David Eigenberg
Eigenberg in July 2005
Born	(1964-05-17)May 17, 1964 (age 60) Manhasset, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Chrysti (Kotik) Eigenberg ​ ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	2

David Eigenberg (born May 17, 1964)^[1] is an American actor. He is known for his roles asSteve Brady on theHBO seriesSex and the City and its revival seriesAnd Just Like That...^[2] and as Firefighter/Lieutenant/Captain Christopher Herrmann onNBC'sChicago Fire.

Eigenberg was born inManhasset, New York, onLong Island, and grew up inNaperville,Illinois,^[3] the only boy in a family of six children.^[1] His mother, Beverly, owned pre-schools, and his father, Harry, was acertified public accountant.^[4] Eigenberg's father was Jewish and his mother wasEpiscopalian; he was raised in his mother's faith.^[5]

After graduating from high school in 1982, Eigenberg enlisted in theUnited States Marine CorpsReserve, serving for three years (1982–1986), and washonorably discharged at the rank ofLance Corporal.^[6][7]

Eigenberg's first recurring role was onHomicide: Life on the Street, where he portrayed a copycat sniper, before appearing inThe Practice. He voiced the role ofNermal inGarfield: The Movie. He made an appearance on an episode ofER during the show's final season, and made an appearance in the movieDaybreak. He appeared in the American TV showThe King of Queens, in the episode entitled "Flash Photography", where he portrayed the groom of Carrie's annoying friend.

In 2002, Eigenberg starred as the short-lived character Officer Ross in the Season 3 episode ofThird Watch, entitled "Superheroes: Part 1". In July 2004, he appeared in the sci-fi seriesThe 4400. He appeared as Carl Morrissey in part two of the pilot, entitled "The New and Improved Carl Morrissey". Eigenberg appeared as a suspect in the sixth episode of the TV seriesRaines, entitled "Inner Child", which first aired on April 20, 2007.

He appeared in an episode ofGhost Whisperer, alongsideJennifer Love Hewitt, and inCBS'sNCIS as Ted Bankston, a former NSA analyst, in the Season 6 episode, "Dagger".^[8]

Eigenberg's best known role is the role of Steve Brady in the HBO seriesSex and the City. The on-and-off-again boyfriend and eventual husband to Miranda Hobbes (played byCynthia Nixon), Eigenberg later reprised the role in bothSex and the City films in 2008 and 2010, and in the revival seriesAnd Just Like That... in 2022.^[9]

In 2009, he appeared in Season 6 episode 13 ofCold Case titled "Breaking News". He played the 1988 version of Nathan Kravet. In 2010, he appeared as Agent Russell Goldman in the Season 5 episode ofCriminal Minds, entitled "Parasite". In March 2011, he appeared in Season 3 ofCastle, in the episode "One Life to Lose", as Peter Connelly. He appeared in the May 16, 2012 episode ofLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit, entitled "Strange Beauty". In the fall of 2012, Eigenberg joined the cast ofNBC'sChicago Fire as Senior Firefighter/Lieutenant Christopher Herrmann.

Eigenberg first appeared on Broadway in the original production of John Guare'sSix Degrees of Separation as the "Hustler" from 1990 to 1992. He returned from 2003 to 2004 as Toddy Koovitz in the original Broadway production of the Richard Greenberg playTake Me Out.^[10]

Eigenberg and his wife Chrysti (née Kotik) have a son born in 2009 and a daughter born in 2014.^[3][11][12] In January 2022, it was reported that Eigenberg had been diagnosed withhearing loss and that it inspired his on-screen character's hearing loss onAnd Just Like That...^[13] andChicago Fire.^[14]

• David Eigenberg atIMDb
• Eigenberg, David (July 11, 2001)."David Eigenberg: 'Sex' and the single man".Showbiz Today Star of Tomorrow (Interview). Interviewed by Blackman, Lori.CNN.

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