Jesse Spencer

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Biography

Though not on par with Nicole Kidman, Mel Gibson or Russell Crowe, Australian actor Jesse Spencer managed to successfully transition to stardom in the United States. After spending six years on the long-running Aussie soap opera, "Neighbours" (1985- ), which turned him into a popular teen idol, Spencer journeyed to England, where he appeared in a variety of film and television projects like "Lorna Doone" (BBC, 2000) and "Winning London" …
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Job Title

Actor, Editor, Music

Born

Jesse Gordon Spencer on February 12, 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria, AU

Career Milestones

2012

Co-starred with Taylor Kinney on firefighter drama "Chicago Fire" (NBC)

2006

Co-starred with then-fiancée Jennifer Morrison in mystery drama "Flourish"; also produced by Morrison

2004

Cast as Dr. Robert Chase on Fox medical drama "House M.D."

2003

Portrayed 1950s Brisbane swim champ Anthony Fingleton in Australian film "Swimming Upstream"

2003

Played Brittany Murphy's love interest in "Uptown Girls"; performed the song "Molly Smiles" on film soundtrack

2001

Co-starred with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in straight-to-video release "Winning London"

1994

Cast as series regular Billy Kennedy on Australian soap opera "Neighbours"

1994

Made on-screen debut on an episode of syndicated sci-fi series "Time Trax"

Made professional acting debut as Christopher Robin in a musical production of "Winnie the Pooh"

Awards

2009

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in House