Teddy Sears

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Edward Sears
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Sears in January 2016
Born
Edward M. Sears

(1977-04-06) April 6, 1977 (age 47)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Milissa Skoro
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(m. 2013)​

Edward M. Sears (born April 6, 1977) is an American actor, known for his roles as Richard Patrick Woolsley on the TNT legal drama series Raising the Bar , Patrick on the first season of FX anthology horror drama American Horror Story (retroactively titled Murder House ), Dr. Austin Langham on the Showtime period drama series Masters of Sex , and DC Comics supervillain Zoom as the main antagonist of the second season of the television series The Flash .

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Early life and education

Sears was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He attended high school at the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland. [1] Sears played football for the University of Maryland, but transferred and graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in business management in 1999.[ citation needed ]

Career

Sears' business career in New York was put on hold as he won a role on his first audition, with a two-year contract role on the daytime series One Life to Live. Then, after several appearances on the Law & Order franchise and Whoopi , he attended the William Esper Studio.[ citation needed ] This training led to comedy stints on the Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien .

He co-starred on the TNT original series Raising the Bar portraying public defender Richard Patrick Woolsley. [2] [3]

Sears appeared in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse , the Lifetime original film The Client List , [4] and as Thomas Cole in The Defenders .

In 2013, Sears joined the cast of the Showtime drama Masters of Sex , [5] about the work of Masters and Johnson. From 2015 to 2016, Sears had been cast in the second season in a recurring role of The CW's DC Comics television series The Flash , initially introduced as Jay Garrick, [6] until it was revealed that his character was actually Hunter Zolomon / Zoom, who later becomes the Black Flash. [7] In 2017, he starred as Keith Mullins in 24: Legacy . [8]

In 2020, Sears appeared as a guest on the Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show .

Personal life

Sears married actress Milissa Skoro on October 5, 2013. In his free time he surfs and plays ice hockey. He has two brothers, Christian and Ricky, and a sister Dana. [9]

His great-grandfather won a gold medal in the 1912 Olympics for pistol shooting,[ citation needed ] and his aunt won a bronze medal in the 1956 Olympics for the 100-yard butterfly.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 To End All Wars ParatrooperUncredited[ citation needed ]
2005The Legacy of Walter FrummStephen
In BetweenKen
2006Cosa BellaHusbandShort film
2007 Firehouse Dog Terrance Kahn
2008Os DesafinadosCool New Yorker
2009 A Single Man Mr. Strunk
2015 Curve Christian Laughton
2016 Nine Lives Josh Myers
2017LivMichael
2023 Justice League: Warworld Warlord (voice)Direct-to-video [10]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Sex and the City Fashion show guy (uncredited) [11] Episode: "The Real Me"
2001 One Life to Live Chad Bennett
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Josh SanfordEpisode: "Dominance"
2004 Whoopi WaiterEpisode: "No Sex in the City"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent TeddyEpisode: "Ill-Bred"
2005 Late Show with David Letterman Blind Justice2 episodes
Late Night with Conan O'Brien High-definition ConanEpisode dated April 29, 2005
Late Show with David LettermanBatmanSeason 12, episode 159
2006 Justice Greg HallEpisode: "Behind the Orange Curtain"
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Darren Wells2 episodes
CSI: Miami Peter Kinkella2 episodes
2006–07 Ugly Betty Hunter2 episodes
2007 Raines Mitchell ParksEpisode: "5th Step"
Big Love Greg SamuelsonEpisode: "Circle the Wagons"
Mad Men Kicks MathertonEpisode: "Red in the Face"
2008 Carpoolers Handsome manEpisode: "The Handsomest Man"
Las Vegas Brian O'TooleEpisode: "Win, Place, Bingo"
Rules of Engagement DrakeEpisode: "Optimal Male"
Samantha Who? BradEpisode: "The Family Vacation"
2008–09 Raising the Bar Richard Patrick WoolsleyMain role; 24 episodes
2009 Dollhouse MikeEpisode: "Needs"
2010Law & Order: Special Victims UnitExecutive A.D.A. Garrett BlaineEpisode: "Disabled"
Backyard WeddingEvan SlausonTelevision film (Hallmark)
The Client List Rex HortonTelevision film (Lifetime)
2010–11 The Defenders ADA Thomas Cole9 episodes
2011 In Plain Sight Tom KulpakEpisode: "I'm a Liver Not a Fighter"
Necessary Roughness Bobby CaldwellEpisode: "Poker Face"
Torchwood: Miracle Day Blue-eyed Man 4 episodes
American Horror Story: Murder House Patrick 4 episodes
Rizzoli & Isles Rory GrahamEpisode: "Seventeen Ain't So Sweet"
2011–12 Blue Bloods Sam Croft2 episodes
2012Drew Peterson: UntouchableMike AdlerTelevision film (Lifetime)
Harry's Law Alan BagleyEpisode: "Les Horribles"
2012–13 666 Park Avenue Detective Hayden Cooper5 episodes
2013–16 Masters of Sex Dr. Austin Langham20 episodes
2015–18, 2023 The Flash "Jay Garrick" / "The Flash" / Hunter Zolomon / Zoom / Black Flash 20 episodes
2017 24: Legacy Keith MullinsMain role
Christmas in EvergreenRyanTelevision film (Hallmark)
2018 Timeless Lucas CalhounEpisode: "Hollywoodland"
2018 How to Get Away with Murder Dr. Abe CharmagneEpisode: "It Was the Worst Day of My Life"
2018–19 Chicago Fire Kyle Sheffield10 episodes
2019–20 The Politician William Ward5 episodes
2020 The George Lucas Talk Show HimselfStu-D2 1138 on the Binary Sunset Sith

(Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon)

2021 Impeachment: American Crime Story Jim Fisher4 episodes
2021 S.W.A.T. Tripp HerschEpisode: "Crisis Actor"
2022 American Horror Stories JefferyEpisode: "Lake"
2024Brilliant MindsJosh NicholsMain role

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  2. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 1, 2007). "Bochco drama has legal dream team". The Hollywood Reporter . Associated Press . Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Lowry, Brian (August 28, 2008). "Review: 'Raising the Bar'". Variety . Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Lowry, Brian (July 14, 2010). "Review: 'The Client List'". Variety . Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ Garcia, Patricia (July 11, 2014). "Talking Nudity and Masters of Sex with Teddy Sears". Vogue . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ Zumberge, Laura Prudom,Marianne (July 12, 2015). "'The Flash' Casts DC Comics' Jay Garrick, Patty Spivot for Season 2, Teases New Villain at Comic-Con". Variety. Retrieved June 16, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Zoom reveals all and Barry is powerless to stop him on The Flash". The A.V. Club . April 19, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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