’Chicago Fire’s Eamonn Walker Reveals His Complicated Feelings About Returning in Season 13

Wallace Boden grew to become an anchor for Chicago Hearth along with his deep however mushy voice and radio that he all the time carried. Eamonn Walker performed the character for twelve seasons earlier than departing within the closing episodes of final season. The actor is ready to visitor star in a single episode airing on Wednesday, April 16, and in line with him, coming again was sophisticated. “It was not straightforward,” he advised TV Line with amusing. Being away for thus lengthy, the Australian actor had begun shedding a few of Boden’s traits. Walker actually misplaced Boden’s voice and he needed to work to get it again. “So the primary week out, I had this [thought], ‘How do I get Boden’s voice again?’ So I referred to as up Tanera Marshall, who’s my voice coach in Chicago, and I used to be like, ‘I want three days with you to get Boden’s voice again. I can work on the physicality later, however let’s get his voice again. That’ll be the beginning of the journey,'” he revealed, including:

“So seeing her, after working along with her on each single episode for all of these episodes, was wonderful, in and of itself. After which [I] went into costumes and noticed these guys, the entire costume division, after which the journey started. I put the costumes on, and I had his voice, after which Boden was again. It was incredible to be again with the folks I really like and who love me again, and the welcoming was wonderful. They’ve a really, very particular place in my coronary heart.”

What Brings Boden Again to ‘Chicago Hearth?’

Eamonn Walker as Wallace Boden in 'Chicago Fire' — Picture Through NBC

Boden’s new place on the CFD as chief deputy commissioner comes with some duties, together with reviewing incidents that demand it. He returns on Chicago Hearth Season 12, Episode 18 “Publish Mortem,” to grasp what occurred that led to a firefighter getting left behind throughout a rescue. The episode is advised in flashbacks as he items collectively a timeline of the decision to grasp what went incorrect. “In all of the episodes I’ve ever performed, we by no means shot and filmed an episode like this, and it’s as near a film as you’re going to get inside an episode. The fun trip is for you attempting to determine sure issues out,” Walker advised the outlet. “Whereas watching the episode, the script is doing that with you. In order sensible as you might be, you’re going to try to double guess what we’re doing, and we’re conscious that you just’re doing it, and that’s what this episode is,” he added.

Tune in to NBC this Wednesday, April 16, to observe Boden’s return and the way it impacts the firehouse.