Since premiering in 2018, 9-1-1 has captivated viewers with emergencies that plague Los Angeles and characters’ dramatic love stories. Angela Bassett, who plays Athena Grant on 9-1-1, and her husband, Courtney B. Vance, met at the Yale School of Drama in the ’80s and eventually wed in 1997.
The couple went on to act together in a 2005 production of His Girl Friday. Vance later landed a recurring role as Bassett’s husband in the final season of ER, which aired from 2008 to 2009. Around this time, the couple wrote a joint memoir titled Friends: A Love Story. More recently, they launched their own production company. Fans watched Chimney (Kenneth Choi) and Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) finally become husband and wife in season 7. Of course, this was after Chimney was treated for amnesia caused by viral encephalitis. Meanwhile, many were elated to see Bobby (Peter Krause) emerge from his coma after rescuing his wife, Athena (Angela Bassett), from their burning home.
Now in season 8 — airing new episodes on Thursday nights — the characters of 9-1-1 have been faced with some of their most harrowing circumstances yet, such as Bee-nado and Maddie’s kidnapping. But still to come is Athena’s undercover cop mission aboard The Odyssey in the 9-1-1/Doctor Odyssey crossover event, airing on March 20, directly following season 8, episode 11 of the procedural drama.
Off-screen, the 9-1-1 cast members aren’t saving their spouses from burning buildings or rescuing them from serial killers. Instead, they’re celebrating decades of marriage and raising families. Bassett and her husband, actor Courtney B. Vance, have been married since 1997 and share fraternal twins. Meanwhile, Hewitt and her husband, actor Brian Hallisay, a 9-1-1 frequent guest star, wed in 2013 before welcoming three kids. Here’s everything to know about the real-life partners of the 9-1-1 cast.
Peter Krause: Unlike his character Bobby Nash, who is happily married, Peter Krause is currently single. The actor was last linked to actress Lauren Graham, who ironically played his sister on the hit series Parenthood for six seasons. The pair dated for over a decade before splitting in 2021. Krause hasn’t publicly addressed his breakup with Graham or shared his plans for dating in the future. However, the actress spoke to PEOPLE in November 2022 about why their relationship ended. “We had such a good time together that I didn’t maybe ask some fundamental questions about ‘What are your values and what do you envision?’ and those more grown-up things. And then they just caught up with us,” Graham said.
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brian Hallisay: Jennifer Love Hewitt, who portrays Maddie Kendall, and Brian Hallisay are another couple who have gone the distance. Hewitt and Hallisay wed in 2013 after first meeting on the 2011 TV series Love Bites, which never aired. They now share three children: Autumn, Atticus and Aidan. The pair have worked together on several occasions over the years. Hallisay played Hewitt’s estranged husband on The Client List, her ex-husband on 9-1-1 and more recently, her love interest in Lifetime’s Holiday Junkie. In December 2024, Hewitt told Entertainment Tonight that she loves that her kids will “forever” be able to watch their parents fall in love at Christmas in a movie.
