"There's some family that I need to take care of. But there's other things that I would like to do in the future," he added. "It was a difficult decision because I've loved the show from the start. And he agreed that we should at least get Casey to 200 episodes," Spencer said. I called Derek on making a personal decision and broke him the news that I thought it was time to leave the show. RELATED: ‘Chicago Fire’ Star Yuriy Sardarov Shares Thoughts On Shocking Exit From The Show: ‘The Greatest 7 Years Of My Life’
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This marks the first time in 18 years that Spencer will not be appearing in a one-hour TV drama prior to "Chicago Fire", Spencer spent eight seasons starring opposite Hugh Laurie in "House".Īs ET reports, Spencer spoke to the press about the "difficult decision" he made to say goodbye to "Chicago Fire". It was bittersweet but I really enjoyed it and we got some laughs out of it," he added. It’s hard to say goodbye, you know, see you soon, kind of thing. "It’s been a long time coming when you know how these compadres have gone through life and death together. “I think it was pretty organic that he’s leaving and he’s going for three years but is he? We don’t know," Spencer explained. RELATED: ‘Chicago Fire’ Shuts Down Production After Multiple Positive COVID-19 Tests “It wraps up 10 years for me,” Spencer said of his exit, as reported by Deadline. 20 episode, it was revealed that Casey was moving to Oregon, concluding Spencer's 10-season run with the show. Viewers of "Chicago Fire" bid farewell to Matthew Casey as star Jesse Spencer exited the primetime drama he's been part of since the first episode back in 2012.