Eric Szmanda Biography

Fast Facts

• His show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" was nominated five-times at the People's Choice Awards for Favorite Drama, winning four times
• His show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" won a Logie Award in 2004 for Most Popular Overseas Drama
• After high school, he studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1996
• While in college, he landed a marketing internship with BMG, a music conglomerate
• Quote: "(On his role in "CSI") "To learn something new everyday․ I never thought I would be learning about science after college or after high school for that matter․""
• Following a job in the music business in Chicago, he moved to Los Angeles for a role in a play at the Odyssey Theatre
• A fan of Marilyn Manson, he appeared in the Manson music video for "Saint" alongside Asia Argento in 2003
• In a show of humanitarian support, he traveled to Thailand to see first-hand the conditions of Burmese refugees who fled their homeland