Who Played Brittany Baker On Chicago Fire? – Looper

The actress who played Brittany Baker in “Chicago Fire” is none other than Serinda Swan. While her run on the One Chicago series was worthwhile, the actress has been in the industry since the early 2000s, making a name for herself on the small screen. Her more notable accomplishments include headlining roles in “Graceland,” “Coroner,” “Breakout Kings,” and “Reacher.” She also has some superhero credibility playing Zatanna in the DC series “Smallville” and Medusa in the Marvel series “Inhumans.” And her film credits include “Tron: Legacy,” “The Veil,” and “Devotion” (via IMDb). But how did she end up on the NBC drama?

“Chicago Fire” showrunner Matt Olmstead knew Swan from when they worked together on “Breakout Kings.” He eventually convinced her to join the series as Severide’s love interest. But the timing wasn’t ideal, and because of a prior commitment, Swan had to bail on Brittany Baker before a proper exit could be arranged. “[I] had to exit so fast because I had to go off to [do] the next season of ‘Graceland,’ that not everything was tied up properly,” the actress said in an interview with TVLine. “So I kept getting all these messages being like, ‘When do you come back? We know you come back. You guys are still married.” After admitting she didn’t think a return was ever going to happen, she did reveal she would be interested in playing the character once again, if only to inject some drama into Severide’s life, saying, “[I] would be down for [Brittany] to just randomly show up one season and mess things up a bit for him again.”