Chicago P.D.: Benjamin Levy Aguilar Promoted to Series Regular as Torres
Chicago P.D.‘s Intelligence squad is adding a new full-time recruit next season.[pmc_inline_gallery]
Benjamin Levy Aguilar, who played patrol officer Dante Torres in the April 13 episode “New Guard,” has been promoted to series regular for Season 10, our sister Deadline reports.
As you’ll recall, Halstead (played by Jesse Lee Soffer) took the rookie officer under his wing as a favor to Platt (Amy Morton). At first, the detective was apprehensive of Torres, given that he didn’t talk much, disobeyed several orders and was potentially affiliated with gangs. By the end of the hour, however, Torres admitted to Halstead that he did time in juvie for brutally assaulting his stepdad, who was abusing his mother, after he called the police numerous times and they never showed.
The upcoming Season 10 — premiering Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10/9c on NBC, following sister shows Chicago Med and Chicago Fire — will see the Intelligence crew back on the job after making a career-changing drug bust and Voight (Jason Beghe) losing his CI Anna, who’d gone off the rails. (Read our full finale recap here.)
What do you all think of Aguilar joining Chicago P.D. full-time as Torres? What do you hope to see next season? Sound off in the comments below.
Not sure how I feel about this. He is a well rounded character in the one episode he had and his reserved demeanour reminds me a bit of Olinsky but I feel that he’ll just be the revolving seventh member/new kiddie that needs to be handheld who will be gone in one season pushed to the wayside like Ruzek, Atwater, Burgess and Voight for mini Jaimie and Cersei Lannister’s toxic mellow drama to fester. Still he is a lot more of a morally gray character than most on the show Torres knows who he is and he doesn’t have to justify himself to a sanctimonious judgemental double standard hypocrite like Blandstead. The end of his debut episode where Blandstead after spending the whole episode thinking the worst of Torres and not even apologizing for his awful behavior towards him even after Torres saved his life twice all but told Blandstead even if he gave his reasons for why he does what he did it wouldn’t make a difference Halstead already made up his mind of Torres simply because he heard a rumor.
Agreed.
Am happy that he will be a regular because the addition will add “new blood” other than the same people all the time. He will present a challenge to his team but should prove helpful in dealing with gangs.
Love Magnum PI. Glad someone got smart!
Like all of the Chicago shows. Great actors and charisma among all.
Finally at long last.
I am super, super excited.
I can’t wait to see my boy.
Thank you for adding him.
I’m so excited when I saw him on the show I thought to myself he needs to be a regular absolutely love him good choice.
I’m a big fan of Chicago PD. Think he would fit in perfectly with the cast. They are all easy on the eye ( eye candy) as I would say. He’s got talent and I have seen his movies. Sweet Addition . Whohooo
Glad to hear that he is being added as a regular. I liked his character, looking forward to his addition the cast.
Excited that Torres will be a regular for Chicago PD.
Good decision. They need somebody new to shake things up and I liked him.
I love that he is joining the cast.
Turning a good guest star into a regular hasn’t gone well for them in the past. Sometimes characters work because they are a once and done.
Look at Anna, she was great in her first one or two episodes and by the end she’d become a bit of a drag.
They can barely balance the storylines for the cast they have, Kevin is barely sighted year after year, they drop storylines for months on end and now they are throwing someone else into the mix. Yikes.
For an elite unit that Atwater & Burgess had to grovel & beg & do their time to get in to it’s now a free for all.
Good luck and congratulations to the actor though. It must be a buzz to get signed on as series regular.
Some new blood will definitely help; was hoping for a new female cast member though; or at least some more focus on Trudy. She is so underused.
I a big fan of all Chicago shows they are the best on tv
It’s time for a new face to join the series, it was getting stale so I’m looking forward to seeing more of him and what he can bring
Well it’s about time for Chicago PD adding season regulars to the series they need to add more season regulars such as another black actors other than Kevin such Dr Scott sister etc. Bring back Antonio Dawson.
Loved the show with Torres, glad to hear he’s going to be on the show full time
YES I HAD COMMENTED ON THEM BRINGING HIM BACK AS A REGULAR. I THOUGHT HE WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION. I’M SO HAPPY HE WAS CHOSEN TO BE A REGULAR.
He’s a very good actor. The entire cast is very good. I miss those who left. . Bring my girl back. The doctor spot I never watch it. We have enough doctor shows. But her roll was strong smart. Great show . All the chic ago programs are good.
I love it! He’s the perfect fit!
I took an instant liking to him and can totally relate to his character! (wasn’t quite him starting out way back when, but close!)Was hoping he’d become a regular but his premiere episode left us hanging! What a pairing, my two faves, besides Halstead and Haley!
I think he is a good fit for the show. Looking forward to see how he does for the new season
It’s time for Burgess and Ruzek to be happy. Together!!
UPstead please pregnat <3
I really like Chicago PD, they’re all good Voight however is my dude. He put the man’s momma in the trunk of the car, he ain’t playing.
Chicago PD finale was out standing!. I want to know what they’re going to do about Voidt… she’s going to be off the reservation for a while so they should make Holsted acting lieutenant. So they can run the unit tight. I let them do some real policing and let the show get back to normal. At least till I don’t know mid season finale right before Christmas break. And then I’ll Hell Breaks Loose and then bring voidtback.
We have waited season after season for Rusek and Burgess to get together. Is that ever going to happen? I hope so…
I love this cop show..