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Romance Rx! All About the ‘Chicago Med’ Stars & Their Real-Life Relationships
If you’re ever in pain (even if it’s heartbreak), head over to Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. For 10 seasons, Chicago Med has kept us glued to our seats at the start of One Chicago Wednesdays as the doctors and nurses do whatever it takes to save their patients.
Even though your favorite Chicago Med characters are often busy in the ER or surgery, there’s still plenty of time for romance. The onscreen relationships have experienced emotional roller coasters on and off the clock.
But about the stars who play our beloved Gaffney employees? Swooon is looking at the relationship charts of the Chicago Med stars.
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Marlyne Barrett
Marlyne Barrett is a Chicago Med OG. She has played Nurse Maggie Lockwood since Season 1. Years earlier in 2009, she married Gavin Barrett, who is a pastor. The couple has two children together.
Jessy Schram
Jessy Schram met her now-husband, Sterling Taylor, in 2017. They were introduced through a mutual friend, and the rest is history! The Chicago Med star, who plays Dr. Hannah Asher, wed Taylor in 2023. The couple got married in her hometown of Chicago, Illinois.
Oliver Platt
Oliver Platt has been a happily married family man for over 30 years. He wed Mary Camilla Bonsal Campbell in 1992. They have three children together. While Platt films Chicago Med in Chicago, his family is based in Maine.
Luke Mitchell
Luke Mitchell met his love on set — but not Chicago Med’s set! The Australian actor, who plays Dr. Mitch Ripley, first crossed paths with Rebecca Breeds on the set of Home and Away in 2009. The couple announced their engagement in 2012, and they married the following year. Breeds announced that she and Mitchell were expecting their first child in 2025.
Lilah Richcreek-Estrada
Lilah Richcreek-Estrada, aka Dr. Nellie Cuevas, has been blissfully married to her husband, actor Robbie Silverman, since 2018. The couple announced in December 2024 that they were expecting their first child in early 2025.
“I’m proud of you forever and always my love. Doing life with you is a privilege and I’m just so grateful you were born,” the Chicago Med star wrote in honor of her hubby’s birthday in 2024.
Brennan Brown
Brennan Brown has recurred on Chicago Med as Dr. Sam Abrams since the show’s start in 2025. The actor has been married to Jenna Stern, known for her role as Elena Barth on Law & Order: SVU, since 1998. They have one child.
Sarah Ramos
Sarah Ramos started her NBC journey on American Dreams and then Parenthood. She joined Chicago Med in Season 10 as Dr. Caitlin Lenox. Ramos has been married to director and writer Matt Spicer since 2020. He notably directed and co-wrote the film Ingrid Goes West.
S. Epatha Merkerson
S. Epatha Merkerson has been an NBC legend since her Law & Order days. Since Chicago Med’s start, she’s played Sharon Goodwin. The acting icon was previously married to Toussaint Louverture Jones from 1994 to 2006. It’s unknown what her relationship status is today.
Darren Barnet
The world first fell in love with Darren Barnet as Paxton Hall-Yoshida on Never Have I Ever. Now, he’s saving lives as Dr. John Frost. Barnet is a Hollywood heartthrob, but he keeps her personal life close to his chiseled chest. However, he was public about his relationship with Love Hard costar Mikaela Hoover. It appears he’s single today.
Steven Weber
Steven Weber has been an important member of the Chicago Med family since Season 6. While fans continue to debate a Dr. Dean Archer/Dr. Hannah Asher romance, Weber’s romantic life is much more clear. He was married to actress Finn Carter from 1985 to 1992. He then married Juliette Hohnen in 1995. They share two children. Hohnen filed for divorce in 2013, per TMZ. It’s unknown if the divorce was finalized. Weber is active on his Instagram account, but he prefers to keep his romantic life out of the public eye.
