Eric Martsolf (born July 27, 1971) is an American television

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. Since November 2008, he has played the role of Brady Black on the

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'' for which he won a Daytime Emmy in 2014. He also played the role of Ethan Winthrop in the NBC soap opera '' Passions'' from 2002 to 2008.

Background

Martsolf sang on a Hawaiian cruise ship and has modeled for over 50 designers, companies, and businesses. He was a radio broadcaster for WDCV 88.3 FM and was a singer/dancer at

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for four years and also worked and performed at

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. He has a degree in Political Science from

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. He has been an Assistant Director and a Guest Artist for Children's Theatre Experience.

Career

Martsolf portrayed Ethan Winthrop on

's daytime

'' Passions'' from July 2002 (succeeding original portrayer

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) until the series' cancellation in August 2008. Martsolf had auditioned for the role of Ethan before the show began. Before he was cast as Ethan, he was previously 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 ''

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''. Martsolf made his first appearance in the role of Brady Black on ''

'' on November 13, 2008. The character had previously been portrayed by Kyle Lowder until 2005. In 2014, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Brady Black. He was nominated again for the same award in 2019. Between 2010 and 2012, Martsolf made three appearances as Marcus Dunne on the

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'' Miss Behave'', which also featured former ''Days of Our Lives'' performers Jillian Clare,

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, and Patrika Darbo. He also appeared in season 10, episode 18 of ''

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'' in 2011, playing the character

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Personal life

Martsolf met his wife Lisa Kouchak doing

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together and married on October 10, 2003."Y&R SUMMER'S FATHER REVEALED!" ''Soap Opera Digest'' June 17, 2013 (Vol. 38, No. 24). p. 43. Their twin sons, Mason Alan and Chase Evan, were born on April 7, 2006.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Official ''Passions'' biographyEric Martsolf Photo Gallery
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martsolf, Eric 1971 births Living people American male soap opera actors Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners Male actors from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania