Teddy Sears

Not to be confused with Ted Sears.

Teddy Sears
Sears in 2017
Born	Edward M. Sears (1977-04-06) April 6, 1977 (age 48) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Milissa Skoro ​ (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 Hunter Zolomon / Zoom of the television series The Flash .

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 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. ^[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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	To End All Wars	Paratrooper	Uncredited[ citation needed ]
2005	The Legacy of Walter Frumm	Stephen
	In Between	Ken
2006	Cosa Bella	Husband	Short film
2007	Firehouse Dog	Terrance Kahn
2008	Os Desafinados	Cool New Yorker
2009	A Single Man	Mr. Strunk
2015	Curve	Christian Laughton
2016	Nine Lives	Josh Myers
2017	Liv	Michael
2023	Justice League: Warworld	Warlord (voice)	Direct-to-video [10]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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 Sanford	Episode: "Dominance"
2004	Whoopi	Waiter	Episode: "No Sex in the City"
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Teddy	Episode: "Ill-Bred"
2005	Late Show with David Letterman	Blind Justice	2 episodes
	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	High-definition Conan	Episode dated April 29, 2005
	Late Show with David Letterman	Batman	Season 12, episode 159
2006	Justice	Greg Hall	Episode: "Behind the Orange Curtain"
	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	Darren Wells	2 episodes
	CSI: Miami	Peter Kinkella	2 episodes
2006–07	Ugly Betty	Hunter	2 episodes
2007	Raines	Mitchell Parks	Episode: "5th Step"
	Big Love	Greg Samuelson	Episode: "Circle the Wagons"
	Mad Men	Kicks Matherton	Episode: "Red in the Face"
2008	Carpoolers	Handsome man	Episode: "The Handsomest Man"
	Las Vegas	Brian O'Toole	Episode: "Win, Place, Bingo"
	Rules of Engagement	Drake	Episode: "Optimal Male"
	Samantha Who?	Brad	Episode: "The Family Vacation"
2008–09	Raising the Bar	Richard Patrick Woolsley	Main role; 24 episodes
2009	Dollhouse	Mike	Episode: "Needs"
2010	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Executive A.D.A. Garrett Blaine	Episode: "Disabled"
	Backyard Wedding	Evan Slauson	Television film (Hallmark)
	The Client List	Rex Horton	Television film (Lifetime)
2010–11	The Defenders	ADA Thomas Cole	9 episodes
2011	In Plain Sight	Tom Kulpak	Episode: "I'm a Liver Not a Fighter"
	Necessary Roughness	Bobby Caldwell	Episode: "Poker Face"
	Torchwood: Miracle Day	Blue-eyed Man	4 episodes
	American Horror Story: Murder House	Patrick	4 episodes
	Rizzoli & Isles	Rory Graham	Episode: "Seventeen Ain't So Sweet"
2011–12	Blue Bloods	Sam Croft	2 episodes
2012	Drew Peterson: Untouchable	Mike Adler	Television film (Lifetime)
	Harry's Law	Alan Bagley	Episode: "Les Horribles"
2012–13	666 Park Avenue	Detective Hayden Cooper	5 episodes
2013–16	Masters of Sex	Dr. Austin Langham	20 episodes
2015–18, 2023	The Flash	Hunter Zolomon / Zoom	Recurring role (season 2) Special guest star (seasons 5 & 9)
2017	24: Legacy	Keith Mullins	Main role
	Christmas in Evergreen	Ryan	Television film (Hallmark)
2018	Timeless	Lucas Calhoun	Episode: "Hollywoodland"
2018	How to Get Away with Murder	Dr. Abe Charmagne	Episode: "It Was the Worst Day of My Life"
2018–19	Chicago Fire	Kyle Sheffield	10 episodes
2019–20	The Politician	William Ward	5 episodes
2020	The George Lucas Talk Show	Himself	Stu-D2 1138 on the Binary Sunset Sith (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon)
2021	Impeachment: American Crime Story	Jim Fisher	4 episodes
2021	S.W.A.T.	Tripp Hersch	Episode: "Crisis Actor"
2022	American Horror Stories	Jeffery	Episode: "Lake"
	NCIS: Hawaiʻi	Greg Winslow	Episode: "T'N'T"
2024–present	Brilliant Minds	Josh Nichols	Main role
2025	The Night Agent	Warren Stocker	Season 2; 2 episodes

References

1. ""One Live to Live" Star Bio - Teddy Sears - "Chad Bennetton"". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
2. Andreeva, Nellie (August 1, 2007). "Bochco drama has legal dream team". The Hollywood Reporter . Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. 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 . Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. 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. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
7. "Zoom reveals all and Barry is powerless to stop him on The Flash". The A.V. Club . April 19, 2016. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
8. Patches, Matt (February 6, 2017). "Let's Figure Out Who the Mole Is on the New '24'". Thrillist. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
9. "Wedding Registry Directory by State". AmazingRegistry.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
10. Couch, Aaron (April 27, 2023). "'Justice League: Warworld' Cast Unveiled (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
11. Brown, Emma (July 8, 2014). "The Career of Teddy Sears". Interview . Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2015.

External links

• Teddy Sears at IMDb