Jesse Lee Soffer is an American actor. 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.
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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.
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 web series Talking Marriage with Ryan Bailey.
Jesse Lee Soffer Chicago PD: Jesse Lee Soffer’s exit from PD
After playing Det. Jay Halstead since the series 2014 Pilot, Jesse Lee Soffer has officially exited Chicago P.D. The heartbreaking moment came with Season 10, Episode 3’s “A Good Man,” which saw Halstead return to the army to hunt down drug cartels in Bolivia.
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Fans are understandably emotional about the long-time cast member’s exit—and so is his One Chicago family. A handful of co-stars took to social media to recognize Soffer.
“To make a long story short, it will never be the same..,” LaRoyce Hawkins, who plays Officer Kevin Atwater, captioned an Instagram post featuring a series of photos of Soffer.
“Jesse, I love you, dude,” tweeted Marina Squerciati, aka Officer Kim Burgess. “I cried a lot IRL so you know it’s not fake social media stuff. SO MANY TEARS. #crybabyandproudofit #ChicagoPD.”
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