David Eigenberg

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David Eigenberg
Eigenberg in July 2005
Born (1964-05-17) May 17, 1964 (age 59)
Manhasset, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Spouse
Chrysti (Kotik) Eigenberg
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(m. 2002)​
Children2

David Eigenberg (born May 17, 1964)[1] is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Steve Brady on the HBO series Sex and the City and its revival series And Just Like That...[2] and as Lieutenant Christopher Herrmann on NBC's Chicago Fire.

Early life and education[edit]

Eigenberg was born in Manhasset, New York, on Long Island, and grew up in Naperville, Illinois,[3] the only boy in a family of six children.[1] His mother, Beverly, owned pre-schools, and his father, Harry, was a certified public accountant.[4] Eigenberg's father was Jewish and his mother was Episcopalian; he was raised in his mother's faith.[5]

After graduating from high school in 1982, Eigenberg enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, serving for three years (1982–1986), and was honorably discharged at the rank of Lance Corporal.[6][7]

Career[edit]

Eigenberg's first recurring role was on Homicide: Life on the Street, where he portrayed a copycat sniper, before appearing in The Practice. He voiced the role of Nermal in Garfield: The Movie. He made an appearance on an episode of ER during the show's final season, and made an appearance in the movie Daybreak. He appeared in the American TV show The King of Queens, in the episode entitled "Flash Photography", where he portrayed the groom of Carrie's annoying friend.

In 2002, Eigenberg starred as the short-lived character Officer Ross in the Season 3 episode of Third Watch, entitled "Superheroes: Part 1". In July 2004, he appeared in the sci-fi series The 4400. He appeared as Carl Morrissey in part two of the pilot, entitled "The New and Improved Carl Morrissey". Eigenberg appeared as a suspect in the sixth episode of the TV series Raines, entitled "Inner Child", which first aired on April 20, 2007.

He appeared in an episode of Ghost Whisperer, alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt, and in CBS's NCIS as Ted Bankston, a former NSA analyst, in the Season 6 episode, "Dagger".[8]

Eigenberg's best known role is that of Steve Brady in the HBO series Sex and the City. The on-and-off-again boyfriend and eventual husband to Miranda Hobbes (played by Cynthia Nixon), Eigenberg later reprised the role in both Sex and the City films in 2008 and 2010, and in the revival series And Just Like That… in 2022.[9]

In 2009 he appeared in Season 6 episode 13 of Cold Case titled "Breaking News". He played the 1988 version of Nathan Kravet. In 2010, he appeared as Agent Russell Goldman in the Season 5 episode of Criminal Minds, entitled "Parasite". In March 2011, he appeared in Season 3 of Castle, in the episode "One Life to Lose", as Peter Connelly. He appeared in the May 16, 2012 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, entitled "Strange Beauty". In the fall of 2012, Eigenberg joined the cast of NBC's Chicago Fire as Senior Firefighter/Lieutenant Christopher Herrmann.

Stage Career[edit]

Eigenberg first appeared on Broadway in the original production of John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation as the "Hustler" from 1990 to 1992. He returned from 2003 to 2004 as Toddy Koovitz in the original Broadway production of the Richard Greenberg play Take Me Out.[10]

Personal life[edit]

Eigenberg and his wife Chrysti (née Kotik) have a son, Louie Steven (born January 19, 2009) and a daughter, Myrna Belle (born January 31, 2014).[3][11][12] In 2021, it was reported that Eigenberg had been diagnosed with hearing loss.[13]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2002 The Mothman Prophecies Ed Fleischman
2004 Around the Bend John
2004 Garfield: The Movie Nermal (voice)
2006 Driftwood Norris
2007 The Trouble with Romance Paul
2008 Sex and the City Steve Brady
2010 See You in September Max
2010 Sex and the City 2 Steve
2013 Robosapien: Rebooted Allan Also released as "Cody the Robosapien"

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Daybreak Bucky Television movie
1998–1999 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Nick Delvecchio 16 episodes
1999–2004 Sex and the City Steve Brady 41 episodes
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Gavin McGill Episode: Toe Tags
2008 NCIS Ted Bankston Episode: Dagger
2010 Criminal Minds Agent Russel Golldman Episode: Parasite
2011 Five Lenny Television movie
2012–present Chicago Fire Christopher Herrmann Main cast
2012 Liz & Dick Ernest Lehman Television movie
2014–2019 Chicago P.D. Christopher Herrmann 14 Episodes
2015–2019 Chicago Med 10 Episodes
2017 Chicago Justice 3 Episodes: "Dead Meat", "Double Helix" & "See Something"
2021–present And Just Like That... Steve Brady 6 Episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Southern, Nathan (2015). "David Eigenberg". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ^ White, Peter (June 9, 2021). "'And Just Like That…': Mario Cantone, Willie Garson, David Eigenberg & Evan Handler Reprise Roles In 'Sex And The City Revival". www.deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Weigel, Jenniffer (November 26, 2014). "10 things I learned playing a reporter on 'Chicago Fire'". Chicago Tribune.
  4. ^ "Star File: David Eigenberg". Broadway Buzz. Broadway.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  5. ^ Powers, Annette (June 26, 2003). "5 Questions with David Eigenberg". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2007.
  6. ^ "Quick Facts". David Eigenberg Online. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
  7. ^ "Marines Who Have Made it in the Limelight". Marines Magazine. 36 (1). United States Marine Corps. January–March 2007. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  8. ^ "Exclusive New Details: NCIS Gets Sexy". TV Guide. October 13, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
  9. ^ Melec, Brett (March 31, 2021). "David Eigenberg Just Revealed If He's Returning for the Sex and the City Reboot". E! News. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "David Eigenberg Credits". IBDB.
  11. ^ It's a Boy of Sex and the City's David Eigenberg Celebrity Baby Blog, January 30, 2009
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ Charmaine Patterson. "And Just Like That... Star David Eigenberg's Real-Life Hearing Loss Inspired His Character's Story, Writers Reveal". People.com. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

External links[edit]

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