Edward M. "Teddy" Sears (born April 6, 1977) is an American

United States

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 television

Television

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 actor

Actor

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, best known for his roles on One Life to Live

One Life to Live

One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...

and the TNT

Turner Network Television

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 series Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar (TV series)

Raising the Bar is an American legal drama, which ran on TNT network from September 1, 2008 to December 24, 2009. The series revolves around a group of lawyer friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the criminal law.-Production:...

.

Early life

Sears was born in Washington, D.C and raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland

Chevy Chase, Maryland

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 in a close-knit family that can be traced back to Plymouth, Massachusetts in the year 1630. He attended high school at Landon School in Bethesda, MD. In high school, he was captain of the varsity football team and was awarded all-state honors as a tight end, as well as receiving a national top-ten ranking in the 100-yard breaststroke. Sears played varsity football for the University of Maryland. carrying on the family tradition of athletic excellence inspired by his great-grandfather who won a gold medal in the 1912 Olympics for pistol shooting, and again by his aunt who took home a bronze in the 1956 Olympics

1956 Summer Olympics

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 for the 100-yard butterfly. He transferred and graduated from the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

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 with a degree in business management in 1999.

Career

Sears' business career was sidetracked when he arrived in New York after graduation. After his first audition he wound up with a 2-year contract role on the daytime series One Life to Live. Then, after several appearances on the Law & Order

Law & Order

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franchise and Whoopi

Whoopi

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, he decided to pursue a two-year acting program with one of New York's top teachers, William Esper. This "serious" training ironically led to comedy stints on The David Letterman Show

The David Letterman Show

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and Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

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. Teddy landed his first studio film when he flew himself out to Los Angeles to read for an unrelated project.

He co-starred on the TNT original series Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar (TV series)

Raising the Bar is an American legal drama, which ran on TNT network from September 1, 2008 to December 24, 2009. The series revolves around a group of lawyer friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the criminal law.-Production:...

portraying public defender Richard Patrick Woolsley.

Recently, Sears appeared in Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon

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's Dollhouse

Dollhouse (TV series)

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and the Lifetime Original movie The Client List

The Client List

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, and is currently portraying Thomas Cole in The Defenders

The Defenders (2010 TV series)

The Defenders is a 2010 American legal comedy-drama that was ordered to series by CBS for the 2010–11 television season. The series originally ran from September 22, 2010 to March 11, 2011....

