Tracy Spiridakos and Jesse Lee Soffer Explain the Importance of Striking: ‘It’s a Watershed Moment’
August 31, 2023 by Marisa Roffman
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Tracy Spiridakos and Jesse Lee Soffer. (Photo credit: Marisa Roffman/Give Me My Remote)
CHICAGO P.D. star Tracy Spiridakos and CPD vet Jesse Lee Soffer hit up the picket line to show their support for the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike on Thursday, August 31 at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. (The lot also served as the setting for a SUPERNATURAL reunion; Spiridakos appeared in an episode of The CW drama early in her career and worked with SUPERNATURAL creator Eric Kripke on REVOLUTION.)
CHICAGO P.D. Post-Mortem: Jesse Lee Soffer on His Favorite ‘Deadlocked’ Scenes and the ‘Rewarding’ Directing Experience
March 22, 2023 by Marisa Roffman
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CHICAGO P.D. — “Deadlocked” Episode 1016 — Pictured: Jesse Lee Soffer — (Photo by: Lori Allen/NBC)
[Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Wednesday, March 22 episode of CHICAGO P.D., “Deadlocked.”]
CHICAGO P.D.: Jesse Lee Soffer on Directing the ‘Action-Packed,’ ‘Throwback’ Hour ‘Deadlocked’
March 21, 2023 by Marisa Roffman
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CHICAGO P.D. — “Deadlocked” Episode 1016 — Pictured: (l-r) — (Photo by: Lori Allen/NBC)
After spending 237 episodes playing Jay Halstead in the Wolf Entertainment universe (189 episodes on CHICAGO P.D., along with guest spots on CHICAGO FIRE, CHICAGO MED, and LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT), Jesse Lee Soffer is embarking on a new adventure: directing.
Soffer, who left CHICAGO P.D. earlier this season, stepped behind the camera for the Wednesday, March 22 episode of the NBC drama, “Deadlocked.”
CHICAGO P.D.: ‘Deadlocked’ Photos
March 15, 2023 by Marisa Roffman
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Voight (Jason Beghe) and Upton (Tracy Spiridakos) discover a juror in an important case is being blackmailed on the Wednesday, March 22 episode of CHICAGO P.D.—and have to figure out how to save the case and everyone involved.
Check out photos from “Deadlocked,” which was directed by former series star Jesse Lee Soffer…
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CHICAGO P.D: Jesse Lee Soffer to Direct a Season 10 Episode
October 20, 2022 by Marisa Roffman
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CHICAGO P.D. — “A Good Man” Episode 1003 — Pictured: Jesse Lee Soffer as Jay Halstead — (Photo by: Lori Allen/NBC)
CHICAGO P.D. vet Jesse Lee Soffer will return to the NBC drama, off-screen, to make his directorial debut, a rep for the show confirmed. The hour—episode 16—will air in 2023.
CHICAGO P.D. Post-Mortem: Tracy Spiridakos on Upton’s Big Hour, that Upstead Shift
April 7, 2021 by Marisa Roffman
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CHICAGO P.D. — “Signs Of Violence” Episode 811 — Pictured: Tracy Spiridakos as Hailey Upton — (Photo by: Lori Allen/NBC)
[Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Wednesday, April 7 episode of CHICAGO P.D.]
CHICAGO P.D.: Tracy Spiridakos and Jesse Lee Soffer Tease Upstead Drama
April 6, 2021 by Marisa Roffman
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CHICAGO P.D. — “Equal Justice” Episode 806 — Pictured: (l-r) Jesse Lee Soffer as Jay Halstead, Tracy Spiridakos as Hailey Upton — (Photo by: Matt Dinerstein/NBC)
Though CHICAGO P.D.’s Upstead has been progressing mostly off-screen since they coupled up, the duo’s relationship takes center stage in the Wednesday, April 7 hour, “Signs of Violence.”
“We can’t always service this relationship or that relationship in a given episode—you got to just kind of trust, as the viewer that it’s going on behind the scenes,” Jesse Lee Soffer (who plays Halstead) acknowledged in the video below. “I don’t think you’re going to see any characters holding hands in the bullpen, while they’re at work.”
CHICAGO P.D.: Rick Eid and Jesse Lee Soffer on the Upstead Near-Miss
January 9, 2020 by Marisa Roffman
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CHICAGO P.D.- “Informant” Episode 708 — Pictured: Jesse Lee Soffer as Det. Jay Halstead, Tracy Spiridakos as Det. Hailey Upton — (Photo by: Matt Dinerstein/NBC)
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CHICAGO P.D. Boss Teases Atwater’s Family Reunion
January 8, 2020 by Marisa Roffman
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CHICAGO P.D. — “Mercy” Episode 710 — Pictured: LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater — (Photo by: Matt Dinerstein/NBC)
As CHICAGO P.D.’s Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer) fights for his life, another member of Intelligence will be thrown when the series returns: Atwater’s (LaRoyce Hawkins) brother, Jordan, is back in town…and it isn’t a new development.
CHICAGO P.D.: ‘Mercy’ Photos
January 3, 2020 by Marisa Roffman
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With Halstead’s (Jesse Lee Soffer) life on the life, CHICAGO P.D.’s Intelligence tries to focus on a new case.
Check out photos from the Wednesday, January 8 episode, “Mercy”…
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CHICAGO P.D. -- "Mercy" Episode 710 -- Pictured: (l-r) Patrick John Flueger as Officer Adam Ruzek, Lisseth Chavez as Officer Vanessa Rojas, LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater, Tracy Spiridakos as Det. Hailey Upton, Jason Beghe as Sgt. Hank Voight -- (Photo by: Matt Dinerstein/NBC)