Chris Eigeman

{{short description|American actor and film director|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Chris Eigeman

| birth_name = Christopher Eigeman

| image = ChrisEigemanBIFF08.jpg

| caption = Eigeman at the 2008 Independent Film Festival of Boston

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|3|1}}

| birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • director
  • producer}}

| spouse = Linda D. Eigeman (1993-present)

| children = 1

}}

Christopher Eigeman (born March 1, 1965) is an American actor and film director.

Eigeman is best known for roles in films written and directed by Whit Stillman: Metropolitan (1990), Barcelona (1994), and The Last Days of Disco (1998) as well as Noah Baumbach's Kicking and Screaming (1995), Mr. Jealousy, and Highball (both 1997).{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/03/movies/new-face-crashing-a-socialite-s-cozy-world.html|title=New Face; Crashing A Socialite's Cozy World|authorlink=Stephen Holden|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=August 3, 1990|work=The New York Times|accessdate=April 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123024918/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/03/movies/new-face-crashing-a-socialite-s-cozy-world.html|archive-date=January 23, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.observer.com/2007/90s-boy-grows|title='90s Boy Grows Up|last=Frey|first=Hillary|date=October 16, 2007|work=The New York Observer|accessdate=April 6, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212215808/http://www.observer.com/2007/90s-boy-grows|archivedate=February 12, 2012|url-status=dead}} He also has made recurring appearances in Malcolm in the Middle, Gilmore Girls, Girls, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Early life

Eigeman was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1965. He attended The Putney School, Putney, Vermont, from 1979 to 1983, and graduated from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre in 1987.

Career

Eigeman has appeared in theatrical films including Kicking and Screaming (1995), Mr. Jealousy (1997), Highball (1997), Maid in Manhattan (2002), Crazy Little Thing (also known as The Perfect You) (2002), and The Treatment (2006).

Eigeman has appeared in television series including It's Like, You Know..., Gilmore Girls, Malcolm in the Middle, Homicide: Life on the Street, Fringe, and Girls.

In 1992, Eigeman filmed a pilot for an American version of the British cult sci-fi television show Red Dwarf, playing the part of Arnold Rimmer; however, the show was not picked up as a series. During the mid-1990s, he appeared in a series of television advertisements for Pacific Bell that highlighted his sarcastic, straight-ahead delivery. In these spots, Eigeman always appeared in dark suit and tie, regardless of the situation.

Eigeman wrote and directed the film Turn the River (2007).

Personal life

He has been married to Linda D. Eigeman since 1993. They have a son, born in 2008.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/02/style/a-night-out-with-chris-eigeman-last-exit-for-whining.html|title=A NIGHT OUT WITH: Chris Eigeman; Last Exit for Whining|last=Lee|first=Linda|date=May 2, 1999|work=The New York Times|accessdate=July 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912114412/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/02/style/a-night-out-with-chris-eigeman-last-exit-for-whining.html|archive-date=September 12, 2017|url-status=live}}

Work

=Film=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1990

|Metropolitan

| Nick Smith

|

1994

|Barcelona

| Fred Boynton

|

1995

|Kicking and Screaming

| Max Belmont

|

1997

|Highball

| Fletcher

|

1997

|The Next Step

| David

|

1997

|Mr. Jealousy

| Dashiell Frank

| also associate producer

1998

|The Last Days of Disco

| Des

|

2002

|The Next Big Thing

| Gus Bishop

|

2002

|Crazy Little Thing

| Jimmy

| also known as The Perfect You

2002

|Maid in Manhattan

| John Bextrum

|

2003

|7 Songs

| Micah

|

2004

|Clipping Adam

| Tom Sheppard

|

2006

|The Treatment

| Jake Singer

|

2007

|Turn the River

| Mike Simms

| also executive producer, writer, director

2012

|Arbitrage

| Gavin Briar

|

2018

|Seven in Heaven

|

| Director, writer

= Television =

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1993

|Red Dwarf USA

|Rimmer

|Unaired Television Pilot (1st Pilot)

1996

|Homicide: Life on the Streets

|Jude Silvio

|Episode: The Heart of a Saturday Night

1999

|The Outer Limits

|Caleb Vance

|1 episode

1999–00

|It's Like, You Know...

| Arthur Garment

|26 episodes

2001–05

|Malcolm in the Middle

| Lionel Herkabe

|9 episodes

2002

|Path to War

| Bill Moyers

|Television movie, HBO

2004

|Gilmore Girls

| Jason Stiles

|13 episodes

2008

|Fringe

| David Esterbrook

|Episode: The Cure

2009

|CSI: Miami

|Garrett Yates

|Episode: Kill Clause

2012

|Girls

| Alistiar

| Episode: Pilot

2012

|Bunheads

|Conor

|Episode 8: Blank Up, It's Time

2016

|Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

| Jason Stiles

| Episode: "Winter"

2022

| Billions

| Stuart Legere

| 2 episodes

2022-23

|The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

| Gabe

| 8 episodes

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
Year

! Award

! Category

! Project

! class="unsortable" | Result

2007

|Hamptons International Film Festival

|Best Screenplay

|rowspan=2|Turn the River

| {{won}}

2009

|Independent Spirit Awards

|John Cassavetes Award

|{{nom}}

2011

|20/20 Awards

|Best Supporting Actor

|Metropolitan

|{{nom}}

References

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