The Piece Of Chicago P.D. Stunt Equipment That Causes Tracy Spiridakos To Get Welts

Marina Squercati, Amy Morton, and Tracy Spiridakos were answering questions about their time in the “One Chicago” franchise (via YouTube). When asked what the most challenging equipment to learn was, Spiridakos didn’t have an answer, but Squerciati did mention her costar’s struggle with one crucial policing tool. “Tracy continually gets butted with the battering ram.”  

“That does happen to me, actually a lot,” Spiridakos said. “I have welts on my leg.” Spiridakos’s struggles with the battering ram are among the many hard-hitting ordeals that come with playing Hayley Upton. And Spiridakos isn’t alone, sharing the arduous efforts with her talented stunt double Kelli Victoria Scarangello (via IMDb). 

Later in the interview, they revealed that one of their favorite stunts involved Scarangello getting hit by a car. The entire thing looked and sounded so genuine everyone was concerned, but the stunt woman was absolutely fine. Scarangello and Spiridakos aren’t afraid to go to great depths for Hayley Upton as they have endured plenty for the role, including some memorable underwater action, whether in a tank in Los Angeles or a frosty December Chicago river (via Variety). 

There is no denying that playing a personality in “One Chicago” is no easy endeavor. It appears that cold underwater temperatures and battering ram welts are just part of the everyday workload for Spiridakos and Scarangello on the NBC series “Chicago P.D.”