Chris Eigeman
American actor

Chris Eigeman

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American actor
A.K.A.
Christopher "Chris" Eigeman
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Birth:
1 March 1965(Denver)
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Introduction

Christopher "Chris" Eigeman (born March 1, 1965) is an American actor and a film director.
Eigeman is best known for roles in films written and directed by Whit Stillman: Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco.

Personal life

Eigeman was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1965. He attended The Putney School, Putney, Vermont, from 1979 to 1983, and graduated from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre in 1987. He has been married to Linda D. Eigeman since 1993. They have a son, born in 2008.

Career

Eigeman has appeared in these films: Kicking and Screaming (1995), Mr. Jealousy (1997), Highball (1997), Maid in Manhattan (2002), Crazy Little Thing (aka The Perfect You) (2002), The Treatment (2006).

Eigeman has appeared in these TV series: It's Like, You Know..., Gilmore Girls, Malcolm in the Middle, Homicide: Life on the Street, Fringe, and Girls.

In 1992, Eigeman filmed a pilot for an American version of the British cult sci-fi television show Red Dwarf playing the part of Arnold Rimmer; however, the show was not picked up as a series. During the mid-1990s, he appeared in a series of television advertisements for Pacific Bell that highlighted his sarcastic, straight ahead delivery. In these spots, Eigeman always appeared in dark suit and tie, regardless of the situation.

Eigeman wrote and directed the film Turn the River (2007).

Filmography

  • Metropolitan (1990) – Nick Smith
  • Barcelona (1994) – Fred Boynton
  • Kicking and Screaming (1995) – Max
  • Highball (1997) – Fletcher
  • The Next Step (1997) – David
  • Mr. Jealousy (1997) – Dashiell Frank (Also Associate Producer)
  • The Last Days of Disco (1998) – Des
  • It's Like, You Know... (1999-2000) - Arthur Garment
  • Malcolm in the Middle (2001–2005) – Lionel Herkabe
  • The Next Big Thing (2002) – Gus Bishop
  • Crazy Little Thing (aka The Perfect You) (2002) – Jimmy
  • Maid in Manhattan (2002) – John Bextrum
  • Path to War (2002) - Bill Moyers
  • 7 Songs (2003) – Micah
  • Clipping Adam (2004) – Tom Sheppard
  • Gilmore Girls (2004) – Jason Stiles
  • The Treatment (2006) – Jake Singer
  • Turn the River (2007) – Mike Simms (Also Executive Producer/Writer/Director)
  • Fringe (2008) – David Esterbrook
  • Arbitrage (2012) – Gavin Briar
  • Girls (2012) – Alistiar (Pilot)
  • Bunheads (2012) – Conor (Season 1 Episode 8 – Blank Up, It's Time)