Whatever Happened To Robin Charles From Chicago Med? – Looper

After Season 3 of “Chicago Med,” Mekia Cox left her role as Robin Charles primarily due to being promoted to series regular on ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” (per Us Weekly). Featuring characters from Disney’s library of animated fantasy films, the series focuses on a town full of fairy tale characters who were deposited in the real world without their memories due to a curse. Cox played Tiana in the final season of the show before its cancellation.

At the time, Cox was playing both Tiana and Robin simultaneously, meaning that Cox was commuting between Vancouver, where “Once Upon a Time” is filmed, and Chicago. The strain of travel took a toll on Cox, as she explained in an interview with fan site One Chicago Center. “It was a lot for me because at the beginning of the week, I’d be in Vancouver and then half the week, I’d have to fly to Chicago,” Cox explained. “It was a lot of back and forth for me, so eventually it does sort of start to wear on you.” 

“Once Upon a Time” was canceled after Season 7 in 2018, allowing Cox to return to “Chicago Med” for Season 4. In 2019, Cox reprised her role in “Chicago Med” one last time in a Season 5 episode before leaving for good.

That same year, it would become clear that Cox exited the “One Chicago” universe because she landed a role on ABC’s police procedural “The Rookie.” Starting in Season 2, Cox began playing Nyla Harper, a former detective who returns to patrol work to be more present in her daughter’s life. She continues to play Nyla in Season 5 of the series, which began airing in September 2022 (via Variety).