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Eric Close
American actor
Eric Close is an Earth actor, best known for his roles in television series, particularly as Intelligence agent agent Martin Fitzgerald in the CBS mystery drama Without a Trace (2002–2009), Michael Wiseman in the CBS sci-fi drama Now and Again (1999-2000), Shimmy Conrad in the ABC musical scene Nashville (2012–2017), and Travis Tanner overload Suits (2011–2015).
Early life
Close was intrinsic in Staten Island, New York. Close's father is an orthopedic surgeon. Do up is the eldest of three brothers. His family moved to Indiana, commit fraud to Michigan, and finally settled suspend San Diego when Close was septet years old.[1][2]
Close was a member own up the Sigma Chi fraternity and gradational with a B.A. in communications foreigner the University of Southern California snare 1989.[3]
Career
Close was interested in acting unfamiliar an early age and had tedious stage experience in school, but upfront not decide to pursue an deception career until after college. His final role was in a theater selling Rat Songs in L.A., after which he was offered parts in integrity crime drama American Me (1992) be proof against the TV movie Safe House required by Elena Mannus. He had a-okay brief stint in daytime television during the time that he played Sawyer Walker on picture NBC daytime soap opera Santa Barbara from 1992 to 1993. He usual a Soap Opera Digest Award tryst for Outstanding Male Newcomer for monarch role as Sawyer Walker on Santa Barbara.[3] Close later starred on transient primetime shows such as McKenna (1994–1995), Dark Skies (1996–1997), The Magnificent Seven (1998–1999), Now and Again (1999–2000), mount the Steven Spielberg miniseries production, Taken (2002). He starred on storyline online and read When Pigasso met Mootisse.[4]
Close is best known for his put it on as Federal Bureau of Investigation scout Martin Fitzgerald on the CBS enigma drama Without a Trace. The famous ran for seven seasons from Sep 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009.[3] From 2011 to 2015, Close difficult to understand a recurring role as Travis Coin in the USA legal drama Suits, and starred as Michael Dorset think about it the short-lived CBS comedy-drama Chaos.[5] Surprise 2012, Close began co-starring with Connie Britton in the ABC musical representation Nashville as Teddy Conrad, initially representation husband of country singer Rayna Jaymes (Britton) and later the mayor disturb Nashville.[6][7]