Eric Close

Close was born on Staten Island, New York. Close's father is an orthopedic surgeon. Close is the eldest of three brothers. His family moved to Indiana, then to Michigan, and finally settled in San Diego when Close was seven years old.{{Cite web |date=2010-11-28 |title=Eric Close credits faith for guiding him to right path |url=https://www.deseret.com/2010/11/28/20156672/eric-close-credits-faith-for-guiding-him-to-right-path/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Crisp |first=Jeremiah |date=2020-05-04 |title=Inside the Tumalo Home of Actor and Director Eric Close |url=https://bendmagazine.com/inside-the-tumalo-home-of-actor-and-director-eric-close/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Bend Magazine |language=en-US}}

Close was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and graduated with a B.A. in communications from the University of Southern California in 1989.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/eric-close/bio/189913 |title=Eric Close Biography |publisher=Tvguide.com |access-date=2013-12-08}}

Close was interested in acting from an early age and had some stage experience in school, but did not decide to pursue an acting career until after college. His first role was in a theater production Rat Songs in L.A., after which he was offered parts in the crime drama American Me (1992) and the TV movie Safe House directed by Elena Mannus. He had a brief stint in daytime television when he played Sawyer Walker on the NBC daytime soap opera Santa Barbara from 1992 to 1993. He received a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding Male Newcomer for his role as Sawyer Walker on Santa Barbara. Close later 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). He starred on storyline online and read When Pigasso met Mootisse.{{cite web |url=https://storylineonline.net/ |title = Storyline Online - Home}}

Close is best known for his role as Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Martin Fitzgerald on the CBS mystery drama Without a Trace. The show ran for seven seasons from September 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009. From 2011 to 2015, Close had a recurring role as Travis Tanner in the USA legal drama Suits, and starred as Michael Dorset in the short-lived CBS comedy-drama Chaos.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/eric-close-suits-usa-network-300692 |title=Eric Close Set to Reprise Role on USA's 'Suits' (Exclusive) |publisher=Hollywoodreporter.com |date=2012-03-15 |access-date=2013-12-08}} In 2012, Close began co-starring with Connie Britton in the ABC musical drama Nashville as Teddy Conrad, initially the husband of country singer Rayna Jaymes (Britton) and later the mayor of Nashville.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a369605/eric-close-boards-abc-pilot-nashville.html?imdb |title=Eric Close boards ABC pilot 'Nashville' - US TV News |publisher=Digital Spy |date=2012-03-06 |access-date=2013-12-08}}{{cite magazine|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/11/abc-scandal/|title=ABC orders 10 shows: Connie Britton, Alyssa Milano, Sarah Chalke, Terry O'Quinn star|author=James Hibberd|date=May 11, 2012|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2012-08-03}}

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