Erin Lindsay
| Erin Lindsay | |
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| Chicago P.D. character | |
Erin Lindsay
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| First appearance |
CF: "Rhymes with Shout" (episode 2.08) CPD: "Stepping Stone" (episode 1.01) |
| Created by | Matt Olmstead |
| Portrayed by | Sophia Bush |
| Other appearances |
SVU: "Chicago Crossover" (episode 16.07) |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Family |
Unnamed father Barbara "Bunny" Fletcher (mother) Teddy Courtney (half-brother) Hank Voight (Foster father ) |
| Significant other(s) |
Kelly Severide (ex-boyfriend) Jay Halstead (boyfriend; partner) |
| Police career | |
| Department | |
| Years of service | 2000s – Present |
| Rank | Detective |
| Badge No. | 61317 |
Erin Lindsay is a fictional character in NBC's Chicago TV franchise, as a lead character in Chicago P.D. and a recurring character in Chicago Fire and Chicago Med. Portrayed by Sophia Bush, she is a detective in the Intelligence Unit of the Chicago Police Department.
In season 1 of Chicago P.D., it has been established from the very beginning that Lindsay shared a special relationship with Hank Voight, head of the Intelligence Unit. Her unwavering loyalty to Voight is explained as her background is gradually revealed. She is generally unfazed by the gangsters, drug lords, and physically intimidating suspects the unit encounter on a regular basis. She has mentioned that her biological father was in prison and that he would hit her and her mother Bunny, who was an on-and-off drug addict. Through Bunny, she has a half-brother, Teddy Courtney, who was taken by a pedophilia ring at age 13 and was found by NYPD detectives ten years later working as a male prostitute. Lindsay grew up on the street and by the age of 14, she had already been arrested 5 times on charges including misdemeanor, simple battery, retail theft, solicitation, and unlawful possession of cannabis. She became a CI for Voight, who, along with his wife, eventually took her in as her legal guardians. Actress Sophia Bush described the character: "Lindsay comes from the street so she already knows how all these people work." She completed high school at St. Ignatius College Prep and joined the Chicago Police Department. After graduating from the police academy, she spent four years on the west side of Chicago as a patrol officer, which she said was all the education she needed.
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