Eamonn Walker will return to NBC’s Chicago Fire as Wallace Boden in the Season 13 episode titled “Post-Mortem” (#1318), which will air Wednesday, April 16 at 9/8c.