# Tracy Spiridakos
**Tracy Spiridakos** (Panagiota Spiridakos; born 1988) is a Canadian actress known for playing Detective Hailey Upton on NBC's *Chicago P.D.*, Charlie Matheson on the NBC series *Revolution*, and the title role in [USA Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/usa-network)'s crime drama *Anna Pigeon*.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3749/tracy-spiridakos) • [2](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/tracy-spiridakos/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1988, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3749/tracy-spiridakos) |
| Birth name | Panagiota Spiridakos[2](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/tracy-spiridakos/) |
| Breakthrough role | Charlie Matheson on *Revolution* (NBC, 2012–14), 42 episodes[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/tracy-spiridakos/) • [1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3749/tracy-spiridakos) |
| Signature role | Detective Hailey Upton on *Chicago P.D.*, joined 2017 in Season 4, series regular Seasons 5–11, 135 episodes[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3749/tracy-spiridakos) |
| Current series | Title role in *Anna Pigeon* (USA Network, 2026), premiered August 7, 2026[4](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/emmy-magazine/articles/anna-pigeon-tracy-spiridakos) |
| Other notable credits | *Bates Motel* (Annika Johnson), *Being Human* (Brynn MacLean), *MacGyver* (Nikki Carpenter)[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3749/tracy-spiridakos) |
## Early life and background
Spiridakos was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and spent part of her childhood in her parents' homeland, Greece, before the family returned to Canada and opened a Greek restaurant. She worked at her parents' restaurant while studying at the Actors Training Centre of Manitoba, then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2007 to pursue acting.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3749/tracy-spiridakos) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2702898/)
In an interview with *emmy* magazine, she described her first years in Vancouver as precarious: her first on-screen credit was a nurse in a 2007 episode of *Supernatural*, and while auditioning she worked as a bank teller by day and a bartender-server at night to pay her bills.[4](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/emmy-magazine/articles/anna-pigeon-tracy-spiridakos)
## Early career and Revolution
Her early television work included small roles on *Supernatural* and *The L Word*, followed by supporting parts in the Canadian TV movies *Web of Desire* (2009) and *Goblin* (2010) and a lead in the independent film *The Boy She Met Online* (2010). Her first lead role was playing the 15-year-old mayor Becky Richards on the live-action sitcom *Majority Rules!*[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/tracy-spiridakos/) • [13](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/majority-rules/umc.cmc.kjitjno4cd4ja5xyg0mlcqun)
**Breakthrough.** In 2012 she relocated to the United States to play Charlie Matheson, a determined, crossbow-wielding survivor, on the NBC adventure series *Revolution* (2012–14), executive produced by J.J. Abrams and created by [Eric Kripke](https://www.edgepedia.org/eric-kripke). She appeared in 42 episodes as the lead.[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/tracy-spiridakos/) • [1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3749/tracy-spiridakos) • [2](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/tracy-spiridakos/) She has called the role the point at which acting became the only thing she wanted to do, recalling her bank-job boss taking her off the schedule after seeing her face on the side of a bus.[4](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/emmy-magazine/articles/anna-pigeon-tracy-spiridakos)
During this period she also appeared as the vengeful werewolf Brynn MacLean on Syfy's *Being Human*, as Annika Johnson on A&E's *Bates Motel*, as Dawn on Showtime's *Episodes*, and as Nikki Carpenter on the *MacGyver* reboot on CBS.[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/tracy-spiridakos/) • [1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3749/tracy-spiridakos) • [4](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/emmy-magazine/articles/anna-pigeon-tracy-spiridakos)
## Chicago P.D. and Hailey Upton
After an unaired CBS comedy pilot she shot with [Adam Brody](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-brody), Spiridakos turned to drama and joined *Chicago P.D.* in 2017 as Detective Hailey Upton. She appeared in a recurring role in the final three episodes of Season 4, and was promoted to series regular for Seasons 5 through 11.[4](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/emmy-magazine/articles/anna-pigeon-tracy-spiridakos) • [6](https://www.tvinsider.com/1205997/tracy-spiridakos-new-show-anna-pigeon-chicago-pd-exit/) She ultimately appeared as Upton in 135 episodes of *Chicago P.D.*, plus guest appearances as the character on *Chicago Fire*, *Chicago Med*, and CBS's *FBI*.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3749/tracy-spiridakos)
The character, brought in initially to work a case with the Intelligence Unit after the departure of [Sophia Bush](https://www.edgepedia.org/sophia-bush)'s Erin Lindsay, became her longest-running part. She described Upton as "a dark, intense character" and relished the role.[7](https://covingtonnews.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/documents/Wednesday_Edition_March_9_2022.pdf) • [4](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/emmy-magazine/articles/anna-pigeon-tracy-spiridakos)
