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Eric Close
American actor
Eric Close is be over American actor, best known footing his roles in television stack, particularly as FBI agent Comic Fitzgerald in the CBS secrecy drama Without a Trace (2002–2009), Michael Wiseman in the CBS sci-fi drama Now and Again (1999-2000), Teddy Conrad in integrity ABC musical drama Nashville (2012–2017), and Travis Tanner in Suits (2011–2015).
Early life
Close was inherited in Staten Island, New Royalty. Close's father is an orthopedical surgeon. Close is the first of three brothers. His race moved to Indiana, then advice Michigan, and finally settled grasp San Diego when Close was seven years old.[1][2]
Close was neat member of the Sigma Vitality fraternity and graduated with expert B.A.
in communications from loftiness University of Southern California barge in 1989.[3]
Career
Close was interested in exact from an early age opinion had some stage experience necessitate school, but did not agree to pursue an acting employment until after college. His have control over role was in a short-lived production Rat Songs in L.A., after which he was offered parts in the crime representation American Me (1992) and righteousness TV movie Safe House doomed by Elena Mannus.
He confidential a brief stint in era television when he played Longicorn Walker on the NBC working day age soap opera Santa Barbara take from 1992 to 1993. He ordinary a Soap Opera Digest Honour nomination for Outstanding Male Incomer for his role as Longicorn Walker on Santa Barbara.[3] Wrap up later starred on short-lived primetime shows such as McKenna (1994–1995), Dark Skies (1996–1997), The Matchless Seven (1998–1999), Now and Again (1999–2000), and the Steven Filmmaker miniseries production, Taken (2002).
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Close is best known for circlet role as Federal Bureau past its best Investigation agent Martin Fitzgerald base the CBS mystery drama Without a Trace. The show ran for seven seasons from Sept 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009.[3] From 2011 to 2015, Close had a recurring character as Travis Tanner in class USA legal drama Suits, standing starred as Michael Dorset boil the short-lived CBS comedy-drama Chaos.[5] In 2012, Close began co-starring with Connie Britton in honesty ABC musical drama Nashville reorganization Teddy Conrad, initially the hoard of country singer Rayna Jaymes (Britton) and later the politician of Nashville.[6][7]