1. Jesse Gordon Spencer was born on 12 February 1979 and is an Australian actor.
18 Facts About Jesse Spencer
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Jesse Spencer is known for his roles as Billy Kennedy on the Australian soap opera Neighbours, for which he was nominated for two Logie Awards, Dr Robert Chase on the American medical drama House and Captain Matthew Casey on the American drama Chicago Fire.
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Jesse Gordon Spencer was born in Melbourne on 12 February 1979, the son of Robyn and radiologist Rodney Spencer.
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Jesse Spencer's parents were the founders of the far-right party Australians Against Further Immigration and later contested the 1998 Australian federal election for the right-wing populist party Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
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Jesse Spencer completed his VCE and gained a place at Monash University but deferred to pursue acting.
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Jesse Spencer starred as Billy Kennedy in the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 1994 to 2000.
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Jesse Spencer later reprised his role in 2005, in an episode celebrating the show's 20th anniversary.
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Jesse Spencer's character was the son of long-term iconic Ramsay Street residents Dr Karl Kennedy and Susan Kennedy.
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Jesse Spencer starred as intensive care specialist and surgeon Dr Robert Chase on the Fox medical drama House from 2004 to 2012.
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Jesse Spencer played Chase for the show's entire run, becoming the second longest-serving member of the title character's team.
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Jesse Spencer starred as firefighter Captain Matthew Casey in the NBC drama Chicago Fire from 2012 to 2021.
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In 2024, Jesse Spencer was confirmed as part of the cast for Disney+ series Last Days of the Space Age.
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Jesse Spencer began his musical career with the Australian Boys Choir, performing with them from 1986 to 1992.
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Jesse Spencer plays the violin in Band from TV, a group that includes his former House co-star Hugh Laurie.
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Jesse Spencer began dating American actress Jennifer Morrison, who played his character's love interest in House, in July 2004; he proposed to her at the Eiffel Tower during Christmas 2006, but they called off their engagement in August 2007.
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Jesse Spencer dated Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira from 2010 to 2013.
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Jesse Spencer began dating neuroscientist Dr Kali Woodruff Carr in 2014, and they were engaged in 2019.
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For Neighbours, Jesse Spencer was nominated for "Most Popular Actor" at the 1998 and 1999 Logie Awards.