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Taylor Kinney Through the Years
![Taylor Kinney Through the Years](https://ew.com/thmb/mEHN5-4o50elwHuQZjBWM-6be_A=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/taylor-kinney-iage-tout-8a566c190fa0472193e6e3589f96707c.jpg)
Born in Pennsylvania on July 15, 1981, Taylor Kinney celebrates his 35th birthday Friday. The star made his debut in the mid-2000s, rising to fame with gigs on Trauma and The Vampire Diaries. Years later, he's celebrated for his turn as Kelly Severide on Chicago Fire (and occasionally Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med). In honor of Kinney's big day, see 35 photos of the actor through the years, ahead.
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Taylor Kinney on July 20, 2006
![Taylor Kinney on July 20, 2006](https://ew.com/thmb/h8YBXWCQfWg53FDaZjgM2W5PaaQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-108870389-2329f966e756441d899b3e9d49765fa2.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney in Washington, D.C. on August 30, 2006
![Taylor Kinney in Washington, D.C. on August 30, 2006](https://ew.com/thmb/2mA11Yaoj6niIiwaSVSBGXbfNFY=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-117407696-836d4260f2ca479bb97fa25d49203c5f.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney on November 19, 2006
![Taylor Kinney on November 19, 2006](https://ew.com/thmb/FlY17ifFjZxs1hoZyTF8fHoXcxA=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-102789152-64114dde5ced4b3295837cdaaadecc4e.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney in Pasadena, Calif. on August 5, 2009
![Taylor Kinney in Pasadena, Calif. on August 5, 2009](https://ew.com/thmb/zs3zcZGXXanNmRtK7JwSQUc2jBU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-89627195-1ff8b25fc65b4aa59ea5658cd0a4e344.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney as Glenn Morrison in Trauma on October 5, 2009
![Taylor Kinney as Glenn Morrison in Trauma on October 5, 2009](https://ew.com/thmb/gIWiBxA1dd415L0bpZ_iB-SY4OM=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-141202447-878b2ff8e75b4c5c981e706f5916e3d9.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney as Glenn Morrison in Trauma on November 9, 2009
![Taylor Kinney as Glenn Morrison in Trauma on November 9, 2009](https://ew.com/thmb/G6NFH52KKfIEDO0FsdVuhz8ZwZc=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-138357509-c3183d6e132e4c3a80c45e6b5ece97cd.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney in Pasadena, Calif. on October 21, 2011
![Taylor Kinney in Pasadena, Calif. on October 21, 2011](https://ew.com/thmb/L4dzM917tKGVsZpNfuIaum3ltTU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-130724975-83eb73933c20406eb38839ae9a7922e4.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on March 17, 2012
![Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on March 17, 2012](https://ew.com/thmb/UOj1TNCLQTESX5UNMWAcqWhECso=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-151357394-2fbafdace6f44cef9365d3ef6fe17735.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney in Chicago Fire on July 15, 2012
![Taylor Kinney in Chicago Fire on July 15, 2012](https://ew.com/thmb/1AxkZxeTCpHGwD1XnubJsDBZ0Bw=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-167960321-a5a2663829d444538bc66173de4c30c9.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on August 1, 2012
![Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on August 1, 2012](https://ew.com/thmb/gLuZEheg1rYMr8p5ugDgowQ962c=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-154238267-87d8a01a00be422db0701b2d4320a1ca.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on August 13, 2012
![Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on August 13, 2012](https://ew.com/thmb/-3vE8fP5boavJuGLjbtqIzNXNm0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-153921907-239592ff70864e97a5068fdea4c76a31.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on October 11, 2012
![Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on October 11, 2012](https://ew.com/thmb/IzYZk7NNZvaqb21yJiBVFOLCqgE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-156707177-dcc1da2373c745deaeacd2a95bd08639.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney With His Brother Trent Kinney in Los Angeles on November 7, 2012
![Taylor Kinney With His Brother Trent Kinney in Los Angeles on November 7, 2012](https://ew.com/thmb/6m7gEpg3hGUO3j2US8HeUZKT1kA=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-155744467-2099a64b86ee4aa9990148c00e55d68e.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on December 21, 2012
![Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on December 21, 2012](https://ew.com/thmb/NYop4jssS2j4sNTpX7aPi5ho_rY=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-160888503-36126e68028c4edfbdbd1929e058205a.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney With Jesse Spencer in Pasadena, Calif on April 22, 2013
![Taylor Kinney With Jesse Spencer in Pasadena, Calif on April 22, 2013](https://ew.com/thmb/FXqjgNrR6BbwX5UN6j4CPcz04Dg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-167250581-77d677aa37154103a0238bf0c9de2aff.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on August 9, 2013
![Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on August 9, 2013](https://ew.com/thmb/TpTzalJqLBapafFYmtWYG-ZKXP0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-180961678-63dbe9b5dc074c63baa95b2f7df77e5e.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 12, 2014
![Taylor Kinney at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 12, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/Vtw23vHTs6zxxvekB_T3a1xFNVo=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-462167149-d90c6756d52e4a9f99f430273188e183.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on January 14, 2014
![Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on January 14, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/ez8G0P3RzAYBFwn5A0mGpzYMADo=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-468975251-404200b5ad7d4744a094416445cee8b1.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney at the Los Angeles Premiere of The Other Woman on April 21, 2014