.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Sex and the City Sex and the City Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...	Fashion Show Guy	Uncredited Episode: The Real Me
	One Life to Live One Life to Live One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...	Chad Bennett	Episode #1.7207
	To End All Wars To End All Wars To End All Wars is a 2001 war film starring Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland and Sakae Kimura and directed by David L. Cunningham.- Storyline :...	Paratrooper	Uncredited
2004	Whoopi Whoopi Whoopi is an American situation comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg. The series revolved around the events and people at her hotel, the Lamont Hotel, in New York City...	Waiter	Episode: No Sex in the City Credited as: Edward Sears
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...	Teddy	Episode: Ill-Bred Credited as: Edward Sears
2005	The Legacy of Walter Frumm	Stephen	Credited as: Edward Sears
	Late Night with Conan O'Brien Late Night with Conan O'Brien Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...	High-Definition Conan	Episode Dated: 29 April 2005
	Late Show with David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman is a U.S. late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is...	Blind Justice/Batman	Episode #12.159 as Batman Episode #12.136 as Blind Justice (uncredited) Episode #12.131 as Blind Justice (uncredited) Episode Dated: 1 April 2005 as Blind Justice Episode Dated: 31 March 2005 as Blind Justice
	In Between In Between In Between is an EP by American singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas, released in 2001. Pitched by her record company, Sub Pop, as "a 5-song introduction to Rosie Thomas" , the EP was only available at Thomas's shows and via mail order from Sub Pop....	Ken
2006	Cosa Bella	Husband	A Short
	Justice Justice Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...	Greg Hall	Episode: Behind the Orange Curtain
	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an American dramedy television series created and written by Aaron Sorkin. It ran for 22 episodes.The series takes place behind the scenes of a live sketch comedy show on the fictional television network NBS , whose format is similar to that of NBC's...	Darren Wells	Episode: The Wrap Party Episode: The West Coast Delay
	CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....	Peter Kinkella	Episode: Backstabbers Episode: Going, going, gone
	Ugly Betty Ugly Betty Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...	Hunter	2006–2007 Episode: Sofia's Choice Episode: Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral
2007	Fugly	Blake
	I'm Paige Wilson	Lyle Trillon
	Firehouse Dog Firehouse Dog Firehouse Dog is a 2007 American family film produced by Regency Enterprises and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Directed by Todd Holland, it stars Josh Hutcherson, Bruce Greenwood, Dash Mihok, Steven Culp and Bill Nunn. It was released April 4, 2007, in the U.S.-Plot:The film starts in the tour...	Terrance Kahn
	Raines Raines Raines is a crime drama television series that ran from March 15, 2007 to April 27, 2007 on NBC in the United States. The show premiered as a mid-season replacement, as well as airing on CH in Canada, TV3 in Ireland, ITV3 in the UK and on Network Ten in Australia.The series focused on Michael...	Mitchell Parks	Episode: 5th Step
	Big Love Big Love Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy...	Greg Samuelson	Episode: Circle the Wagons
	Mad Men Mad Men Mad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...	Kicks Matherton	Episode: Red in the Face
2008	Carpoolers Carpoolers Carpoolers is an American single-camera comedy series, which ran on ABC from October 2, 2007 to March 4, 2008. The show was created by Bruce McCulloch, who also executive produced alongside Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, David Miner, Marsh McCall, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo . Joe and Anthony Russo...	Handsome Man	Episode: The Handsomest Man
	Las Vegas Las Vegas (TV series) Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...	Brian O'Toole	Episode: Win, Place, Bingo
	Os Desafinados	Cool New Yorker
	Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement (TV series) Rules of Engagement is a sitcom that debuted on CBS on February 5, 2007, as a midseason replacement, immediately following Two and a Half Men, in the time slot that was occupied by now-cancelled The New Adventures of Old Christine...	Drake	Episode: Optimal Male
	Samantha Who? Samantha Who? Samantha Who? is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007 to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Don Todd, who also served as producers...	Brad	Episode: The Family Vacation
	Raising the Bar Raising the Bar (TV series) Raising the Bar is an American legal drama, which ran on TNT network from September 1, 2008 to December 24, 2009. The series revolves around a group of lawyer friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the criminal law.-Production:...	Richard Patrick Woolsley	2008–2009
2009	Dollhouse Dollhouse A dollhouse is a toy home, made in miniature. For the last century, dollhouses have primarily been the domain of children but their collection and crafting is also a hobby for many adults. The term dollhouse is common in the United States and Canada...	Mike	Episode: Needs
	A Single Man A Single Man (film) A Single Man is a 2009 drama film based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. It is the first film directed by Tom Ford. The film stars Colin Firth, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of George Falconer, a depressed gay British university...	Mr. Strunk
2010	Law and Order: Special Victims Unit	2003 - Josh Stanford 2010 - Executive A.D.A. Garrett Blaine	Episode: Dominance (2003), Credited as: Edward Sears Episode: Disabled (2010)
	Backyard Wedding	Evan Slauson
	The Client List The Client List The Client List is a 2010 television film that premiered on the Lifetime Network on July 19, 2010. Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and directed by Eric Laneuville...	Rex Horton
	The Defenders The Defenders (2010 TV series) The Defenders is a 2010 American legal comedy-drama that was ordered to series by CBS for the 2010–11 television season. The series originally ran from September 22, 2010 to March 11, 2011....	ADA Thomas Cole	2010
2011	Torchwood: Miracle Day	Blue-eyed Man	Episode: "The Categories of Life The Categories of Life "The Categories of Life" is the fifth episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, and was first broadcast in the United States on Starz on 5 August 2011 and in the UK on 11 August.-Plot summary:... " Episode: "End of the Road End of the Road (Torchwood) "End of the Road" is the eighth episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, and was first broadcast in the United States on Starz on 26 August 2011.-Plot summary:... " Episode: "The Gathering The Gathering (Torchwood) "The Gathering" is the ninth and penultimate episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, and was first broadcast in the United States on Starz on 2 September 2011.-Plot summary:... " Episode: "The Blood Line The Blood Line "The Blood Line" is the tenth and final episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, and was first broadcast in the United States on Starz on 9 September 2011.-Plot summary:... "
	American Horror Story American Horror Story American Horror Story is a horror-drama television series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. The series centers on the Harmon family: Ben, Vivien and their daughter Violet, who move from Boston to Los Angeles after Vivien has a miscarriage and Ben has an affair...	Patrick	Episode: Halloween Part 1 Episode: Rubber Man