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Jesse Lee Soffer

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CHICAGO PD -- "Doubt" Episode 701 -- Pictured: (lr) racy Spiridakos as Det. Hailey Upton, Jesse Lee Soffer as Det. Jay Halstead -- (Photo by: Matt Dinerstein/NBC)
CHICAGO PD -- "The real thing" Episode 815 -- Pictured: Jason Beghe as Hank Voight -- (Photo by: Lori Allen/NBC)
CHICAGO PD -- "Problems appear" Episode 813 -- Pictured: Marina Squerciati as Kim Burgess -- (Photo by: Lori Allen/NBC)
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Now this is something One Chicago fans did not see coming. Detective Jay Halstead will say goodbye to Chicago PD Jesse Lee Soffer is leaving the hit NBC series in Season 10, the actor confirmed Variety. He wants to go out Chicago PD in autumn 2022.

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Jesse Lee Soffer as Det. Jay Halstead. (NBC)

“I would like to thank the incredible fans for their unwavering support over the past 10 years and would like 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 co-stars and our incredible crew,” Jesse said in a statement. “Creating this hour-long 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.”

Jesse has been an original cast member on Chicago PD since the show premiered in 2014. Halstead has become one of the show’s most beloved characters over the past 9 seasons. He is a key member of the intelligence unit, headed by Det. Hank Voight. Halstead and his partner, Det. Hailey Upton, married in season 9. Details of how Halstead will be written out of the show have not yet been revealed.

Over the years, Chicago PD has had its fair share of exits. Sophia Bushwho played Erin Lindsay, left the series at the end of season 4. Elijah Koteas, aka It. Alvin Olinsky, left at the end of season 5 after his character was killed off. Jon Seda, who played It. Antonio Dawson left Chicago PD at the end of season 6.

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Jesse Lee Soffer and Tracy Spiradakos as Halstead and Upton. (NBC)

Jason Beghe, Tracy Spiradakos, Marina Squerciati, Patrick Flueger, LaRoyce Hawkinsand Amy Morton will all return for season 10. Benjamin Levy-Aguilarwhose character Dante Torres was introduced in the season 9 finale, has been upgraded to a series regular for season 10. Chicago PD season 10 premieres on September 21 at 10 p.m. on NBC.