As first reported on Deadline.com, actor Taylor Kinney will be starring in the Dick Wolf-produced NBC drama pilot CHICAGO FIRE.
Kinney, best known for his role on 'The Vampire Diaries', will star in the action series which centers on the "complex and heroic men and women of the Chicago Fire Department." Kinney will portray Squad Lieutenant Kelly Severide, the head of an elite team of firemen who are called in for only the most dangerous fires and rescue situations.
The actor will join previously announced cast member Eamonn Walker, who will play the Captain of the squad. Michael Brand and Derek Haas penned the script and Jeffrey Nachmanoff will serve as the show's director.
Kinney's other TV credits include the 2009 medical drama 'Trauma'.

　　泰勒·金尼(Taylor Kinney)是谁？如果你还不认识他，那么你可就落伍了：这位因和女神Lady Gaga拍摄MV而交往的男星，曾经在《吸血鬼日记》中饰演Tyler的叔叔Mason Lockwood。
　　这位《吸血鬼日记》男星将加盟迪克·伍尔夫(Dick Wolf)在NBC的新剧《芝加哥之火》(Chicago Fire)的导航集拍摄。该剧讲述了关于芝加哥火警局中那些救火英雄们的故事。曾经在NBC的另外一部剧集《急救小组》(Trauma)出演过的金尼，在《芝加哥之火》中将饰演救火小组中尉Kelly Serveride，他将带领一支精英消防队员团队，去熄灭史上最危险的火灾并解救被困的人们。《监狱风云》男星伊默恩·沃克(Eamonn Walker)也将加盟。
　　Derek Haas和Michael Brandt将撰写剧本，并将和《法律与秩序》主创迪克·伍尔夫一同担任该剧的执行制作人。