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{{Short description|American actor (born 1975)}}
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| name = Eric Szmanda
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| caption = Szmanda in 2015
| caption = Szmanda in 2015
| birth_name = Eric Kyle Szmanda<ref name= TVG>{{cite news| url= http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/eric-szmanda/bio/189919 |work= [[TV Guide]]| title= Eric Szmanda}}</ref>
| birth_name = Eric Kyle Szmanda
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|7|24}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|7|24}}
| birth_place = [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], United States (raised in Mukwonago, Wisconsin)
| birth_place = [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], U.S.
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| alma_mater = [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]]; [[Carroll University|Carroll College]]<ref name= TVG />
| nationality = American
| homepage =
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| alma_mater = [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]]
| homepage =
| occupation = Actor
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| years active = 1998–present
| occupation = Actor
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| known_for = [[List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation characters#Greg Sanders|Greg Sanders]] on ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
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| years active = 1998–present
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| known_for = [[Greg Sanders]] on [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]
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'''Eric Kyle Szmanda''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|m|æ|n|d|ə}}; born July 24, 1975) is an American actor of Polish, German and English descent. He is most famous for having played [[Greg Sanders]] in the [[CBS]] police drama ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', a role he held from the show's beginning in 2000 until it ended in 2015.
'''Eric Kyle Szmanda''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|m|æ|n|d|ə}}; born July 24, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for having played [[List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation characters#Greg Sanders|Greg Sanders]] in the [[CBS]] police drama ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', a role he held from the show's beginning in 2000 until it ended in 2015.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Szmanda was born in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], to Elaine (née Enders)<ref>{{cite news| url= http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10FA8FB219CFE130&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM| title= Search results for news archive: Enders, Lorna Jean (obituary); ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel''| website= newsbank.com| access-date= May 23, 2019| archive-date= August 20, 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180820172651/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10FA8FB219CFE130&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM| url-status= dead}}</ref> and Donald Szmanda, and has two brothers, Brett and Robert.<ref name= TVG /> <!-- needs citation: of Polish, German and English descent. --> His great-uncle [[Ray Szmanda]] was the "[[Menard's]] Guy," a local celebrity in the Midwest famous for his enthusiastic ads for Menard's, a chain of hardware stores.


Szmanda was born in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], to Elaine (née Enders) and Donald Szmanda,<ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10FA8FB219CFE130&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM JSOnline.com News Archives<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and has two brothers, Brett and Robert. They moved to Mukwonago when Eric was very young and that’s where he was raised. He attended [[Mukwonago High School]] and graduated at the age of nineteen from [[Carroll University]]. He went on to the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]] in [[Pasadena, California]], where he attended classes for four years. While he was in school, he began marketing internships with music conglomerate [[BMG Music|BMG]] and moved to [[Chicago, Illinois]], to take a full-time job in the music business.<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/eric-szmanda/bio/189919 TV Guide - Eric Szmanda]</ref> His great-uncle [[Ray Szmanda]] was the "[[Menard's]] Guy," a local celebrity in the Midwest famous for his enthusiastic ads for Menard's hardware stores.
When Eric was very young, the family moved to [[Mukwonago, Wisconsin]]. He attended [[Mukwonago High School]] and subsequently [[Carroll University|Carroll College]] in [[Waukesha, Wisconsin]].<ref name= TVG /> While he was in school, he began marketing internships with music conglomerate [[BMG Music|BMG]] and moved to [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], to take a full-time job in the music business.<ref name= TVG />

Szmanda attended classes for four years at the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]] in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], [[California]], and graduated.<ref name= TVG />


==Career==
==Career==
In his first role on television, Szmanda starred in ''[[The Net (American TV series)|The Net]]'', a series based on the [[The Net (1995 film)|1995 film of the same name]].


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In 2000, Szmanda began a recurring role in the [[CBS]] police drama ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' in the first two seasons as [[List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation characters#Greg Sanders|Greg Sanders]], a DNA technician and investigator. He was subsequently added to the main cast in the third season. He remained on the show until it ended after the fifteenth season in September 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hatmaker |first1=Julia |title='CSI' actor Eric Szmanda on starring in 'The Nerd' at Totem Pole Playhouse, finale of the CBS show |url=https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2015/05/csi_actor_eric_szmanda_on_star.html |website=PennLive |access-date=December 29, 2021 |date=May 29, 2015}}</ref>
In 1998 Eric starred in his first TV role on “The Net”

===''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''===
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In 2000, Szmanda began a recurring role in the [[CBS]] police drama ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' in the first two seasons as [[Greg Sanders]], a DNA technician and investigator, before being added to the main cast in the third season. He remained on the show until it ended after the fifteenth season in September 2015.


