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Chris Eigeman is a Actor, Director, Writer and Associate Producer American born on 1 march 1965 at Denver (USA)

Chris Eigeman

Chris Eigeman
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Birth name Christopher Eigeman
Nationality USA
Birth 1 march 1965 (59 years) at Denver (USA)

Christopher "Chris" Eigeman (born March 1, 1965) is an American actor and film director best known for roles in the Whit Stillman films Metropolitan, Barcelona and The Last Days of Disco.

Biography

Il est surtout connu pour avoir interprété le rôle de Lionel Herkabe, le professeur maléfique de malcolm dans la série de Malcolm in the middle.

Usually with

Noah Baumbach
Noah Baumbach
(3 films)
Whit Stillman
Whit Stillman
(4 films)
Eric Stoltz
Eric Stoltz
(3 films)
Carlos Jacott
Carlos Jacott
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Chris Eigeman (14 films)

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Actor

Arbitrage
Arbitrage (2012)
, 1h47
Directed by Nicholas Jarecki
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Laetitia Casta, William Friedkin
Roles Gavin Briar
Rating65% 3.297753.297753.297753.297753.29775
Sixty-year-old magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) manages a hedge fund with his daughter Brooke (Brit Marling) and is about to sell it for a handsome profit. However, unbeknownst to his daughter and most of his other employees, he has cooked his company's books in order to cover an investment loss and avoid being arrested for fraud. One night, while driving with his mistress Julie Cote (Laetitia Casta), he begins to doze off and crashes; Julie is killed. An injured Robert leaves the scene and decides to cover up his involvement to prevent the public, his wife Ellen (Susan Sarandon), and the prospective buyer James Mayfield (Graydon Carter) from discovering the truth.
Turn the River, 1h32
Directed by Chris Eigeman
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films
Actors Famke Janssen, Matt Ross, Rip Torn, Lois Smith, Marin Hinkle, Terry Kinney
Roles Mike Simms
Rating57% 2.8986452.8986452.8986452.8986452.898645
Turn the River stars Famke Janssen as Kailey Sullivan, a woman rough around the edges and schooled in hard knocks. Divorced from her son's father and without visitation rights, she and her son write letters to each other and meet surreptitiously.
The Treatment
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Chris Eigeman, Famke Janssen, Harris Yulin, Stephanie March, Ian Holm, Peter Vack
Roles Jake Singer
Rating58% 2.9025852.9025852.9025852.9025852.902585
The film begins with Jake Singer (Eigeman) meeting up with Julia (Stephanie March) in an attempt to rekindle their relationship; she however, informs him that she is recently engaged and has been wanting to call him to tell him. The wedding will be in Aspen but she invites him to her pre-wedding party in New York.
Path to War, 2h45
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Documentary, Action, Historical
Actors Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, James Frain, Felicity Huffman
Roles Bill Moyers
Rating72% 3.64393.64393.64393.64393.6439
Lyndon B. Johnson wins the 1964 U.S. presidential election by a landslide. His administration strives to advance civil rights and do other good work, but the Vietnam War consumes it. Johnson's civilian and military leaders persuade him to take America's involvement in Vietnam deeper and deeper, against the advice of the President's trusted adviser, Clark Clifford, who opposes the strategy of the Cabinet's Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara.
Maid in Manhattan, 1h45
Directed by Wayne Wang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci, Tyler Posey, Frances Conroy
Roles John Bextrum
Rating54% 2.706472.706472.706472.706472.70647
Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) is a single mother trying to get by with her young son Ty (Tyler Posey) by working as a maid for The Beresford Hotel in the heart of Manhattan. When not in school, Ty spends time among Marisa’s fellow hotel workers, who think she is capable of being promoted to management.
The Next Big Thing, 1h27
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Chris Eigeman, Jamie Harris, Connie Britton, Mike Starr, Farley Granger, Marin Hinkle
Roles Gus Bishop
Rating58% 2.904132.904132.904132.904132.90413
Gus Bishop is a talented but failing New York painter who lacks the marketing savvy to make it in today's art world. After getting pick-pocketed in the subway, Gus' destiny is turned over into the hands of Deech—who promptly burglarizes his home and steals his paintings. To capitalize on his stolen goods, Deech generates interest in Gus' work by creating Geoffrey Boiardi, a fictional artist with a fascinating profile. Geoffrey becomes an overnight sensation while Gus is forced into the shadows of the ever-illusive rising star.
