Teddy Sears

Teddy Sears 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 Hunter Zolomon / Zoom of the television series The Flash.

Early life and education Sears was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He attended high school at the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland. 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.

Career 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. 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.

Sears appeared in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, the Lifetime original film The Client List, and as Thomas Cole in The Defenders.

In 2013, Sears joined the cast of the Showtime drama Masters of Sex, about the work of Masters and Johnson. From 2015 to 2016, Sears had been cast in a recurring role of The CW's DC Comics television series The Flash, initially introduced as Jay Garrick, until it was revealed that his character was actually Hunter Zolomon / Zoom. In 2017, he starred as Keith Mullins in 24: Legacy.

In 2020, Sears appeared as a guest on the Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show.

Personal life 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.

His great-grandfather Harry Edward Sears won a gold medal in the 1912 Olympics for pistol shooting, and his aunt Mary Jane Parks won a bronze medal in the 1956 Olympics for the 100-yard butterfly.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 To End All Wars Paratrooper Uncredited 2005 Stephen In Between Ken 2006 Cosa Bella Husband Short film 2007 Firehouse Dog Terrance Kahn 2008 Cool New Yorker 2009 Mr. Strunk 2015 Curve Christian Laughton 2016 Nine Lives Josh Myers 2017 Liv Michael 2023 Justice League: Warworld Warlord (voice) Direct-to-video

Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 Sex and the City Fashion show guy (uncredited) 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) Rex Horton Television film (Lifetime) 2010–11 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 Hunter Zolomon / Zoom Recurring role (season 2)Special guest star (seasons 5 & 9) 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