“It Was Not Easy”: ’Chicago Fire’s Eamonn Walker Reveals His Complicated Feelings About Returning in Season 13

Wallace Boden became an anchor for Chicago Fire with his deep but soft voice and radio that he always carried. Eamonn Walker played the character for twelve seasons before departing in the final episodes of last season. The actor is set to guest star in a single episode airing on Wednesday, April 16, and according to him, coming back was complicated. "It was not easy," he told TV Line with a laugh. Being away for so long, the Australian actor had begun losing some of Boden's characteristics. Walker literally lost Boden's voice and he had to work to get it back. "So the first week out, I had this [thought], 'How do I get Boden’s voice back?' So I called up Tanera Marshall, who is my voice coach in Chicago, and I was like, 'I need three days with you to get Boden’s voice back. I can work on the physicality later, but let’s get his voice back. That’ll be the start of the journey,'" he revealed, adding: