Teddy Sears

Edward M. Sears (born April 6, 1977) 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 on The Flash.\n', 'Sears was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He attended high school at the Landon School in Bethesda, MD. 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 for the 100-yard butterfly. He transferred and graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in business management in 1999.[citation needed]\n', 'Sears\' business career was sidetracked when he arrived in New York after graduation. After his first audition he wound up 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 decided to pursue a two-year acting program with one of New York\'s top teachers, William Esper.[citation needed] This training led to comedy stints on the Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O\'Brien. Sears landed his first studio film when he flew himself out to Los Angeles to read for an unrelated project.[citation needed]\n', '