**Exit.** Spiridakos decided during her sixth season to leave after one more year, telling *Variety* that she "wanted us to send out the character with one last season." Her final season was 11, ending in 2024; she said she was curious about what else was out there and wanted to switch it up.[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/1205997/tracy-spiridakos-new-show-anna-pigeon-chicago-pd-exit/) • [8](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/after-nbcs-chicago-pd-cast-another-cop-former-star-tracy-spiridakos-lead-role-new-show) Toya Turner's Kiana Cook was brought in to fill the vacancy.[8](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/after-nbcs-chicago-pd-cast-another-cop-former-star-tracy-spiridakos-lead-role-new-show)
She returned to the role once more for the three-part One Chicago crossover in March 2026, in which Upton, now an FBI Special Agent, shared closing scenes with Jay Halstead, played by [Jesse Lee Soffer](https://www.edgepedia.org/jesse-lee-soffer).[9](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/one-chicago-bosses-hype-what-was-death-defying-crossover-event-plus-airplane-returning-fan-favorites) • [1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3749/tracy-spiridakos)
## Anna Pigeon
In 2025, about a year after leaving *Chicago P.D.*, Spiridakos was cast in the title role of *Anna Pigeon*, a USA Network crime drama based on Nevada Barr's New York Times best-selling novels.[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/1205997/tracy-spiridakos-new-show-anna-pigeon-chicago-pd-exit/) The 10-episode series premiered on August 7, 2026. She plays a former New Yorker who, after the death of her husband, moves to Montana and becomes a [National Park Service](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-park-service) law enforcement ranger stationed at Glacier National Park, solving crimes on national park grounds.[4](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/emmy-magazine/articles/anna-pigeon-tracy-spiridakos)
The production team includes showrunner and executive producer Morwyn Brebner and director and executive producer [Lea Thompson](https://www.edgepedia.org/lea-thompson), who had optioned the Barr novels 12 years earlier.[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/1205997/tracy-spiridakos-new-show-anna-pigeon-chicago-pd-exit/) • [10](https://www.tvinsider.com/1270256/anna-pigeon-tracy-spiridakos-lea-thompson-video-interview/) Spiridakos described the series as much more light-hearted than *Chicago P.D.* and contrasted the two characters: Hailey kept people out of her world, while Anna wants to connect with people even while overwhelmed by grief.[4](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/emmy-magazine/articles/anna-pigeon-tracy-spiridakos) She learned horseback riding for the role.[11](https://www.eonline.com/news/1434732/anna-pigeons-tracy-spiridakos-learned-horseback-riding-for-show)
The premiere made *Anna Pigeon* the highest-rated original series to debut on USA in nearly eight years.[12](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/how-tracy-spiradakis-one-chicago-follow-up-anna-pigeon-did-ratings)
## Personal life
Spiridakos publicly announced her relationship with former *Chicago P.D.* co-star Jesse Lee Soffer via Instagram in April 2024.[2](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/tracy-spiridakos/)
## References
1. [Tracy Spiridakos, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3749/tracy-spiridakos)
2. [Tracy Spiridakos News, Us Weekly](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/tracy-spiridakos/)
3. [Tracy Spiridakos - Actress, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/tracy-spiridakos/)
4. [People Watching: Anna Pigeon's Tracy Spiridakos, Television Academy (emmy magazine)](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/emmy-magazine/articles/anna-pigeon-tracy-spiridakos)
5. [Tracy Spiridakos, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2702898/)
6. [Tracy Spiridakos Sets First Post-'Chicago P.D.' Role, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/1205997/tracy-spiridakos-new-show-anna-pigeon-chicago-pd-exit/)
7. [Entertainment Extra, March 9, 2022, Covington News](https://covingtonnews.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/documents/Wednesday_Edition_March_9_2022.pdf)
8. [Tracy Spiridakos Has Landed Her TV Followup, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/after-nbcs-chicago-pd-cast-another-cop-former-star-tracy-spiridakos-lead-role-new-show)
9. [One Chicago Bosses Hype Crossover Event, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/one-chicago-bosses-hype-what-was-death-defying-crossover-event-plus-airplane-returning-fan-favorites)
10. [Why Tracy Spiridakos Was 'Perfect' to Lead 'Anna Pigeon', TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/1270256/anna-pigeon-tracy-spiridakos-lea-thompson-video-interview/)
11. [Anna Pigeon's Tracy Spiridakos Learned Horseback Riding for Show, E! News](https://www.eonline.com/news/1434732/anna-pigeons-tracy-spiridakos-learned-horseback-riding-for-show)
12. [How Tracy Spiridakos' One Chicago Follow-Up Anna Pigeon Did In The Ratings, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/how-tracy-spiradakis-one-chicago-follow-up-anna-pigeon-did-ratings)
13. [Majority Rules - Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/majority-rules/umc.cmc.kjitjno4cd4ja5xyg0mlcqun)
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