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Back Behind the Badge — But On the Other Side of the Camera: Soffer Returns to Chicago P.D. as Director
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🚨 From Halstead to International: Jesse Lee Soffer’s Big Career Shift

After over a decade with Chicago P.D. — where he portrayed Detective Jay Halstead — Jesse Lee Soffer left the series in 2022, seeking new challenges. 

Not long after, he re-entered the world of primetime procedurals — but under a brand new badge.


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In mid-2024 Soffer was cast as a series regular on FBI: International (also part of the same producer’s universe) for Season 4. 
He plays a newly created character, marking a clean break from his Halstead legacy. 

Because of that move, many longtime fans wondered if this was the end of his connection with Chicago P.

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