Eric Close

Eric was born in Staten Island, New York, May 24. His father is an orthopedic surgeon and his mother is an artist. Eric is the eldest of three brothers. He graduated with a B.A. in communications from the University of Southern California in 1989. He married Keri Moyers in 1995 and they have two daughters, Katie and Ella.'Eric Close' (qv) is an actor, director, and writer. He has starred opposite 'Tommy Flanagan' (qv) in the Amazon film _Legal Action (2018)_ (qv) as an attorney who must defend his brother-in-law on a murder charge. He can also be seen as Ltc. Jacobsen in the war drama _Indivisible (2018)_ (qv), based on the true story about a family's real-life events during the 2007 Iraq War.Close starred opposite 'Connie Britton' (qv) in the hit series _Nashville (2012)_ (qv), created by Oscar-winning writer 'Callie Khouri' (qv) for the ABC network. Before this, Close starred for almost a decade in the critically acclaimed CBS series _Without a Trace (2002)_ (qv), nominated for a Golden Globe for best ensemble cast. Close then teamed up again with the network as the lead of their dramedy series _Chaos (2011)_ (qv), opposite 'Tim Blake Nelson' (qv). Close also starred as crafty lawyer Travis Tanner in the critically acclaimed USA series _Suits (2011)_ (qv). On the feature side, Close joined 'Bradley Cooper' (qv) in 'Clint Eastwood' (qv)'s _American Sniper (2014)_ (qv) for Warner Bros., playing DIA Agent Snead.Past credits also include the series _The Magnificent Seven (1998)_ (qv), _Now and Again (1999)_ (qv), _Dark Skies (1996)_ (qv), and _McKenna (1994)_ (qv), while taking on a number of long-form features such as _American Me (1992)_ (qv), _Seven Deadly Sins (2010)_ (qv), _NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 (2004)_ (qv), _Christmas Crime Story (2017)_ (qv), _Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994)_ (qv), _Follow the Stars Home (2001)_ (qv), _The Stranger Beside Me (1995)_ (qv), _Long Island Fever (1995)_ (qv), _Without Consent (1994)_ (qv), and _Unanswered Prayers (2010)_ (qv), which was produced by 'Garth Brooks' (qv). Not to mention the Golden Globe-nominated miniseries _Taken (2002)_ (qv), which was executive produced by 'Steven Spielberg' (qv).Behind the camera, Close is also an accomplished director. In addition to directing episodes of _Nashville (2012)_ (qv) and _Without a Trace (2002)_ (qv), Eric finished directing and acting in his fourth feature for the Hallmark channel, which included the network's highest-rated Christmas film, _Christmas at Graceland (2018)_ (qv), and Hallmark Hall of Fame's film _A Christmas Love Story (2019)_ (qv), starring 'Kristin Chenoweth' (qv), 'Scott Wolf' (qv), and Close himself.::Anonymous