Jay Seals (born March 23, 1976) is an

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actor, known for his recurring role in the television drama ''

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'' on

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from 2010 to 2015. Some of his other credits include the 2012 American television

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fantasy drama ''

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'', as a police tech, Nat, who is considered to be a "tech-savvy cop". He also appeared in numerous other television series and films. Seals was scheduled to appear in the television pilot ''Metro'', from the

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(NBC) by

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-winning writer

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, but that pilot was not picked up, which led to the actor being cast in ''Awake''. In response to this, Seals said "It's just amazing how one job leads to another which leads to another."

Personal life and career

Seals was born and raised in Hasbrouck Heights,

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, where his family still lives. Seals had decided to go live in

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in 2007. As a kid, Seals wanted to be an actor, and, as a graduate of the

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, Seals' first television credit was ''

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'', an American

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series; the actor appeared on the show in 2001. In ''

'', when he was hired, the

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was already shot, but the show's producers were doing retakes, and he was included in them, appearing in the pilot, as well as the second episode, " The Little Guy"; he was only credited as "star-billing" in the second episode. He plays Tom in the movie

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. Seals played Marvin Woodman of Topaz Pantyhose, one of the ad agency's key clients in October 1965, in ''

'', and said "The reason that ''Mad Men'' is such an amazing gig is that, industry-wise, everybody watches it". He said it was a "groundbreaking" job for him. Seals almost became a lawyer, but chose acting instead.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seals, Jay 1976 births Living people Male actors from New Jersey American male film actors American male television actors People from Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey Ramapo College alumni Actors from Bergen County, New Jersey