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CHRISTOPHER HERRMANN Played By David Eigenberg

CHRISTOPHER HERRMANN

Played By David Eigenberg

Actor Bio

David Eigenberg stars as Christopher Herrmann, a seasoned firefighter and salt-of-the-earth family man, in the NBC drama “Chicago Fire.”

Eigenberg is known to film and television audiences for his role as Steve Brady, the good-hearted husband and quintessential New York bar owner in the Emmy Award-winning HBO series “Sex and the City.” He was happy to return to the role in the recent Max reboot, “And Just Like That…”

His film credits include “See You in September,” “The Trouble with Romance,” “The Mothman Prophecies” and “A Perfect Murder.”

Eigenberg’s selected television credits include “Justified,” “Criminal Minds,” “NCIS” and “Law & Order: SVU.”

A member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York, Eigenberg has performed in numerous off-Broadway plays. On Broadway, he received his break in 1990, playing a hustler in the original cast of John Guare’s “Six Degrees of Separation,” directed by Jerry Zaks at Lincoln Center. He also starred in the original cast of “Take Me Out,” directed by Joe Mantello, which was awarded the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and New York Drama Critics Circle awards for best play.

Eigenberg served in the United States Marine Corps for three years. He is married and living in Chicago with his wife and two children.

Eigenberg's selected television credits include "Justified," "Criminal Minds," "N.C.I.S." and "Law & Order: SVU."

A member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York, Eigenberg has performed in numerous off-Broadway plays. On Broadway, he received his break in 1990, playing a hustler in the original cast of John Guare's "Six Degrees of Separation," directed by Jerry Zaks at Lincoln Center. He also starred in the original cast of "Take Me Out," directed by Joe Mantello, which was awarded the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Drama League and New York Critics Awards for Best Play.

Eigenberg served in the United States Marine Corps for three years. He is married and living in Chicago with his wife and two children.

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