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The 3 best (and 3 worst) Chicago PD characters

By Danilo Castro

CHICAGO P.D. -- "Into The Deep" Episode 1007 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jason Beghe as Hank Voight, Amy Morton as Trudy Platt -- (Photo by: Lori Allen/NBC)
CHICAGO P.D. -- "Into The Deep" Episode 1007 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jason Beghe as Hank Voight, Amy Morton as Trudy Platt -- (Photo by: Lori Allen/NBC) /
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CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 09: Actor Elias Koteas attends a premiere party for NBC’s ‘Chicago Fire’, ‘Chicago P.D.’ and ‘Chicago Med’ at STK Chicago on November 9, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/WireImage)
CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 09: Actor Elias Koteas attends a premiere party for NBC’s ‘Chicago Fire’, ‘Chicago P.D.’ and ‘Chicago Med’ at STK Chicago on November 9, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/WireImage) /

Best: Alvin Olinsky

In terms of upholding the law, Alvin Olinksy (Elias Koteas) is not a role model. He performs lots of questionable acts during his time on the show, but the fact that he does so with the intention of exacting justice makes him a complicated, oftentimes thought-provoking character.

His friendship with Voight is one of the best in the entire show. It really felt like these two guys had been through a lot together, and had respected the tough decisions that the other had to make to get by in the Windy City. Olinsky’s death in prison hit Voight harder than arguably any other death on the show, and we have to admit: we get it.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MAY 10: Nick Wechsler attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Blackberry” at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on May 10, 2023 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MAY 10: Nick Wechsler attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Blackberry” at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on May 10, 2023 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) /

Worst: Kenny Rixton

Fans don’t have much to say about Kenny Rixton (Nick Wechsler) in retrospect, and that kind of sums up the problem with his character. He’s just there. He’s brought in to replace Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) in season 4, and blends in decently well with the rest of the IU. Given how he looks and how he carries himself, though, it’s hard to shake the notion that Rixton is just a poor man’s Ruzek.

He doesn’t get a lot of time to distinguish himself throughout the season, and he leaves without making much of an impact on the overall season. Rixton is an example of a placeholder character at its worst, and yeah… we aren’t holding our breath for a surprise return anytime soon.

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