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Jesse Lee Soffer is an American actor and television director. He is known for portraying Will Munson on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, and received three Emmy nominations for his work on the show. From 2014 to 2022, he starred as Jay Halstead on the NBC drama Chicago P.D. and guest-starred on Chicago P.D. crossover episodes with Chicago Med and Chicago Fire, as part of the main cast. He is also known for his role as Bobby Brady in the comedy The Brady Bunch Movie and its sequel A Very Brady Sequel. Early life and education Jesse Lee Soffer was born in Ossining, New York, to Jill Hindes (née Bruning) and Stan Soffer. His father died in 1993, when he was nine-years-old. Soffer has two younger half-sisters, Shayne and Jenna Hindes, from his mother's second marriage. He also has two older half-siblings from his father's first marriage, Craig and Melissa Soffer. Soffer spent part of his childhood in Tarrytown, New York, and later moved to Newtown, Connecticut, at age 10.Soffer boarded at The Gunnery, graduating in 2003. He played soccer in school and was named to the all-star team (prep school category) during his senior season. He took classes at New York University (NYU). Career Soffer's acting career began at age 6 when he landed a Kix cereal commercial. In 1993 aged eight, he made his feature film debut with John Goodman and Cathy Moriarty in the comedy Matinee. In 1994, Soffer co-starred as Percival in the drama Safe Passage. In 1995, Soffer co-starred as Bobby Brady in the comedy The Brady Bunch Movie and reprised his role in A Very Brady Sequel a year later. Continuing the pattern of working with Oscar-calibre and A-list talent, Soffer starred as a runaway-turned-sleuth Jamie Kincaid in the TV movie From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. He worked with director Richard Shepard in the AMC TV movie The Royale. In 1998, Soffer was cast as Taylor Donovan with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen on the ABC sitcom Two of a Kind. He also originated the role of Max Nickerson on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light in 1999. After four months on the show, he left to focus on his studies. After graduating from high school, Soffer returned to his television career. In 2004, he took over the role of troubled youth Will Munson on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. He played the role until April 4, 2008. As of 2008, he was nominated three times for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his work on ATWT as well as a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Lead Actor in 2005. In 2007, Soffer returned to his film career and co-starred with Carly Schroeder in Davis Guggenheim's sports drama Gracie, based on a true story. In July 2010, Soffer reprised his role as Will Munson on As the World Turns. During his time on As the World Turns, he was cast in an episode of Dick Wolf's Law & Order: SVU. However, he was unable to film due to a clash in filming commitments. In 2011, Soffer co-starred in the dystopian science fiction action thriller In Time. Since then, he has guest-starred on a number of television series including CSI: Miami, The Mentalist and Rizzoli & Isles. In 2012, he co-starred with Jordana Spiro in the short-lived Fox medical drama The Mob Doctor as Nate Devlin, the streetwise brother of Dr. Grace Devlin (Spiro). Later that year, he co-starred as Travis Alexander in Lifetime's original movie Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret.In June 2013, it was reported Soffer had joined the cast of the NBC police procedural drama Chicago P.D., the first spin-off show from the drama Chicago Fire as Det. Jay Halstead. Halstead was introduced in the second season premiere of Chicago Fire. Chicago P.D. premiered on January 8, 2014. On March 19, 2014, NBC renewed the series for a second season. NBC officially announced that the second season would premiere on September 24, 2014. Soffer does his own stunts on the show.On September 24, 2014, Soffer appeared in the second-season premiere of the YouTube comedy/talk webseries Talking Marriage with Ryan Bailey. On November 16, 2021, Soffer joined Will Lowery and Doug Smith on the podcast Beyond the Fairway to discuss the similarities between acting and golf, how he got into the game, discovers Will hits cross handed, and much more!On August 30, 2022, it was announced that season 10 of Chicago PD will be the last one for Soffer. His last appearance was on October 5, 2022, on episode 3.On October 20, 2022, Variety announced Soffer will be back to Chicago P.D. as a director. He directed episode 16 titled "Deadlocked", which aired on March 22, 2023. This episode marked his directorial debut. On Marh 2024, it was announced that Soffer would direct another episode of Chicago P.D. Personal life Soffer was in a relationship with Chicago P.D. co-star Sophia Bush from May 2014 to November 2016.Soffer began dating Chicago Med star Torrey DeVitto, officially confirming their romance in August 2018, after a year of dating. The pair announced they had ended their relationship in May 2019. Filmography Actor Film Television Director Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Award nomination, Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (2006, 2007, 2008)References External links Jesse Lee Soffer at IMDb Bio at SoapCentral.com Bio at TVGuide.com Bio at NBC.com. Discover the Jesse Lee popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jesse Lee books.

