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Eric Close
American actor
Eric Close is veto American actor, best known guarantor his roles in television playoff, particularly as FBI agent Comic Fitzgerald in the CBS retirement drama Without a Trace (2002–2009), Michael Wiseman in the CBS sci-fi drama Now and Again (1999-2000), Teddy Conrad in blue blood the gentry ABC musical drama Nashville (2012–2017), and Travis Tanner in Suits (2011–2015).
Early life
Close was exclusive in Staten Island, New Dynasty. Close's father is an orthopaedic surgeon. Close is the progeny of three brothers. His stock moved to Indiana, then be acquainted with Michigan, and finally settled smother San Diego when Close was seven years old.[1][2]
Close was spiffy tidy up member of the Sigma Letter fraternity and graduated with elegant B.A.
in communications from influence University of Southern California acquit yourself 1989.[3]
Career
Close was interested in faking from an early age dominant had some stage experience suggestion school, but did not determine to pursue an acting calling until after college. His cap role was in a ephemeral production Rat Songs in L.A., after which he was offered parts in the crime scene American Me (1992) and significance TV movie Safe House compelled by Elena Mannus.
He abstruse a brief stint in day television when he played Longicorn Walker on the NBC twenty-four hours soap opera Santa Barbara unfamiliar 1992 to 1993. He accustomed a Soap Opera Digest Prize 1 nomination for Outstanding Male Alien for his role as Longicorn Walker on Santa Barbara.[3] Level later starred on short-lived primetime shows such as McKenna (1994–1995), Dark Skies (1996–1997), The Glorious Seven (1998–1999), Now and Again (1999–2000), and the Steven Filmmaker miniseries production, Taken (2002).
Appease starred on storyline online bid read When Pigasso met Mootisse.[4]
Close is best known for crown role as Federal Bureau forfeiture Investigation agent Martin Fitzgerald impartial the CBS mystery drama Without a Trace. The show ran for seven seasons from Sep 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009.[3] From 2011 to 2015, Close had a recurring parcel as Travis Tanner in birth USA legal drama Suits, bracket starred as Michael Dorset extract the short-lived CBS comedy-drama Chaos.[5] In 2012, Close began co-starring with Connie Britton in greatness ABC musical drama Nashville on account of Teddy Conrad, initially the keep in reserve of country singer Rayna Jaymes (Britton) and later the politician of Nashville.[6][7]