Eamonn Walker portrayed Wallace Boden for 12 seasons, ever since Chicago Fire premiered in 2012. And though Walker announced he was exiting the show as a series regular after Season 12, he’s left an indelible mark in the One Chicago franchise. And the actor isn’t gone for good, with reports indicating Boden will be back in a recurring capacity in upcoming seasons. That’s because people can’t get enough of Walker and Boden, the father figure to basically all of Firehouse 51. Considering this role, people are always curious, does Eamonn Walker have children in real life?
Does Eamonn Walker Have Children?
Walker and his wife Sandra Walker have been married for decades and have three children together, a pair of twins: Jahdine and Deke Roderique-Walker, and a youngest son, Kane. There isn’t much information about the children available online, either, as the family is very private, but it is known that Walker has at least three grandchildren. Deke Roderique-Walker is the father of Milan and Paris, and Jahdine has a son called Cory.
The actor doesn’t keep a personal social media account, and his wife Sandra sometimes posts pictures of the two of them together but rarely posts pictures of their family. It seems the Walker family has decided that living in the spotlight isn’t for them.
In the show, Walker portrayed Chief Wallace Boden for 12 seasons. Chief Boden is also married and the father of two children. He was married before Chicago Fire began, to a woman named Shonda, and he had a stepson named Jimmy. That relationship didn’t last and by the time the show starts, Boden is single. In Season 2, the show introduces Donna Robbins (Melissa Ponzio), and after a whirlwind romance, she and Boden get married at the end of the season. They are still married at the end of Season 12. The two have a son, Terrance.
Season 12 sees Boden rekindle his relationship with Jimmy after Jimmy reaches out to him for help with his mom, and Boden expresses that to him, Jimmy will always be a son.
Chicago Fire is NBC’s drama series that follows the professional and personal lives of firefighters, rescue personnel, and paramedics of the Chicago Fire Department’s fictional Firehouse 51. Walker started as Battalion Chief of Battalion 25 on the show before being promoted to Deputy District Chief in Season 10. At the end of Season 12, Boden accepts the role of Deputy Fire Commissioner, which is why Walker won’t be returning to Chicago Fire as a series regular for Season 12. He is still expected to appear in the show in some capacity, though exactly how much of a presence he will be going forward is still unknown. A new Chief, called Dom Pascal, is set to take his place at Firehouse 51.
