Jesse Lee Soffer will be turning in his badge “Chicago P.D.”Soffer will end his 10th season. VarietyOnly can announce. The actor has appeared in all 187 episodes of Det. Jay Halstead since the NBC series’ debut in 2014, appearing in all 187 episodes. He will depart sometime in the fall.
“I want to thank the incredible fans for their unwavering support during the past 10 years and want to express my deepest gratitude to Dick Wolf and everyone at Wolf Entertainment, Peter Jankowski, Matt Olmstead, Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, Rick Eid, Gwen Sigan, NBC, Universal Television, my fellow castmates and our incredible crew,”In a statement, he stated that VarietyMonday “To create this hour drama week after week has been a labor of love by everyone who touches the show. I will always be proud of my time as Det. Jay Halstead.”
Halstead has been at the center of the show since the beginning; over the past two seasons, he’s become Sergeant Hank Voight’s (Jason Beghe) right-hand man and married Det. Hailey Upton (Tracy Spiradakos).
“Chicago P.D.,” one of Wolf’s nine shows currently on the air, has experienced many changes both in front of and behind the camera through recent years. Sigan, a writer and executive producer, took over as showrunner last October as Eid left to concentrate on his showrunner duties on both. “Law & Order”And “FBI.”
Benjamin Levy Aguilar was promoted to series regular this summer after he guest starred in Season 9’s finale. He will play Dante Torres again, an Intelligence rookie coming up from patrol. Marina Squerciati will also be starring along with Patrick Flueger and LaRoyce Hawkins.
Soffer, who has been acting from the age of six made his debut in Season 2 as Jay Halstead “Chicago Fire,”This led to the creation of the first spinoff series. Before joining the “One Chicago”He played a major role in the world. “As the World Turns,”Three Daytime Emmy nominations were received for appearances on 502 episodes.
He is repped by UTA, Ethos Entertainment and Schreck Rose Dapello & Adams.
“Chicago P.D.”Universal Television in association with Wolf Entertainment produces the program. Executive producers are Wolf, Sigan and Eid. Jankowski, Brandt. Gavin Harris, Chad Saxton, Arthur W. Forney.
Season 10 premieres on NBC Wednesday September 21st at 10 p.m. ET.