Edward Sears | |
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Born | Edward M. Sears April 6, 1977 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 Zoom as the main antagonist of the second season of the television series The Flash .
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 ]
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 .
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 ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | "Jay Garrick" / "The Flash" / Hunter Zolomon / Zoom / Black Flash | 20 episodes |
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" |
2024 | Brilliant Minds | Josh Nichols | Main role |
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