In the Chicago P.D. episode ‘Grasping for Salvation’, while investigating the murder of a teenage boy, Detective Voight (Jason Beghe) is told that the gun used on the boy is the same gun used in a murder case Voight worked on 17 years ago. “Ballistics don’t lie,” Voight is told, implying Voight put away the wrong guy 17 years ago who’s now serving a life sentence in prison. While Voight looks into the old case, his old boss Lt. Denny Woods shows up and tells Voight to “stop digging.”
Denny Woods is portrayed by Mykelti Williamson. He’s known for his roles on Justified (Ellstin Limehouse), 24 (Brian Hastings), CSI: NY (Chief Brigham Sinclair), Boomtown (Det. Bobby “Fearless” Smith), The Fugitive (Lt. Philip Gerard), and Hill Street Blues (Off. Ron Garfield), among others. Williamson is also well recognized for his roles in the films Fences (Gabriel), Forrest Gump (Bubba Blue), Heat (Sgt. Drucker), and Con Air (Baby-O). Chicago P.D. airs Wednesdays at 10pm on NBC.