==Activism==
==Activism==
Szmanda supports the [[U.S. Campaign for Burma]] and traveled to [[Thailand]] to see the conditions of Burmese refugees who have fled their native country.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2007-06-18-voa18/332689.html|title=US Campaign Hopes Celebrities Can Help Burma|last=Corben|first=Ron|date=November 1, 2009|work=VOA|access-date=2017-04-06|language=en}}</ref>
Szmanda supports the [[U.S. Campaign for Burma]] and traveled to [[Thailand]] to see the conditions of Burmese refugees who have fled their native country.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2007-06-18-voa18/332689.html|title=US Campaign Hopes Celebrities Can Help Burma|last=Corben|first=Ron|date=November 1, 2009|work=VOA|access-date=2017-04-06|language=en}}</ref>


Szmanda showed his support for Animal Defenders International (ADI) in March 2017 along with former CSI co-star Jorja Fox. The two helped to host a benefit to raise money for the charity that aims to help and save animals all over the world from circuses and from other forms of animal cruelty. He and Fox attended Washington’s White House to help put forward a bill to stop circuses from using animals and protect them.
Szmanda showed his support for Animal Defenders International (ADI) in March 2017 along with former ''CSI'' co-star [[Jorja Fox]]. The two helped to host a benefit to raise money for the charity that aims to help and save animals all over the world from circuses and from other forms of animal cruelty. He and Fox attended the [[White House]] to help put forward a bill to stop circuses from using animals and protect them.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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=== Film and television credits ===

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=== Film & Television Credits ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Year
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!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|1998–1999
|1998-1999
|''[[The Net (U.S. TV series)|The Net]]''
|''[[The Net (American TV series)|The Net]]''
|Jacob Resh/Sorcerer
|Jacob Resh/Sorcerer
|television debut<br/>series regular; 13 episodes
|Television debut<br/>Series regular; 13 episodes
|-
|-
|1999
|1999
|''Dodge's City''
|''Dodge's City''
|Johnny Dodge
|Johnny Dodge
|Television Movie
|Television movie
|-
|-
|2000
|2000
|''[[Oh Baby (TV series)|Oh Baby]]''
|''[[Oh Baby (TV series)|Oh Baby]]''
|Brent
|Brent
|2 episodes
|Two episodes
|-
|-
|2000
|2000
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|''[[100 Girls]]''
|''[[100 Girls]]''
|Sam/Computer Nerd
|Sam/Computer Nerd
|film debut
|Film debut
|-
|-
|2000
|2000
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|Short film
|Short film
|-
|-
|2000–2015
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|2000-2015
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
|[[Greg Sanders]]
|[[List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation characters#Greg Sanders|Greg Sanders]]
|46 episodes; recurring role<br/>287 episodes; series regular<br/>[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] (2005)<br/>Nominated - [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] (2002-2004)
|46 episodes; recurring role<br/>287 episodes; series regular<br/>[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] (2005)<br/>Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] (2002–2004)
|-
|-
|2001
|2001
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|''[[The Golden Age of Grotesque|Marilyn Manson: Saint]]''
|''[[The Golden Age of Grotesque|Marilyn Manson: Saint]]''
|Himself
|Himself
|Video Short/Music Video
|Video short/music video
|-
|-
|2004
|2004
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|''[[Snow Wonder]]''
|''[[Snow Wonder]]''
|Luke
|Luke
|Television Movie
|Television movie
|-
|-
|2012
|2012
|''Shadow of Fear''
|''Shadow of Fear''
|Detective Dominic Leary
|Detective Dominic Leary
|Television Movie
|Television movie
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|''[[Immortality (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)|CSI: Immortality]]''
|''[[Immortality (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)|CSI: Immortality]]''
|Greg Sanders
|Greg Sanders
|Television Movie
|Television movie
|-
|-
|2018
|2018
|''Near Extinction: Shangri-La''
|''Near Extinction: Shangri-La''
|Vargas
|Vargas
|Television Movie
|Television movie
|-
|2023
|''[[CSI: Vegas]]''
|Greg Sanders
|
|}
|}


=== Video Games ===
=== Video games ===
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{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Year
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|2003
|2003
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (video game)|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (video game)|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
|Greg Sanders (voice role)
|[[List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation characters#Greg Sanders|Greg Sanders]] (voice role)
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|Greg Sanders (voice role)
|Greg Sanders (voice role)
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|}