![Taylor Kinney at the Los Angeles Premiere of The Other Woman on April 21, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/ZsOl0nh21Pn3ot_byyAOyxVW3fo=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-486016621-35a093a2f0d342b691332f11758ea45e.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney in New York City on May 20, 2014
![Taylor Kinney in New York City on May 20, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/TXBfiLlNS08eTMC2mjxRfJFDuhc=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-492646463-dc85a8e15fb54f11a23c3fa1c5370e1d.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on October 3, 2014
![Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on October 3, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/n0qluqY65PlJv4FlHUXeADOgbZ0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-458122350-1556e4d9d0784aa7aa23b0b9f9a48cc8.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney Participating in a Ride to Benefit the 100 Club of Chicago at Flywheel Sports on October 5, 2014
![Taylor Kinney Participating in a Ride to Benefit the 100 Club of Chicago at Flywheel Sports on October 5, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/kmVtWQktxFAGJ7jLDG6QwVY1tYA=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-456735286-4fb20751fa5545eaaa30900356f840b6.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney With Lady Gaga at the 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors on December 7, 2014
![Taylor Kinney With Lady Gaga at the 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors on December 7, 2014](https://ew.com/thmb/Ws5qvtaIz0V81obcfSAWWkTxHj0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-460126230-decf335d1c9c49b2b17b6a01cff20e04.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney in Pasadena, Calif. on January 16, 2015
![Taylor Kinney in Pasadena, Calif. on January 16, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/U1APp5W4cmQFR3_K3UbdhEPEjIU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-461645202-5703a81251a24c5fab919e705db8416f.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney With Lady Gaga at the Chicago Polar Plunge on March 1, 2015
![Taylor Kinney With Lady Gaga at the Chicago Polar Plunge on March 1, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/NlLJ1gb3Nx0bgN1UbEbZMcFDDac=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-464871214-6a463d75e788467f914e7a5e0ea4fcc4.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney at Operation Smile's 4th Annual Celebrity Ski & Smile Challenge on March 14, 2015
![Taylor Kinney at Operation Smile's 4th Annual Celebrity Ski & Smile Challenge on March 14, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/X-Clrp4OMzKXILJKQfk_olyAby4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-466378612-868a8dfa907c42c0b084394cdfa00f50.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on July 17, 2015
![Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on July 17, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/0wVJl3t96ps1kJs7QN4jV8t2_ME=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-490537954-05d610cba6cf4459b7f19c54fd20f447.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney With Lady Gaga at the Premiere Screening of American Horror Story: Hotel on October 3, 2015
![Taylor Kinney With Lady Gaga at the Premiere Screening of American Horror Story: Hotel on October 3, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/vsXw5hLAu-W113_RhEebtxRDc8g=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-491197946-cbdb83b932f84ec093c26a60d348e91c.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney at the Rock The Kasbah New York Premiere on October 19, 2015
![Taylor Kinney at the Rock The Kasbah New York Premiere on October 19, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/azi__uSJcYLsKVi1tQLI3nI6r84=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-493393630-87bd20112804491882bfdae6560d5f50.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney With Lady Gaga at the Billboard Women In Music on December 11, 2015
![Taylor Kinney With Lady Gaga at the Billboard Women In Music on December 11, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/2rvYIIFV3pzcTyCaXuN54fVW2fY=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-501012350-9e319d35127e4960b0b60b3d5ade2ad0.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney in Chicago on November 9, 2015
![Taylor Kinney in Chicago on November 9, 2015](https://ew.com/thmb/End9MIQQFoq5r1Nn1OTV5d7rXW4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-496401366-5786e7b975d94f72971b90a5ebbad8ee.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney at the People's Choice Awards on January 6, 2016
![Taylor Kinney at the People's Choice Awards on January 6, 2016](https://ew.com/thmb/IwPR7TPC0gwXYPp7fRY1LXA7Xp4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-503720008-2c4f897e8ad04a4f97ac7876f5bf697e.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney With Lady Gaga at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 10, 2016
![Taylor Kinney With Lady Gaga at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 10, 2016](https://ew.com/thmb/0O8q6Vb_q0zF379fMZnozVUi5l0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-504397012-b446002367f942c298cbd8658277b37c.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney With Lady Gaga at the 88th Annual Academy Awards on February 28, 2016
![Taylor Kinney With Lady Gaga at the 88th Annual Academy Awards on February 28, 2016](https://ew.com/thmb/saMZ0EQdMrTOSapT_vraSfzWi_k=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-512946362-2555aed6bd774837af31a16f11c61bdc.jpg)
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Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on March 22, 2016
![Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide in Chicago Fire on March 22, 2016](https://ew.com/thmb/91fd_KFSoqdJ6TbilkKbcXj9t34=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-522928144-e8f930d8fb104419b7d09a3b05e29019.jpg)