Eric Close was born on 24 May 1967, in Staten Island, New York City USA, and is an actor best known for starring in the mystery drama series “Without a Trace” (2002 – 2009) aired on CBS, as well as in the musical drama series “Nashville” (2012 – 2017) aired on ABC. Close has been active in the entertainment industry since 1991.
How much is the net worth of Eric Close? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $4 million, as of the data presented in late 2017. Films and television are the major sources of Close’s modest fortune.
Eric Close Net Worth $4 Million
To begin with, Eric is the eldest of three brothers, and the son of an orthopaedic surgeon. His family initially moved to Indiana, later to Michigan, and finally settled down in San Diego, California when the boy was seven. Eric graduated from the University of Southern California in 1989, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Communications; while still a student, he became a member of the Sigma Chi brotherhood. Close had been interested in acting since early childhood, but decided to engage in actor’s career only after college.
Concerning his professional career, his first role was in a theatrical production in Los Angeles, after which he was offered a part in the film “American Me” (1992), and then in “Taking Liberty” (1993), and around the same time appeared in the popular soap opera “Santa Barbara” (1992 – 1993) portraying Sawyer Walker. In 1995, he starred alongside Tiffani Amber Thiessen in the television movie “The Stranger Beside Me” directed by Sandor Stern, so his net worth was well established.
Over the years, Eric has built largely a career on television, as he has starred in a number of series, including “McKenna” (1994 – 1995), “Sisters” (1995 – 1996), and “Dark Skies” (1996 – 1997) – for the role of John Leongard he was nominated for the Saturn Award as the Best Actor on Television. Later, he landed roles in the television series “Now and Again” (1999 – 2000) as well as “Without a Trace” (2002 – 2009) for which he was respectively nominated for Saturn and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Meanwhile, she starred in Florrie Laurence’s feature film “The Sky is Falling”, before taking part in several episodes of the television series “Suits” (2011 – 2015), interpreting the character of Travis Tanner’s lawyer. From 2012 to 2017, he was among the main stars of the television series “Nashville”, in which he played Teddy Conrad, but Eric was also cast as main in the biographical war drama film “American Sniper” (2014), directed and produced by Clint Eastwood; the film grossed $547.4 million in the box office, which helped to significantly increase the net worth of all the actors including Eric Close. Recently, the actor starred in the multi – vignette crime drama film “Christmas Crime Story” by Richard Friedman as well as being seen in the television film “12 Days”.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, Close has been married to Keri since 1995, and they have two daughters. They are based in Los Angeles.
