Jesse Lee Soffer

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.