Eric Martsolf

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Eric Martsolf
Martsolf in November 2008
Born	(1971-07-27) July 27, 1971 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Singer
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Lisa Kouchak (2003–present) 2 children
Website
http://www.ericmartsolf.com

Eric Martsolf (born July 27, 1971) is an American television actor and singer best known for his role as Ethan Winthrop in the NBC soap opera Passions from 2002 to 2008.^[1] As of 2012 he plays the role of Brady Black on NBC's Days of our Lives.^[2]

Background

Martsolf sang on a Hawaiian cruise ship for a year and has modeled for over 50 designers, companies, and businesses. He was a radio broadcaster for WDCV 88.3FM and was a singer/dancer at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania for four years and also performed at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. He has a degree in Political Science from Dickinson College. He has been an Assistant Director and a Guest Artist for Children's Theatre Experience.

Career

Passions

Martsolf portrayed Ethan Winthrop on NBC's Passions from July 2002 (succeeding original portrayer Travis Schuldt) until the series' cancellation in August 2008. Martsolf had auditioned for the role of Ethan before the show began. And, before he was Ethan, he was on the show for one episode as a Cop. He was voted favorite actor on Passions for more than 80 weeks in a row in Soap Opera Digest.^{[citation needed]}

Days of our Lives

Martsolf made his first appearance in the role of Brady Black on Days of our Lives on November 13, 2008. The character had previously been portrayed by Kyle Lowder until 2005.

Miss Behave

Since 2010, Martsolf has starred as Marcus Dunne on Miss Behave, a webseries, that also has fellow DOOL stars, like Jillian Clare, who played Abigail "Abby" Deveraux but plays Victoria "Tori" Archer and Darin Brooks, who played Max Brady, also stars, but as Mr. Blake Owens.

Personal life

Martsolf and Lisa Kouchak met doing musical theater together, and married on October 10, 2003.^[3] His twin sons, Mason Alan and Chase Evan, were born on April 7, 2006.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Cheater	Brad
2002–2008	Passions	Ethan Winthrop	July 8, 2002—August 7, 2008
2002	The Other Half	Himself	Episode date: September 10, 2002
2003	Spanish Fly	Brick Hauser
2003–2004	SoapTalk	Himself	Episode dates: December 23, 2003 and April 21–22, 2004
2004	Street Smarts		Episode date: November 23, 2004
2005	Starting Over		Episode: "Passion for the Game"
2005	Diva Dog: Pit Bull on Wheels		Guest star
2007	The 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
2007	Passions Live!
2008	Days of our Lives	Brady Black	November 13, 2008–present
2008	NCIS	Paul Harris	Episode: "Collateral Damage"
2009	Four Steps	Clive
2010–	Miss Behave	Marcus Dunne
2011	Smallville	Michael Jon Carter/Booster Gold

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Culture Club". Soap Opera Weekly. 2007-02-13. p. 15.
↑ "Passions Men joining Days! Eric Martsolf and Galen Gering " Entertainment Hotline". Theentertainmenthotline.net. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
↑ "Y&R SUMMER'S FATHER REVEALED!" Soap Opera Digest June 17, 2013 (Vol. 38, No. 24). p. 43.

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Name	Martsolf, Eric
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	July 27, 1971
Place of birth	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death

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