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 |
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1990
| Nick Smith | |
1994
| Fred Boynton | |
1995
| Max Belmont | |
1997
| Fletcher | |
1997
| David | |
1997
| Dashiell Frank | also associate producer |
1998
| Des | |
2002
| Gus Bishop | |
2002
| Jimmy | also known as The Perfect You |
2002
| John Bextrum | |
2003
| Micah | |
2004
| Tom Sheppard | |
2006
| Jake Singer | |
2007
| Mike Simms | also executive producer, writer, director |
2012
| Gavin Briar | |
2018
| | Director, writer |
= Television =
class="wikitable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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1993
|Unaired Television Pilot (1st Pilot) |
1996
|Homicide: Life on the Streets |Jude Silvio |Episode: The Heart of a Saturday Night |
1999
|Caleb Vance |1 episode |
1999–00
| Arthur Garment |26 episodes |
2001–05
| Lionel Herkabe |9 episodes |
2002
|Television movie, HBO |
2004
| Jason Stiles |13 episodes |
2008
| David Esterbrook |Episode: The Cure |
2009
|Garrett Yates |Episode: Kill Clause |
2012
| Alistiar | Episode: Pilot |
2012
|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
| Gabe | 8 episodes |
Awards and nominations
class="wikitable" |
Year
! Award ! Category ! Project ! class="unsortable" | Result |
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2007
|Hamptons International Film Festival |Best Screenplay |rowspan=2|Turn the River | {{won}} |
2009
|{{nom}} |
2011
|20/20 Awards |Best Supporting Actor |Metropolitan |{{nom}} |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.chriseigeman.com}}
- {{IMDb name|1177}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:Film directors from Colorado
Category:Film producers from Colorado
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:American male television actors
Category:Kenyon College alumni
Category:Male actors from Denver