The Last Days of Disco, 1h53
Directed by Whit Stillman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Chloë Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale, Chris Eigeman, Mackenzie Astin, Tara Subkoff, Robert Sean Leonard
Roles Des
Rating66% 3.347323.347323.347323.347323.34732
In the early 80s Alice Kinnon (Chloë Sevigny) and Charlotte Pingress (Kate Beckinsale), two young Hampshire College graduates. work in a New York publishing house as poorly paid readers. After work they are able to enter an exclusive disco nightclub where Alice is hoping to meet Jimmy Steinway (Mackenzie Astin), who works in advertising and uses the nightclub to entertain clients. Jimmy is ill-tempered because he has been barred from bringing clients to the nightclub and is eventually kicked out by his friend Des McGrath (Chris Eigeman), who works as a manager at the club but whose job is in jeopardy for allowing Jimmy and his clients inside.
Highball
Highball (1997)
, 1h50
Directed by Noah Baumbach
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Justine Bateman, Peter Bogdanovich, Noah Baumbach, Chris Eigeman, Andrea Bowen, Dean Cameron
Roles Fletcher
Rating56% 2.8464152.8464152.8464152.8464152.846415
A newly married couple decides to improve their social life by throwing three great parties and inviting tons of people at their Brooklyn apartment. The film follows this pursuit over the course of a year.
Mr. Jealousy, 1h43
Directed by Noah Baumbach
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Eric Stoltz, Annabella Sciorra, Chris Eigeman, Carlos Jacott, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Peter Bogdanovich
Roles Dashiell Frank
Rating62% 3.1464353.1464353.1464353.1464353.146435
Aspiring writer Lester Grimm (Stoltz) starts going out with Ramona Ray (Sciorra) after being introduced by Lester's friend Vince (Carlos Jacott) and Vince's fiancee Lucretia (Marianne Jean-Baptiste). They immediately hit it off, but Ramona mentions on their first date that one of her ex-boyfriends is famous writer Dashiell Frank (Chris Eigeman). Lester becomes slightly jealous.
Kicking and Screaming, 1h36
Directed by Noah Baumbach
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Eric Stoltz, Olivia D'Abo, Parker Posey, Carlos Jacott, Chris Eigeman, Josh Hamilton
Roles Max
Rating66% 3.346533.346533.346533.346533.34653
Dans cette comédie chorale, un jeune diplômé pétrifié à l'idée d'affronter la vie d'adulte emménage avec des copains dans la même situation.
Barcelona
Barcelona (1994)
, 1h41
Directed by Whit Stillman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Mira Sorvino, Tushka Bergen, Jack Gilpin, Thomas Gibson
Roles Fred Boynton
Rating69% 3.4949353.4949353.4949353.4949353.494935
The main character in Barcelona is a Chicago salesman named Ted Boynton, who lives and works in the eponymous Spanish city in the early 1980s. Ted's cousin, Fred, a naval officer, unexpectedly comes to stay with Ted at the beginning of the film. Fred has been sent to Barcelona to handle public relations on behalf of a U.S. fleet scheduled to arrive later.
Metropolitan, 1h38
Directed by Whit Stillman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Carolyn Farina, Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Isabel Gillies, Will Kempe
Roles Nick Smith
Rating72% 3.6465053.6465053.6465053.6465053.646505
Shot on location in Manhattan and Long Island, the movie depicts the lives of young, well-educated upper-class New Yorkers (or, as one character calls them, the "urban haute bourgeoisie") home on winter break from their first year of college during debutante ball season.
Metropolitan, 1h14
Directed by Richard Boleslawski, Whit Stillman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Virginia Bruce, Chris Eigeman, Alice Brady, Carolyn Farina, Cesar Romero, Thurston Hall
Rating66% 3.327373.327373.327373.327373.32737
Le film dépeint la vie des jeunes de la haute société newyorkaise dans les quartiers de Manhattan et Long Island.

Director

Turn the River, 1h32
Directed by Chris Eigeman
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films
Actors Famke Janssen, Matt Ross, Rip Torn, Lois Smith, Marin Hinkle, Terry Kinney
Rating57% 2.8986452.8986452.8986452.8986452.898645
Turn the River stars Famke Janssen as Kailey Sullivan, a woman rough around the edges and schooled in hard knocks. Divorced from her son's father and without visitation rights, she and her son write letters to each other and meet surreptitiously.