Jesse Gordon Spencer (born February 12, 1979) is an Australian actor known most recently for his role as Dr. Robert Chase on the medical drama, House. Initially better known in Australia and the UK as Billy Kennedy in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, a role he played from 1994 to 2000, he has since appeared in the drama Death in Holy Orders, as well as the movies, Uptown Girls and Swimming Upstream. As of 2004, he is based in the USA playing the role of Dr. Robert Chase in House, alongside Hugh Laurie in the title role. Jesse also recently co-starred with Jennifer Morrison in the movie Flourish. Although many Australian actors have found success in American film and television, Jesse is noteworthy as being one of the very few to actually play an Australian character in an ongoing core role.