===Stage===
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!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
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|2015
|''[[The Nerd (play)|The Nerd]]''
|Willum Cubbert
|Totem Pole Playhouse
|}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090225104705/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi/bio/eric_szmanda/bio.php Eric Szmanda Bio at CBS - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090225104705/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi/bio/eric_szmanda/bio.php Eric Szmanda Bio at CBS - ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'']
* {{IMDb name|844172}}
* {{IMDb name|844172}}

{{ScreenActorsGuildAwards EnsembleTVDrama 2000–2009}}


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Latest revision as of 08:51, 13 March 2024

Eric Szmanda
Szmanda in 2015
Born
Eric Kyle Szmanda[1]

(1975-07-24) July 24, 1975 (age 49)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma materAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts; Carroll College[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Known forGreg Sanders on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Eric Kyle Szmanda (/səˈmændə/; born July 24, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for having played Greg Sanders in the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, a role he held from the show's beginning in 2000 until it ended in 2015.

Early life and education

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Szmanda was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Elaine (née Enders)[2] and Donald Szmanda, and has two brothers, Brett and Robert.[1] His great-uncle Ray Szmanda was the "Menard's Guy," a local celebrity in the Midwest famous for his enthusiastic ads for Menard's, a chain of hardware stores.

When Eric was very young, the family moved to Mukwonago, Wisconsin. He attended Mukwonago High School and subsequently Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin.[1] While he was in school, he began marketing internships with music conglomerate BMG and moved to Chicago, Illinois, to take a full-time job in the music business.[1]

Szmanda attended classes for four years at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California, and graduated.[1]

Career

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In his first role on television, Szmanda starred in The Net, a series based on the 1995 film of the same name.

In 2000, Szmanda began a recurring role in the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in the first two seasons as Greg Sanders, a DNA technician and investigator. He was subsequently added to the main cast in the third season. He remained on the show until it ended after the fifteenth season in September 2015.[3]

Activism

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Szmanda supports the U.S. Campaign for Burma and traveled to Thailand to see the conditions of Burmese refugees who have fled their native country.[4]

Szmanda showed his support for Animal Defenders International (ADI) in March 2017 along with former CSI co-star Jorja Fox. The two helped to host a benefit to raise money for the charity that aims to help and save animals all over the world from circuses and from other forms of animal cruelty. He and Fox attended the White House to help put forward a bill to stop circuses from using animals and protect them.

Filmography

[edit]

Film and television credits

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Year Title Role Notes
1998–1999 The Net Jacob Resh/Sorcerer Television debut
Series regular; 13 episodes
1999 Dodge's City Johnny Dodge Television movie
2000 Oh Baby Brent Two episodes
2000 Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane Max Episode: "A Midsummer Night's Nightmare"
2000 100 Girls Sam/Computer Nerd Film debut
2000 FreakyLinks Eli Episode: "Subject: Edith Keeler Must Die"
2000 Big Time Avery Short film
2000–2015 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Greg Sanders 46 episodes; recurring role
287 episodes; series regular
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2005)
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2002–2004)
2001 Three Sisters Dave Episode: "The Faculty Party"
2001 The Division Mark Episode: "The Parent Trap"
2002 The Rules of Attraction NYU Film Student
2004 Marilyn Manson: Saint Himself Video short/music video
2004 True Vinyl Billy Thompson
2005 Little Athens Derek
2005 Snow Wonder Luke Television movie
2012 Shadow of Fear Detective Dominic Leary Television movie
2015 CSI: Immortality Greg Sanders Television movie
2018 Near Extinction: Shangri-La Vargas Television movie
2023 CSI: Vegas Greg Sanders

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Greg Sanders (voice role)
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Dark Motives Lab Technician Greg Sanders (voice role)
2006 CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder Greg Sanders (voice role)
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Hard Evidence Greg Sanders (voice role)
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Deadly Intent Greg Sanders (voice role)
2010 CSI: Fatal Conspiracy Greg Sanders (voice role)

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Nerd Willum Cubbert Totem Pole Playhouse

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Eric Szmanda". TV Guide.
  2. ^ "Search results for news archive: Enders, Lorna Jean (obituary); Milwaukee Journal Sentinel". newsbank.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Hatmaker, Julia (May 29, 2015). "'CSI' actor Eric Szmanda on starring in 'The Nerd' at Totem Pole Playhouse, finale of the CBS show". PennLive. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Corben, Ron (November 1, 2009). "US Campaign Hopes Celebrities Can Help Burma". VOA. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
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