Soffer's acting career began at age 6 when he landed a
Kix cereal commercial. In 1993 aged eight, he made his feature film debut with
John Goodman and
Cathy Moriarty in the comedy
Matinee. In 1994, Soffer co-starred as Percival in the drama
Safe Passage. In 1995, Soffer co-starred as Bobby Brady in the comedy
The Brady Bunch Movie and reprised his role in
A Very Brady Sequel a year later. Continuing the pattern of working with Oscar-calibre and A-list talent, Soffer starred as a runaway-turned-sleuth Jamie Kincaid in the TV movie
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. He worked with director
Richard Shepard in the
AMC TV movie
The Royale. In 1998, Soffer was cast as Taylor Donovan with
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen on the ABC sitcom
Two of a Kind. He also originated the role of Max Nickerson on the CBS soap opera
Guiding Light in 1999. After four months on the show, he left to focus on his studies. After graduating from high school, Soffer returned to his television career. In 2004, he took over the role of troubled youth
Will Munson on the CBS soap opera
As the World Turns. He played the role until April 4, 2008. He was nominated three times for the
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his work on ATWT as well as a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Lead Actor in 2005. In 2007, Soffer returned to his film career and co-starred with
Carly Schroeder in
Davis Guggenheim's sports drama
Gracie, based on a true story. In July 2010, Soffer reprised his role as Will Munson on
As the World Turns. During his time on
As the World Turns, he was cast in an episode of
Dick Wolf's
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. However, he was unable to film due to a clash in filming commitments. In 2011, Soffer co-starred in the dystopian science fiction action thriller
In Time. Soffer guest-starred on a number of television series including
CSI: Miami,
The Mentalist and
Rizzoli & Isles. In 2012, he co-starred with
Jordana Spiro in the short-lived
Fox medical drama
The Mob Doctor as Nate Devlin, the streetwise brother of Dr. Grace Devlin (Spiro). Later that year, he co-starred as
Travis Alexander in
Lifetime's original movie
Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret. In June 2013, it was reported Soffer had joined the cast of the
NBC police procedural drama
Chicago P.D., the first spin-off show from the drama
Chicago Fire as Det.
Jay Halstead. Halstead was introduced in the second-season premiere of
Chicago Fire.
Chicago P.D. premiered on January 8, 2014. On March 19, 2014, NBC renewed the series for a second season. NBC officially announced that the second season would premiere on September 24, 2014. Soffer did his own stunts on the show. On August 30, 2022, it was announced that season 10 of
Chicago P.D. would be the last one for Soffer. His last appearance was on October 5, 2022, on episode 3. On October 20, 2022,
Variety reported Soffer would be back to
Chicago P.D. as a director. He directed episode 16 titled "Deadlocked", which aired on March 22, 2023, marking his directorial debut. In March 2024, it was announced that Soffer would direct another episode of
Chicago P.D. He directed episode 12 titled "Inventory", which aired on May 15, 2024. On June 20, 2024, Variety announced Soffer would join the cast of
FBI: International for Season 4 as a new series regular after replacing
Luke Kleintank, who played Scott Forrester, since its debut and left near the end of Season 3. ==Filmography==