Eric Close: Balancing Faith, Family and a Hollywood Career (ep. 746)
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary
John O'Leary
4.9 • 672 Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Eric Close is an accomplished actor and director most recognized for his roles on television shows Without a Trace, Nashville and Suits. For decades, Eric has built an impressive career in Hollywood while staying true to his core values: faith, family, and purpose.
Today, Eric shares how his faith has guided every step of his career, the intentional choices he and his wife made to keep their family strong, and how he’s learned to embrace challenges as opportunities for growth. Plus, he opens up about his struggles with anxiety, the wisdom he’s gained from Hollywood icons like Clint Eastwood, and his experience portraying Coach Joe Kennedy in Average Joe—a man whose simple act of prayer after football games sparked national controversy.
My friends, if you’ve ever questioned your path, battled self-doubt, or needed reassurance that your struggles have meaning, this conversation is for you. You’ll leave with a reminder that we are never alone and the encouragement to stand firm in your beliefs.
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| 0:48.7 | podcast with John O'Leary. John is the number one national bestselling author of the book On Fire. He's a world-class |
| 0:56.0 | inspirational speaker, and he's the host of the Live-inspired podcast. John interviews extraordinary |
| 1:01.5 | individuals on their life story so that you can wake up from accidental living and more fully |
| 1:07.9 | live your life story. Here's your host, John O'Leary. |
| 1:12.7 | Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the live-inspired podcast with John O'Leary. Today, as is |
| 1:20.3 | almost always the case with the live-inspired podcast, you are in for an awesome treat. His name is Eric Close. Eric is an actor. He's a director. He's |
| 1:31.2 | probably most recognized for his roles as FBI agents Martin Fitzgerald in Without a Trace, |
| 1:37.9 | that ran for a long time. For Teddy Conrad in Nashville, I'm sure many of our listeners and viewers |
| 1:44.0 | have seen that. And then for Travis Tanner in Nashville. I'm sure many of our listeners and viewers have seen that. And then for Travis |
| 1:46.3 | Tanner in suits. That's right. Our guest today has been in suits. For decades, Eric has built an |
| 1:52.7 | impressive career in Hollywood while staying true to his core values of faith, of family, and of purpose. |
| 1:59.9 | Today, Eric joins us to share how his faith has guided him |
| 2:03.7 | on every step along his journey in his career, the intentional choices he and his wife made to keep |
| 2:09.3 | their family strong, and how he's learned to embrace challenges as opportunities for growth. |
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