Early life

Spencer was born in Melbourne. Growing up, he supported AFL team Western Bulldogs whilst attending Canterbury Primary School, Malvern Central School, and the private Scotch College. While there, he auditioned for the long-running soap opera Neighbours. He completed his VCE and had gained a place at Monash University but deferred to pursue acting.

Career

Acting

Spencer starred as Billy Kennedy in the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 1994 to 2000. He later reprised his role in 2005, in an episode celebrating the show's 20th anniversary. He has since co-starred in films such as Winning London, Uptown Girls and Swimming Upstream. From 2004 to 2012, he starred as Dr. Robert Chase on the Fox medical drama House. He played Chase for the show's entire run, becoming the second longest-serving member of the title character's team. In 2012, Spencer began starring as Lt. Matthew Casey in the NBC drama Chicago Fire.

Music

Spencer began his musical career with the Australian Boys Choir, performing with them from 1986 to 1992. He plays the violin in Band from TV, a group which includes his former House co-star Hugh Laurie. They play at various events, giving the money they earn to the different charities. The band played on Idol Gives Back in April 2008.

Awards

For Neighbours, Spencer was nominated for "Most Popular Actor" at the 1998 and 1999 Logie Awards. For House, he was nominated for "Choice TV Breakout Performance - Male" at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards and "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" at the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards. He received a "Golden Boomerang" at the 2006 Australians in Film Breakthrough Awards for his work on House. In 2007, he was included in People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People issue.

Personal life

Spencer has two older brothers: Tarney, an oculo-plastic surgeon, and Luke, an orthopaedic surgeon. His younger sister, Polly, is an anaesthetic registrar.

He and former House co-star, Jennifer Morrison, first met in March 2004 at Vancouver International Airport, when they were on their way to film the pilot episode of House. They started dating in July 2004 and were engaged while on vacation in Paris during Christmas 2006. In August 2007 Spencer and Morrison announced they had called off their engagement.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2000	Lorna Doone	Marwood de Whichehalse
2001	Curse of the Talisman	Jeremy Campbell
2001	Winning London	Lord James Browning, Jr.
2002	Stranded	Fritz Robinson
2003	Swimming Upstream	Tony Fingleton
2003	Uptown Girls	Neal Fox
2003	Death in Holy Orders	Raphael Arbuthnot
2006	Flourish	Eddie Gator
2010	Tell-Tale	Lover
2013	Skum Rocks!	David Lockhart
2015	The Girl Is in Trouble	Nicholas Feinstein

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Time Trax	Young Bill	Episode: "A Close Encounter"
1994-2000, 2005	Neighbours	Billy Kennedy	Main role, 460 episodes
1998	Hercules: The Animated Series	Triten, Jr.	Voice Episode: "Hercules and the Son of Poseidon"
2004-12	House, MD	Dr. Robert Chase	Main role, 171 episodes
2012-present	Chicago Fire	Lt. Matthew Casey	Lead role
2013	Phineas and Ferb	Liam	Voice Episode: "Primal Perry"
2014-present	Chicago P.D.	Lt. Matthew Casey	Guest role, 2 episodes

Music videos

Year	Artist	Title	Role
2009	Caitlin Crosby	"Still Have My Heart"	Dentist
2010	Katharine McPhee	"Say Goodbye"	Boyfriend

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	The King and I	Louis	State Theatre
1992	Winnie the Pooh	Christopher Robin	The Alexander Theatre
1993	Scrooge	Older brother of Tiny Tim	The Princess Theatre, Melbourne
1998-99	Peter Pan	Peter Pan	White Rock Theatre, Hastings
1999-2000	Jack and the Beanstalk	Jack	Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
2003	The Modernists	Terrance	The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Work	Results
1999	Silver Logie Awards	Most Popular TV Actor	Neighbours	Won
1998	Silver Logie Awards	Most Popular TV Actor	Neighbours	Nominated
2005	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Breakout Performance - Male	House	Nominated
2008	Screen Actors Guild Award	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Nominated
2013	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actor: Action	Chicago Fire	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]