Adriyan Rae on Joining Chicago Fire After 2 Years of Auditions: It Felt So Good I Cried People 1/27/2021
The newest face on
Chicago Fireis full of energy both onscreen and off.
Adriyan Rae joined Firehouse 51 at the beginning of season 9 as Gianna Mackey, a determined young paramedic who grew up with Joe Cruz (Joe Minoso). The character, Rae says felt like a perfect match for her from the jump. She instinctually just sat into my body and [her words] came out of my mouth really easily, Rae tells PEOPLE of how it felt to prepare for the audition. Of course, after having tried out for roles in the OneChicago franchise for two years, landing this one even if it meant starting in the middle of a global pandemic has been a dream come true.
Chicago Fireis full of energy both onscreen and off.
Adriyan Rae joined Firehouse 51 at the beginning of season 9 as Gianna Mackey, a determined young paramedic who grew up with Joe Cruz (Joe Minoso). The character, Rae says felt like a perfect match for her from the jump. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. She instinctually just sat into my body and [her words] came out of my mouth really easily, Rae tells PEOPLE of how it felt to prepare for the audition. Of course, after having tried out for roles in the OneChicago franchise for two years, landing this one even if it meant starting in the middle of a global pandemic has been a dream come true.
Chicago Med and
PD for two years prior to 2020, and I did a self-tape [for
Chicago Fire] and I was like, OK, I ve done so many before . And then we heard some feedback. They got back to us quickly, and they seemed like they were interested. Then we did another self-tape, then we had a meeting with the writer, and then we had a producer Zoom session which is very different – I had never done one of those before. The audition process was all virtual, and very COVID-friendly and safe!
Rae said that the roles she previously went for were a variety of different ones.
Chicago Fire cast: New faces joining the show in Season 9
Sun Jan 17, 2021 at 10:54pm ET
Jesse Spencer stars as Matthew Casey on the Chicago Fire cast. Pic credit: Adrian S. Burrows Sr./NBCUniversal
The Chicago Fire cast is going to see some new characters debuting during Season 9 of the show.
There was already a shift in the Chicago Fire cast this season, with Sylvie Brett (played by Kara Killmer) getting a new partner.
At the end of Season 8, we saw the character of Emily Foster (played by actress Annie Ilonzeh) leave the show. So, when Season 9 of the show began, it wasn’t too surprising that Brett was going to need a new partner.
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Vagrant Queen star Adriyan Rae reflects on show s cancellation I m proud of what we did. 17/01/2021
Vagrant Queen star Adriyan Rae has spoken of her pride in the inclusive sci-fi series, more than half a year after its unfortunate cancellation.
The show launched to great reviews in March 2020 and earned a passionate fanbase. Sadly, a struggle for viewing figures led SyFy to cancel it.
During an interview with
Digital Spy, Rae – who played lead character Elida – highlighted the significance of what the series contributed towards representation particularly in its genre.