updates | March 30, 2026

Why Jesse Lee Soffer Won't Watch This Chicago P.D. Scene

After eloping in the ninth season of the show, Jay Halstead, portrayed by Jesse Lee Soffer, and Hailey Upton, portrayed by Tracy Spiridakos, made passionate love to one another in a truly steamy sex scene on "Chicago P.D.," according to Showbiz Cheat Sheet. During a recent interview with Us Weekly, Soffer admitted that he had not seen the steamy sex scene, though he said that his prior experience as a soap opera star (Soffer appeared on "As the World Turns") helped prepare for the awkwardness of it. "I don't have time for TV, so if you tell me it was intense, then OK. It was intense," Soffer told Us Weekly. "We've been playing partners and love interests for so long, that it's second nature. Also, I was on a soap for a while and she's worked a ton! It's like, 'All right, sex scene? Got it.' It's been easy. She's a great scene partner to have."

As for the future of Halstead's relationship with Upton, Soffer told Us Weekly that their work in the Chicago Police Department could affect the strength of their relationship in the future. "Are marriages on a TV show easy?" Soffer asked in his interview. "No. Is the marriage going to affect work and is work going to affect the marriage? Yes, probably."