Eric Martsolf - wikipedia Eric Martsolf This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( June 2008 ) Eric Martsolf Martsolf in November 2008 ( 1971 - 07 - 27 ) July 27, 1971 ( age 46 ) 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. Since November 2008, he has played the role of Brady Black on NBC 's Days of Our Lives. Contents 1 Background 2 Career 2.1 Passions 2.2 Days of Our Lives 2.3 Miss Behave 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links 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 88.3 FM 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. 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. In 2014, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Brady. Miss Behave Between 2010 and 2012, Martsolf made three appearances as Marcus Dunne on the teen drama web series Miss Behave, which also featured former Days of Our Lives performers Jillian Clare, Darin Brooks and Patrika Darbo. Personal life Martsolf and Lisa Kouchak met doing musical theater together, and married on October 10, 2003. His twin sons, Mason Alan and Chase Evan, were born on April 7, 2006. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 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 Street Smarts Episode date : November 23, 2004 2005 Starting Over Episode : `` Passion for the Game '' Diva Dog : Pit Bull on Wheels Guest star 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 -- 2012 Miss Behave Marcus Dunne 2011 Smallville Michael Jon Carter / Booster Gold 2014 Extant B.E.N. Voice only Awards and nominations List of acting awards and nominations Year Award Title Result Ref. 2003 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Newcomer Passions Nominated 2014 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Days of Our Lives Won 2016 Indie Series Award Best Guest Actor -- Drama The Bay Nominated References ^ Jump up to : `` Culture Club ''. Soap Opera Weekly. 2007 - 02 - 13. p. 15. Jump up ^ `` Passions Men joining Days ! Eric Martsolf and Galen Gering '' Entertainment Hotline ``. Theentertainmenthotline.net. 2008 - 11 - 12. Archived from the original on 2011 - 07 - 24. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Y&R SUMMER 'S FATHER REVEALED ! '' Soap Opera Digest June 17, 2013 ( Vol. 38, No. 24 ). p. 43. Jump up ^ `` The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners ''. New York : emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nominations Announced For 7th Annual ISAs ''. indieseriesawards.com. February 3, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016. External links Official website Official Passions biography Eric Martsolf Photo Gallery Eric Martsolf on IMDb Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Peter Hansen ( 1979 ) Warren Burton ( 1980 ) Larry Haines ( 1981 ) David Lewis ( 1982 ) Darnell Williams ( 1983 ) Justin Deas ( 1984 ) Larry Gates ( 1985 ) John Wesley Shipp ( 1986 ) Gregg Marx ( 1987 ) Justin Deas ( 1988 ) Justin Deas ( 1989 ) Henry Darrow ( 1990 ) Bernard Barrow ( 1991 ) Thom Christopher ( 1992 ) Gerald Anthony ( 1993 ) Justin Deas ( 1994 ) Jerry verDorn ( 1995 ) Jerry verDorn ( 1996 ) Ian Buchanan ( 1997 ) Steve Burton ( 1998 ) Stuart Damon ( 1999 ) Shemar Moore ( 2000 ) Michael E. Knight ( 2001 ) Josh Duhamel ( 2002 ) Benjamin Hendrickson ( 2003 ) Rick Hearst ( 2004 ) Greg Rikaart ( 2005 ) Jordan Clarke ( 2006 ) Rick Hearst ( 2007 ) Kristoff St. John ( 2008 ) Jeff Branson / Vincent Irizarry ( 2009 ) Billy Miller ( 2010 ) Jonathan Jackson ( 2011 ) Jonathan Jackson ( 2012 ) Scott Clifton / Billy Miller ( 2013 ) Eric Martsolf ( 2014 ) Chad Duell ( 2015 ) Sean Blakemore ( 2016 ) Steve Burton ( 2017 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eric_Martsolf&oldid=801880848 '' Categories : American male soap opera actors Male actors from Pennsylvania Actors from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1971 births Living people Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from June 2008 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2009 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Nederlands Polski Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 22 September 2017, at 14 : 17. 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Question: who plays brady on days of our lives
Answer: Eric Martsolf