Director · Actor

Jesse Lee Soffer

21 credited titles on WatchWise

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.

Associated lifetime gross

$34M

Combined reported budget

$15M

Gross / budget

2.2x

Bankability Index

25 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Thriller

$26M · 1 film · 100% hit

Drama

$4.4M · 2 films · 0% hit

Comedy

$3.2M · 1 film · 0% hit

Bankability assessment

25/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.

Filmography cards

Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.

Hit

Based on 4 of 20 catalogued titles with reported budget and worldwide gross — figures from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.