Eric Szmanda

Eric Szmanda is an American actor born on July 24, 1975 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His name is widely associated with forensic science expert Greg Sanders, whom he portrayed in the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; He played this character for fifteen years, from the first episode of the series to the last episode.

Education and first jobs

Szmanda, who attended Carroll College in Wisconsin in her youth, received her acting training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California. After finishing school, he settled in Los Angeles and had his first experience in front of the camera with the TV series The Net, which was broadcast in 1998-1999. His transition to cinema was with the 2000 youth comedy 100 Girls.

CSI and beyond

In CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which started in 2000, Greg Sanders first appeared on the screen as a young DNA technician working in the laboratory. Although Szmanda appeared as a guest star in the first two seasons, she was included in the main cast from the third season. Over time, the character evolved into a crime scene investigator who went from the laboratory to the field.

The actor appeared in all seasons of the series, which ended in 2015, and played in more than three hundred episodes; The cast of the series also earned nominations at the Screen Actors Guild awards during this period.

While CSI was ongoing, Szmanda appeared in other work as well. The 2002 film The Rules of Attraction, adapted from Bret Easton Ellis' novel, is one of the cinema works of this period. Years after the series ended, he returned to the role of Greg Sanders by joining the cast of CSI: Vegas in 2023, reintroducing the character to a new generation of viewers.

Szmanda is an actress who has spent most of her career identifying with a single character, but has also devoted time to cinema and stage work.