FBI: INTERNATIONAL’s Jesse Lee Soffer Previews Wes’ Dynamic with Jay Hayden’s Tyler Booth
October 22, 2024 by Marisa Roffman
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“The Other Hard Part” – When a U.S. ambassador is taken hostage at a TV station in the Netherlands alongside 70 civilians, the Fly Team is forced to work quickly to find out who they’re up against. Meanwhile, Wes works to earn the respect of his new team, on FBI: INTERNATIONAL, Tuesday, Oct. 22 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs). Pictured: Jesse Lee Soffer as Supervisory Special Agent Wesley “Wes” Mitchell. Photo: CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Highest quality screengrab available.
FBI: INTERNATIONAL’s Fly Team asked Wes (Jesse Lee Soffer) to be their leader in the season 4 premiere, but “just because they chose it doesn’t mean that they’re not still apprehensive or nervous or uncertain sometimes—mostly Smitty,” Soffer tells Give Me My Remote. Read more
FBI: INTERNATIONAL Post-Mortem: Jesse Lee Soffer Teases the Long-Term Impact of Wes’ First Case
October 15, 2024 by Marisa Roffman
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“A Leader, Not a Tourist” – The Fly Team is introduced to Supervisory Special Agent Wesley “Wes” Mitchell (new series regular Jesse Lee Soffer) when his partner is shot in Los Angeles and the suspects flee to Budapest, sending Mitchell overseas, on the fourth season premiere of FBI: INTERNATIONAL, Tuesday, Oct. 15 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs). Pictured (L-R): Jesse Lee Soffer as Supervisory Special Agent Wesley “Wes” Mitchell and Vinessa Vidotto as Special Agent Cameron Vo. Photo: Nelly Kiss/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
[Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Tuesday, October 15 season premiere of FBI: INTERNATIONAL.]
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FBI: INTERNATIONAL: Jesse Lee Soffer Previews Wes’ Introduction and Potential Tension with the Fly Team
October 14, 2024 by Marisa Roffman
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“A Leader, Not a Tourist” – The Fly Team is introduced to Supervisory Special Agent Wesley “Wes” Mitchell (new series regular Jesse Lee Soffer) when his partner is shot in Los Angeles and the suspects flee to Budapest, sending Mitchell overseas, on the fourth season premiere of FBI: INTERNATIONAL, Tuesday, Oct. 15 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs). Pictured: Jesse Lee Soffer as Supervisory Special Agent Wesley “Wes” Mitchell. Photo: Nelly Kiss/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
FBI: INTERNATIONAL’s Supervisory Special Agent Wesley “Wes” Mitchell (Jesse Lee Soffer) has his hands full when viewers meet him in the Tuesday, October 15 season premiere. Read more
CHICAGO P.D.: Jesse Lee Soffer Sets Directing Return
March 25, 2024 by Marisa Roffman
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CHICAGO P.D. — “Deadlocked” Episode 1016 — Pictured: (l-r) LaRoyce Hawkins as Kevin Atwater, Jesse Lee Soffer, Jason Beghe as Hank Voight — (Photo by: Lori Allen/NBC)
Jesse Lee Soffer is returning to CHICAGO P.D.—behind the camera.
Soffer, who played Jay Halstead from 2013-2022 on CHICAGO P.D., CHICAGO FIRE, CHICAGO MED, and LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT, will direct episode 12 of season 11. He posted a fun BTS shot on Instastory showcasing a sign with his name on it, as well as “prepping director,” underneath it, with the added text, “Back at it.”
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)
