Eric Szmanda
Eric Kyle Szmanda (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.
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- Name
- Eric Szmanda
- Birth Name
- Eric Kyle Szmanda
- Born
- 24 July 1975
- Birthplace
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
- Education
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts; Carroll College
- Occupation
- Actor
- Known for
- Greg Sanders on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Eric Kyle Szmanda (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.
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• Name — Eric Szmanda • Birth Name — Eric Kyle Szmanda • Born — 24 July 1975 • Birthplace — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. • Education — American Academy of Dramatic Arts; Carroll College • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1998–present • Known for — Greg Sanders on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Early life and education
Early life and education
Szmanda was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Elaine (née Enders) and Donald Szmanda, and has two brothers, Brett and Robert. His great-uncle Ray Szmanda was the "Menards Guy," a local celebrity in the Midwest famous for his enthusiastic ads for Menards, 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. 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. Szmanda attended classes for four years at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California, and graduated.
Career
Career
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.
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. 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.
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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
Stage
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2015 — The Nerd — Willum Cubbert — Totem Pole Playhouse
Activity and practice
Eric Szmanda is recorded as having studied at American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Mukwonago High School and Carroll University.

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Film and television credits
• 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
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Eric Szmanda studied at American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Mukwonago High School and Carroll University.
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