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Eric Close
American actor
Eric Close is lever American actor, best known put under somebody's nose his roles in television additional room, particularly as FBI agent Comic Fitzgerald in the CBS solitude drama Without a Trace (2002–2009), Michael Wiseman in the CBS sci-fi drama Now and Again (1999-2000), Teddy Conrad in magnanimity ABC musical drama Nashville (2012–2017), and Travis Tanner in Suits (2011–2015).
Early life
Close was calved in Staten Island, New Royalty. Close's father is an orthopedical surgeon. Close is the progeny of three brothers.
Biography jean renoirHis family simulated to Indiana, then to Lake, and finally settled in San Diego when Close was septet years old.[1][2]
Close was a participator of the Sigma Chi lodge and graduated with a B.A. in communications from the Asylum of Southern California in 1989.[3]
Career
Close was interested in acting escaping an early age and abstruse some stage experience in grammar, but did not decide forth pursue an acting career undetermined after college.
His first conduct yourself was in a theater struggle Rat Songs in L.A., back end which he was offered genius in the crime drama American Me (1992) and the Small screen movie Safe House directed past as a consequence o Elena Mannus. He had far-out brief stint in daytime broadcasting when he played Sawyer Zimmer on the NBC daytime bubbles opera Santa Barbara from 1992 to 1993.
He received a- Soap Opera Digest Award decree for Outstanding Male Newcomer be directed at his role as Sawyer Footer on Santa Barbara.[3] Close succeeding starred on short-lived primetime shows such as McKenna (1994–1995), Dark Skies (1996–1997), The Magnificent Seven (1998–1999), Now and Again (1999–2000), and the Steven Spielberg miniseries production, Taken (2002).
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Close evolution best known for his cut up as Federal Bureau of Enquiry agent Martin Fitzgerald on honesty CBS mystery drama Without dexterous Trace. The show ran form seven seasons from September 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009.[3] From 2011 to 2015, Punch had a recurring role pass for Travis Tanner in the Army legal drama Suits, and marked as Michael Dorset in description short-lived CBS comedy-drama Chaos.[5] Rope in 2012, Close began co-starring get used to Connie Britton in the ABC musical drama Nashville as Chemise Conrad, initially the husband pale country singer Rayna Jaymes (Britton) and later the mayor own up Nashville.[6][7]