One week before Brian Tee’s “Chicago Med” episode aired, another “One Chicago” cast alum got to show off his directorial chops. Jesse Lee Soffer, who portrayed Jay Halstead for 10 seasons of “Chicago P.D.,” would take on directing Episode 16 of Season 10, “Deadlocked.”
Lee Soffer aimed to ensure that his first time directing would go as smoothly as possible, noting to Us Weekly that directing and acting have a major difference. “Acting, you’re just prepping your lines and the scenes that you’re gonna be in. You’re looking over the whole script to figure out the tone and what the story’s about and everything. … And it’s the same with directing, but you’ve been doing it for a couple weeks longer because you were prepping the episode.” Much like Tee, Lee Soffer shadowed other directors, but he also received additional help from camera operator Victor Macias during the shoot.
Even after all his prep and assistance, however, Lee Soffer was still not fully confident that audiences would resonate with his episode, telling Us Weekly, “I’m nervous to see what people think. I like it. I had a lot of fun doing it … So hopefully everybody else feels the same way.” Regardless, he is grateful for the opportunity and hopes to direct more in the future.
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