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  • From Rage to Responsibility synopsis, comments

    From Rage to Responsibility

    Jesse Lee Peterson

    Advocates selfresponsibility and moral renewal Through the prism of Jesse Lee Peterson’s fascinating life experience and his history of grassroots community work on the streets of ...

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    Rest in Pieces

    Bess Lovejoy

    A “marvelously macabre” (Kirkus Reviews) history of the bizarre afterlives of corpses of the celebrated and notorious dead.For some of the most influential figures in history, deat...

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    The Cloud

    Jesse Lee Gilkey IV

    A new element has been found that pushes technology past anything we could ever imagined. However, with all things meant to to build also carry the possibility to cause destruction...

  • Alfreddie Carey and Jesse Lee Brager v. State Texas synopsis, comments

    Alfreddie Carey and Jesse Lee Brager v. State Texas

    Beaumont Court of Civil Appeals of Texas

    The indictment jointly charged the appellants Carey and Brager, Earnest Charles Gardner and Richard Arterberry. Gardner pled guilty, Arterberry was granted a severance and the appe...

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    Jumpman

    Johnny Smith

    How Michael Jordan’s path to greatness was shaped by race, politics, and the consequences of fame To become the most revered basketball player in America, it wasn’t enough for Mich...

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    Jesse Lee Haynes v. State Indiana

    Supreme Court of Indiana No. 880S 351

    PIVARNIK, J. Defendant Jesse Lee Haynes was convicted on two counts at the Conclusion of a jury trial in Elkhart Superior Court on February 6, 1980; possession of Marijuana, Ind. C...

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    Shot All to Hell

    Mark Lee Gardner

    Shot All to Hell by Mark Lee Gardner recounts the thrilling life of Jesse James, Frank James, the Younger brothers, and the most famous bank robbery of all time. Follow the Wi...

  • Jesse Lee Robinson and Tom Lowe v. United synopsis, comments

    Jesse Lee Robinson and Tom Lowe v. United

    United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

    Appellants were convicted by the court below, sitting without a jury, on each of an indictments two counts. It was charged in Count One that appellants did, on November 21, 1957, a...

  • Jesse Lee Morrison v. State synopsis, comments

    Jesse Lee Morrison v. State

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

    TAYLOR, JUDGE This cause was originally before this court in Morrison v. State, 398 So.2d 730 (Ala. Cr. App. 1979), in which this court affirmed appellant's conviction and sentence...

  • Jesse Lee Morrison v. State synopsis, comments

    Jesse Lee Morrison v. State

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

    BOWEN, JUDGE This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for postconviction relief.

  • For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics synopsis, comments

    For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics

    Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, Minyon Moore & Veronica Chambers

    “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics. It’s a wonderful, necessary book.”– Hillary ClintonThe four most powerful African American women in politics share the story of the...

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    Seven Deadly Sins

    David Walsh

    The basis for the upcoming major motion picture The Program directed by Stephen Frears (High Fidelity, The Queen, Philomena), starring Chris O'Dowd as journalist David Walsh and Be...

  • Dancing in the Darkness synopsis, comments

    Dancing in the Darkness

    Otis Moss III

    A “deeply spiritual and socially radical” (Dr. Obery Hendricks, PhD) guide to uplift our spirits as we work for justice in these politically turbulent timesfrom Reverend Otis Moss,...

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    ROAR

    Bruce Wagner

    A new novel by Hollywood’s "master of satire."The myth of an epic, public lifeits triumphs and tragediesis a particularly American obsession. ROAR is a metafictional exploration of...

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    Till Victory Is Won

    Janet Cheatham Bell

    Taking its title from the moving lyrics of the official song of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," Till Victory Is Won chr...

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    The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid

    Pat F. Garrett

    Born in November 1859 as William H. Bonney, Billy the Kidas he soon became knownstarted his criminal career at the age of twelve by stabbing a man in a bar fight. He then moved on ...

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    Using Air Fryer Ways To Clean And Maintain The Toaster Oven

    DALE COLON

    This complete Air Fryer recipes cookbook will take care of your scarce cooking time and will show you the easiest & tastiest way towards a whole new life with your air fryer. T...

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    Air Fryer Tips And Tricks For Using And Operating The Air Fryer

    CARSON GARRAWAY

    This complete Air Fryer recipes cookbook will take care of your scarce cooking time and will show you the easiest & tastiest way towards a whole new life with your air fryer. T...

  • Unhinged synopsis, comments

    Unhinged

    Barbra Leslie

    Danny used to smoke crack cocaine. But two years ago her sister was murdered and Danny was flung into a wild chase across North America is pursuit of the murderer and his acolytes....