Jesse Spencer has debuted a surprising new look.
The 45-year-old actor, known for his roles on Aussie soap Neighbours and American medical drama House, is returning to Australian TV in the show Last Days of the Space Age.
In the trailer for the Disney + show, the actor, who once stunned with his boyish good looks and luscious blond hair, looks very different in several scenes from the new show.
The actor has moved on from heart throb look and now seems to be much more distinguished, playing a father in the drama series.
The series follows three families in Perth in 1979 as the American space station crash lands near the Western Australian city.
Jesse plays dad Tony Bissett, who is juggling family life while also leading a strike at the local power plant.
The new show is a welcome departure for Spencer, who says he has been searching for a production in Australia after working in the US for so long.
‘I was looking for an Australian production, probably since 2004,’ he told the Sydney Morning Herald.
Jesse Spencer has debuted a surprising new look. The 45-year-old actor, known for his roles on Aussie soap Neighbours and American medical drama House, is returning to Australian TV in the show Last Days of the Space Age. Pictured on Neighbours
In the trailer for the Disney + show, the actor, who once stunned with his boyish good looks and luscious blond hair, looks very different in several scenes from the new show. The actor has moved on from heart throb look and now seems to be much more distinguished
‘We have this hiatus, but network TV, the schedule of it – sometimes I had six weeks off, sometimes a little more – but to make a production work is really difficult.
‘Once you’re in [network TV], it’s very hard to get out of,’ he explained.
The Melbourne-born actor also spoke to TV Week about his reasons for joining the Disney + production.
‘I left Chicago Fire, and then I started a family, and I was doing that for a while, then Last Days of the Space Age came up.
‘It was nice to be able to just work for a few months on my first Aussie project in over 20 years. I was so excited to do it,’ he gushed.
Jesse’s acting career took off on the long-running soap opera Neighbours from 1994 to 2000 as Billy Kennedy, the youngest son of Dr Karl and Susan Kennedy.
Jesse relocated to the US and got his big break on the medical drama House as Dr. Robert Chase, starring alongside Hugh Laurie, from 2004 to 2012
Jesse’s acting career took off on the long-running soap opera Neighbours from 1994 to 2000 as Billy Kennedy, the youngest son of Dr Karl and Susan Kennedy. Pictured is Jesse with co-star Brooke Satchwell
He relocated to the US and got his big break on the medical drama House as Dr. Robert Chase, starring alongside Hugh Laurie, from 2004 to 2012.
Jesse starred as a main cast member in the action drama Chicago Fire until 2020, and has since made guest appearances on the show.
Also in 2020, he married his long-time girlfriend, research scientist Kali Woodruff, in a private ceremony in Florida.
The Australian actor revealed the happy news to The Daily Telegraph and called the couple’s special day their ‘silver lining to 2020.’
In 2020, he married his long-time girlfriend, research scientist Kali Woodruff (left) in a private ceremony in Florida
‘Despite a spike in COVID, a venue change, a Saharan dust plume, not to mention a torrential thunderstorm, we made it across the line on our wedding day, and I’m a very lucky man,’ Jesse told the publication.
‘What a silver lining to 2020. She’s smart, pretty and way ahead of her years,’ he proudly added of his new wife.
‘We’re very happy. She is my port in every storm, and we’re already excited to be moving on to the next phase of our lives.’
Melbourne-born Jesse began dating Kali after meeting her a Chicago music festival in 2014.
He popped the question last year during a week-long hike in the Peruvian Andes, according to the publication.
Jesse previously dated Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira from 2010 to 2013.
Jesse starred as a main cast member in the action drama Chicago Fire until 2020, and has since made guest appearances on the show
