Table of Biography
Taylor Kinney is a promising actor and model from the United States. Taylor Kinney is widely known for his Award-winning role of Lieutenant Kelly Severide in the drama series “Chicago Fire.”
Early Life
Taylor Kinney was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the United States, on the 15th of July 1981.
He is 42 years old as of 2024 and has a zodiac sign of Cancer. His full name is Taylor Jackson Kinney and he holds a US nationality. He belongs to a mixed ethnicity of Swiss-German-English descent.
He was born to Daniel Kinney (father) and Pamela Heisler (mother). His father was a banker while his mother was a dental hygienist by profession.
He was raised with his three brothers, Adam, Ryan (expired in 2008), and Trent in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. After his parent’s divorce, he was his brothers were raised single-handedly by his mother.
Caption: Taylor Kinney with his mother and his brother (Source: Pinterest)
Taylor Kinney – Education
He went to the Lancaster Mennonite High School in Lancaster County and completed his graduation in 2000. Later, he enrolled at the West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, where he studied business management.
Professional Career
Taylor Kinney made his acting debut in the 2006 MyNetworkTV’s night-time telenovela “Fashion House.” In this series, he played the main role of Luke Gianni appearing in a total of 35 episodes. The next year, he made his big screen debut as Frank in the movie named “White Air.”
From 2009 to 2010, he appeared in the role of Glenn Morrison in the medical drama “Trauma.” After this, he gained international recognition after portraying the role of Mason Lockwood in The CW supernatural teen drama “The Vampire Diaries” from 2010 to 2011.
His acting career was uplifted after he appeared as Navy SEAL Jared in the 2012 film “Zero Dark Thirty.”
Rose to prominence
Caption: The poster of NBC drama, Chicago Fire (Source: Amazon UK)
During that same year, he landed the lead role of Lieutenant Kelly Severide in the NBC drama “Chicago Fire”, which centered around the lives of firefighters, paramedics, and rescue personnel of the Chicago Fire Department’s fictional Firehouse 51. He again reprised the role in the police procedural drama “Chicago P.D.” Once again, he reprised the role in the medical drama “Chicago Med.”
Other acting works
In addition, he appeared in the 2012 short film compilation “Stars in Shorts” (as Brad Searcy), the 2014 romantic comedy “The Other Woman” (as Phil Hampton), the 2015 political thriller “Consumed” (as Eddie), the 2016 supernational horror “The Forest” (as Aiden), and the 2018 romantic drama “Here and Now” (as Jordan).
He has appeared in episodes of the crime procedural comedy-drama “Bones” (as Jimmy Fields, 2008), “CSI: NY” (as Jason Locke, 2011), “Shameless” (as Craig Heisner, 2012), “Castle” (as Darren Thomas, 2012), and “Breakout Kings” (as Perry, 2012). Moreover, he was also featured in Lady Gaga’s music video for the song “You and I.”
Awards
In 2016, Taylor won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic TV Actor category for his work in the TV series “Chicago Fire.” Similarly, he has been nominated two times for the same award in 2015 and 2017.
Net Worth 2024
Taylor’s net worth and salary are unknown, but his net worth is estimated to be $8 million as of 2023. He has been able to earn this sum of money through his acting roles. Moreover, his role as Lieutenant Kelly Severide in the Chicago TV series provided a boost to his acting career.
Relationship Status
Currently, Taylor Kinney is in a relationship with Alanna DiGiovanni. His girlfriend is a radiologist working in Philadelphia and the couple has been in a relationship since 2016.
Caption: Taylor Kinney with his girlfriend (Source: Extra TV)
But, in the past, he was engaged to singer Lady Gaga. Their relationship’s privacy was not revealed earlier, but they later revealed their relationship through their engagement in 2012.
They separated in July 2016. In addition to Lady Gaga, he was linked to Brittany Sackett from 2009 to 2011. Till now, this actor has never been involved in any kind of scandal orrumorr and has maintained a clean profile.
Body Measurements
Caption: Taylor Kinney during a photoshoot (Source: X.com)
This handsome actor stands 5 feet 11 inches tall (180 cm) and weighs around 83 kg (183 lbs). In addition, he has dark brown hair with green eyes and has an athletic body type.
Taylor Kinney – Social Media
On his Instagram page ‘@taylorkinney111’ there are over 1.1 million followers. Likewise, there are over 287.5k followers on his Twitter page ‘@TaylorKinney111’ and over 181k followers on his Facebook page.