Jason Beghe. Lori Allen/NBC
Jason Beghe is open to his Chicago P.D. character, Hank Voight, probably officiating Adam Ruzek and Kim Burgess’ wedding ceremony — even when he hasn’t been requested to take action.
“I doubt that they would want Voight,” Beghe, 64, teased throughout an unique interview with Us Weekly on Wednesday, March 13, noting it was a “funny” thought for the pinnacle of the Intelligence Unit to marry his coworkers Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) and Burgess (Marina Squerciati), fondly often known as “Burzek” by followers.
Beghe took a minute earlier than he added, “If I look at that scene, imagine that scene, there’s so many fun things that could be done with that.”
The actor, who has performed the hardcore cop because the present’s 2014 debut, defined: “Voight could either be shy about it or hyper-professional and not quite know what the hell he’s doing there. Or he could be [so] shocked that he finds himself in tears.”
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Beghe famous there are “a million things” that might transpire if Voight was the officiant, particularly because the character “is kind of finding out who he is” all through season 11, which premiered in January. “I think that that’s exciting,” he added.
While Ruzek and Burgess obtained engaged for the third time earlier this season, Beghe isn’t positive followers will ever see them stroll down the aisle.
Patrick Flueger and Marina Squerciati Lori Allen/NBC
“I don’t care about that stuff,” he confessed to Us, explaining that with regards to his function on the sequence, he’s all about crafting genuine police story traces.
“This is a police show. This isn’t a soap opera,” Beghe joked. “So if we’re going to do a wedding, I want it to be through the lens of what it means [to cops] and how that affects and is described as a police officer in Chicago.”
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“I think, like, they would invite Voight over to marry them and then have some chips and then, like, never talk about it again and just be together,” Squerciati, 39, solely informed Us in March 2022, earlier than the characters formally obtained engaged once more.
She defined: “They would do something unconventional or something. I just feel like they’re best friends. They’re kind of married already, but right now it’s not working out.”
Burgess and Ruzek have weathered many storms on P.D., together with two damaged engagements and the lack of their unborn baby. However, they have been stronger than ever heading into season 11, which is why LaRoyce Hawkins, who performs Kevin Atwater, informed Us he was “absolutely” rooting for them to dwell fortunately ever after.
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“This is something a lot of people don’t know about me … I’m certified to marry people,” Hawkins, 35, revealed in June 2023, sharing that he’s officiated just a few weddings in his household.
He teased: “I consider Burgess and Ruzek to be family, and I think Atwater should get first right refusal to actually marry [them]. That’s what we wanna see.”
Beghe, for his half, informed Us on Wednesday that he’s “happy” that viewers are seeing a “more personal” aspect to Voight and his squad this season. However, he’s adamant that if Burgess and Ruzek get married it must be proven “through a cop lens.”
“It’s not just, ‘Oh, I’ve fallen in love with this character and now they’re married.’ It’s not that. It’s all about cops,” Beghe reiterated. “So the wedding and all that kind of stuff, it’s only [done in relation to how] it affects the job and [how] the job affects it.”
Chicago P.D. returns to NBC Wednesday, March 20, at 10 p.m. ET.
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