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My Take
I'll always think of Eric Szmanda as Greg Sanders, the lab rat who slowly grew into a field CSI over the years. What made his performance stick was the way he layered comic energy and genuine nerdy enthusiasm onto a procedural that could otherwise feel clinical. Watching Greg go from goofy DNA tech to a confident investigator was one of the quiet pleasures of the original CSI run, and Szmanda gave him a likability that anchored a lot of episodes. He never chased the spotlight, but he was a reliable, charismatic ensemble player who made the team feel real.
Overview
Eric Szmanda (born July 24, 1975) is an American actor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is best known for his long-running role as forensic technician Greg Sanders on the CBS crime drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Over the course of the series he became one of its central recurring characters, appearing across most of its seasons.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eric Szmanda
- Name (Japanese)
- エリック・スマンダ
- Reading
- えりっく・すまんだ
- Born
- July 24, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Actor / Television actor / Model / Film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.