
Jesse Lee Soffer
Department: Acting
Biography
Jesse Lee Soffer is an American actor and television director. He starred as Detective Jay Halstead on Dick Wolf's hit TV series "Chicago P.D." from 2014-2022, and portrayed the same character on several crossover episodes of "Chicago Fire", "Chicago Med", and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". After filming his last appearance as Jay Halstead, Soffer stepped behind the camera to direct multiple "Chicago P.D." episodes. He then portrayed Supervisory Special Agent Wesley Mitchell on "FBI: International", another series from prolific TV producer Dick Wolf.
Known For

Safe Passage
1994

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1995

Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret
2013

The Brady Bunch Movie
1995

A Very Brady Sequel
1996

Gracie
2007

Matinee
1993

In Time
2011

The Silent Alarm
1993

The Awakening of Spring
2008

CSI: Miami
2002

Two of a Kind
1998

Wings
1990

The Philanthropist
2009

The Mob Doctor
2012

Chicago P.D.
2014

Chicago Fire
2012

The Mentalist
2008

Chicago Med
2015

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Rizzoli & Isles
2010

FBI: International
2021