In terms of people who we call heroes - and I don't tend to like that term, and firefighters don't consider themselves heroes - but if you look at their job description, they are. Their job is to straight up save people.
Jesse Spencer
My first car was a '69 Holden, which is an Aussie car.
I'd like to see more of Colorado, Utah, and maybe go to Yellowstone. Oh, and I'd like to kayak down the Colorado through the Grand Canyon.
I did ride-alongs and did some firefighter training at the Chicago Fire Academy.
I've met many rich kids over the years. Many are very down to earth and work hard; they come from decent parenting. Others, however, are not.
I live in a fantasy world where I think I'm immune to all disease. I don't get sick and haven't had anything major go wrong.
Open-water swimming scares the hell out of me.
Firefighting inherently is a dangerous occupation.
I started off with violin, then I started learning guitar, then I went to piano. But I self-taught piano just because I enjoyed it. I've always really enjoyed music.
I'm really good at not getting sunburned because I wear zinc cream.
First responders are a resilient lot. They deal with many types of situations and are very good at improvisation in their work.
Chicago's like Melbourne - there's a city center, there's public transport, and there's more of a cultural scene.
I loved working on 'House,' but I never ever want to do another medical show. It's 'fiddly' stuff.
I always find music guys writing about love. Think of something else for a change. I'm sorry, but it's been done, and it does work and it's good and all that, but I think something else would be nice.
Mum decided that I could sing a bit, so she put me in a choir, which I hated, and it was just a nightmare. I was a rebellious sort of choirboy.
I was trained classically in violin and voice, which led to musical theater. Then I left the music scene to chase acting, which is when 'Neighbours' came along. It was a fantastic playground for actors, and the cast around me taught me a lot.
I did some good stuff over in the U.K., but I wasn't consistently working. For a while there, I was going, 'Do I really want to do this - should I go back to university?'
All of my girlfriends have been actors, and I've realized that maybe it's not for me - and find something else outside of the industry.
I want 'Chicago Fire' to go as long as 'SVU.'
Fire looks better at night.
'Fire' is physical and has a lot of grunt to it. I really love that.
I admire a lot of actors, but I don't covet people's careers.
I support firefighters.
On vacation in Indonesia, I ran out of skin-colored zinc, so I used green, and locals called me Hulk.
I play the didgeridoo using circular breathing.
'Chicago Fire' has been a wonderful outlet for me. We're thrown into the gritty streets of Chicago working among actual first responders. They're a wonderful bunch, and the sense of community among Midwesterners is very similar to Australians.
I love politics.
The idea of being charming and really nasty at the same time is a really difficult thing to do.
I hate staying in resorts. When I go on holiday, I like to stay in crappy places with great surf.
I work 14-hour days on-set, and when you go home to an empty apartment, the last thing you're going to do is cook a meal. I eat cereal, eggs, or smoothies. That's my routine.
When I was doing 'Neighbours,' I was aiming to go to university, then go to med school, but I realised I could make a better living from acting.
Eight is my lucky number.
I love 'Battlestar Galactica;' I was a geeky kid. I was into Dungeons and Dragons. I had the 24-sided dice.
'House' has opened a lot of doors for me. I've met a whole bunch of people and got a whole new bunch of contacts. I've got the golden ticket.
