Tracy Spiridakos posts birthday tribute to Chicago PD co-star

Tracy Spiridakos is done filming Chicago PD. She even debuted a new hairstyle on Instagram to prove that her days playing Hailey Upton are over. That being said, the actress has continued to spend time with her PD co-stars. She recently celebrated Jesse Lee Soffer's birthday on social media, and now she's turned her attention to LaRoyce Hawkins.

Hawkins, who's birthday is on May 5th, was the subject of a sweet Instagram post from Spiridakos. She posted a collection of photos with Hawkins from their many years working together on PD. Most of the photos see the duo goofing off and making silly faces while Jason Beghe and Amy Morton rehearse what look to be very grim scenes.

Spiridakos celebrated LaRoyce Hawkins' birthday

Hawkins has been vocal about not wanting to see Spiridakos leave the show, and how much he's going to miss the energy she brings to the set. During a recent interview with NBC, the actor also liked her to a family member.

"It's very heartbreaking," he noted. "She grew into all of our lives as, like, just a favorite. She brings a light to set that you can't really match, you know what I mean? She's just extremely funny, extremely sweet. She's really like a sister."

Hawkins is excited for what Spiridakos will do next

The actor is sad to see Spiridakos go, but he's also voiced over whatever she does next, and is confident that she will be successful no matter what:

"[We're] also very excited for her, right? For whatever's next. Whatever she touches is gonna turn into gold."

Hawkins isn't the only one who's publicly lamented the actress' decision to leave. Jason Beghe, who plays Hank Voight, also told NBC that the show will be very different with Spiridakos gone. "You know, she's changed the show," he noted. "And therefore even going forward, whether she's in the episode or not, she'll be part of the show."