Patrick Flueger

Flueger is the kind of actor who sneaks up on you. I knew him first from The 4400, where he was solid but easy to overlook, and then Chicago P.D. let him grow Ruzek from a cocky rookie into one of the most emotionally legible characters in the One Chicago universe. He plays guilt and loyalty really well, and the long-running Ruzek-Burgess relationship arc only works because he commits to the vulnerability. He's not a flashy movie star, and I think that's exactly why his ensemble work lands; he serves the scene rather than himself, which is rarer than it sounds.

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Patrick Flueger is an American actor born December 10, 1983, in Red Wing, Minnesota. He first gained attention as Shawn Farrell on the USA Network series The 4400, and is widely recognized for playing Officer Adam Ruzek on NBC's Chicago P.D. He has also worked in film and music.

Name (English)

Patrick Flueger

Name (Japanese)

パトリック・ジョン・フリューガー

Reading

ぱとりっく・じょん・ふりゅーがー

Born

December 10, 1983 (age 42)

Origin

Red Wing, Minnesota, United States

Occupation

Actor / Film actor / Television actor / Musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Pig

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20Flueger
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471081

Tags

• From Minnesota
• Actor
• Film actor
• Television actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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