Chicago Fire Enlists Vampire Diaries Alum Steven R. McQueen

Chicago Fire is tapping into the Vampire Diaries talent pool once again.

Steven R. McQueen will recur in Season 4 of the NBC drama as new candidate Jimmy Borelli, TVLine has learned.

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McQueen played Elena Gilbert’s younger “brother” Jeremy on the CW series, which also featured Fire leading man Taylor Kinney as werewolf Mason Lockwood. McQueen exited Vampire Diaries earlier this year.

Executive producer Danielle Gelber broke the news of McQueen’s casting on Twitter:

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