The Rookie: meet the real-life partners of Nathan Fillion, Jenna Dewan and more | HELLO! (2024)

Are you a fan of The Rookie? The ABC drama follows Nathan Fillion'sJohn Nolan, a forty-five-year-old newly divorced man, who, after inadvertently helping police officers during a bank robbery, decides to pursue a new career as a police officer with the LAPD.

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The series has been immensely popular with viewers but have you ever wondered about the stars of the show's lives away from cameras? We did some investigating, and here's all you need to know about the cast and their real-life families...

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Nathan Fillion

While Canadian-American actor Nathan Fillion has never been married, he has been linked to a number of co-stars and other actors over the years and has even been engaged twice.

Nathan popped the question for the first time to his General Hospitalsco-star Vanessa Marcil back in 1995. Things didn't work out between the pair, and he went on to date Entourageactress Perrey Reeves for four years between 2005 and 2009 before falling for Mikaela Hoover, who he was also engaged to for some time. The 50-year-old actor has been most recently linked toGeorge Clooney's ex, Krista Allen, who is thought to have dated in 2015.

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While Nathan doesn't have any children of his own, he is incredibly close to his family and recently delighted fans when he shared a snap of himself with hislookalike dad Bob to Instagram. He joked in the caption: "As I grow older, I can see more and more how my father tries to look like me, and I can’t blame him."

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Jenna Dewan

Jenna Dewanplays firefighter Bailey Nune in the ABC drama and is a favourite among fans. She was previously married to actor Channing Tatum, whom she met on the set of the dance movie Step Up.During their nine-year marriage, they welcomed a daughter together.

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Jenna has since found love again with actor Steve Kazee, with whom she shares a two-year-old son. The two announced their engagement in February 2020.

Alyssa Diaz

Alyssa Diaz, who plays Detective Angela Lopez, is engaged to Grammy-nominated singer Gustavo Galindo. Like her character on TheRookie, Alyssa became a mother in late 2020 - yes, her on-screen baby bump was real!

Pete Davidson

Playing John's younger brother in the series is comedian and actor Pete Davidson. TheSaturday Night Live star has had a number of high-profile relationships over the years with Kate Beckinsale, Bridgertonstar Phoebe Dynevor, Maidactress Margaret Qualley and Kaia Gerber, daughter of Cindy Crawford. He was previously engaged to pop star Ariana Grande and at the moment, it's believed that he is dating Kim Kardashian following her split from Kanye West.

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Mekia Cox

Playing Nolan's training officer Nyla Harper is Mekia Cox. Mekia has been married to basketball analyst Britt Leach since 2018, and the two share a three-year-old daughter.

Melissa O'Neil

Melissa O'Neil stars as Officer Lucy Chen on the show, but when she's not on set, she can be found splitting her time between her home in California and her many jet setting adventures. She loves sharing snaps of her wanderlust-inspiring travels on Instagram, and it looks like at the moment, she's enjoying the single life.

Eric Winter

Playing no-nonsense training officer Tim Bradford is Eric Winter. He was married to Coyote Ugly actress Allison Ford from 2001 until 2005 before he wed Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Roselyn Sánchez, in 2008. The couple are proud parents of two children.

Richard T Jones

Richard T Jones, who is also known for his roles in Criminal Mindsand Hawaii Five-0,plays Wade Grey on the show. He has been married to his wife Nancy Robinson since 1996; they have three children, Aubrey, Elijah and Sydney.

Shawn Ashmore

Shawn Ashmore plays Wesley Evers, the husband of Alyssa Diaz's Angela Lopez. In real-life, Shawn is also married. He has been with film executive Dana Renee Wasdin since 2012 after meeting on the set of the 2010 survival film Frozen. The couple have one child together, a son who was born in 2017.

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