David Eigenberg | |
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 Eigenberg in July 2005 | |
| Born | May 17, 1964 Manhasset, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse | Chrysti (Kotik) Eigenberg (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
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 .
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]
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.
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]
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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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" |
| 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 |
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