Eddie Cibrian

Edward Carl Cibrian ( ; born June 16, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Cole Deschanel on the television series Sunset Beach and Jimmy Doherty on Third Watch.

His other notable television roles include Matt Clark in The Young and the Restless, Russell Varon in Invasion, Jesse Cardoza in CSI: Miami and Eddie Valetik in Take Two. Some of his best known films include the cult classic But I'm a Cheerleader and The Best Man Holiday.

Early life and career Cibrian, an only child, was born in Burbank, California. His mother, Hortensia (née Balaguer), is an office manager, and his father, Carl Cibrian, a banker. Both of Cibrian's parents are from Cuba. His father's family immigrated from Cuba to the United States after Fidel Castro came to power in 1959. His mother's family left Cuba about three years later. Cibrian's parents later met in California.

Cibrian starred in The Young and the Restless as Matt Clark, Baywatch Nights as Griff Walker, Sunset Beach as Cole Deschanel, CSI: Miami as Jesse Cardoza, Third Watch as womanizing New York City firefighter Jimmy Doherty, Tilt as rising poker star Eddie Towne, and Invasion as Everglades park ranger Russell Varon. He also guest-starred in Saved by the Bell: The College Years, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Criminal Minds, and Beverly Hills, 90210. His movie credits include Living Out Loud (1998), But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), and The Cave (2005).

In 2006, Cibrian joined the cast of the Fox series Vanished midway through the season. The series was canceled after nine of the thirteen episodes produced were aired with subsequent episodes released via Myspace. The following year, he was cast as Jason Austin in the unaired pilot of Football Wives, the ABC remake of the British drama Footballers Wives.

Cibrian has had guest spots on Samantha Who?, Dirty Sexy Money, and Ugly Betty. In 2009, he joined the cast of CSI: Miami as an officer from the Hollywood division who joins Horatio's team in Miami. His contract was not picked up for the 2010–11 season.

In July 2010, Cibrian guest starred as a bounty hunter in multiple episodes of NBC's drama series Chase.

In March 2011, Cibrian was cast as the lead in the NBC pilot for The Playboy Club, a TV series set at the first Playboy Club in Chicago in 1963. In early October 2011, The Playboy Club was canceled by NBC after three episodes due to low ratings. In 2016, he was added to the cast of Rosewood as Capt. Ryan Slade. In 2018, he starred as the Private Investigator, Eddie Valetik, in Take Two on ABC.

Personal life In May 2001, Cibrian married Brandi Glanville, a former model and reality television star. Cibrian and Glanville have two sons, Mason and Jake. In 2006, Cibrian began an affair with former reality star, Scheana Shay from Vanderpump Rules. The couple announced their separation in July 2009 when it was revealed Cibrian had an affair with country music singer LeAnn Rimes, after they appeared together in the movie Northern Lights. Cibrian and Glanville's divorce was finalized on September 30, 2010.

On December 27, 2010, it was announced that Cibrian was engaged to Rimes. The couple wed on April 22, 2011, at a private home in California.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Living Out Loud The Masseur 1999 But I'm a Cheerleader Rock 2000 In the Beginning Joseph 2001 Say It Isn't So Jack Mitchelson 2005 Tyler McAllister 2009 Not Easily Broken Brock Houseman 2009 Northern Lights Nate Burns 2010 Healing Hands aka Working Miracles Buddy 2012 Good Deeds John 2013 The Best Man Holiday Brian McDonald 2013 Playing Father Clay Allen 2014 The Single Moms Club Santos 2022 A Christmas Mystery Sheriff Pierce Streaming

Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Saved by the Bell: The College Years Janitor Episode: "Screech Love" 1994 CBS Schoolbreak Special Tough guy 1 episode 1994 Dave 1 episode 1994–1996 Matt Clark Regular role, 40 episodes 1996 Beverly Hills, 90210 Casey Watkins Episode: "Here We Go Again" 1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Darryl and himself 2 episodes 1996–1997 Baywatch Nights Griff Walker Main role 1997–1999 Sunset Beach Cole Deschanel/Cole St.John Regular role, 497 episodes 1998 Sunset Beach: Shockwave Cole Deschanel Television film 1998 Logan's War: Bound by Honor Logan Fallon Television film 1999–2005 Third Watch Jimmy Doherty Main role 2000 In the Beginning Joseph Television film 2001 Citizen Baines Curtis Daniel Episode: "A Day Like No Other" 2003 Michael Brock Unaired pilot 2005 Tilt Eddie Towne Main role 2005–2006 Invasion Russell Varon Main role 2006 Vanished Agent Daniel Lucas Main role 2007 Football Wives Jason Austin Unaired pilot 2007 Criminal Minds Joe Smith Episode: "In Name and Blood" 2007 Dirty Sexy Money Sebastian Fleet Episode: "The Game" 2007 Samantha Who? Kevin Episodes: "The Hockey Date" and "The Break Up" 2008 Ugly Betty Coach Diaz Recurring role, 7 episodes 2008 Detective Eddie La Roche 3 episodes 2009 Northern Lights Nate Burns Television film 2009 In the Beginning - The Complete Miniseries Joseph Television film 2009 Washington Field SA Tommy Diaz Television pilot 2009–2010 CSI: Miami CSI Detective Jesse Cardoza Main role (season 8) 2010 Healing Hands Buddy Hoyt Television film 2010–2011 Chase Ben Crowley 3 episodes 2011 Nick Dalton 6 episodes 2012 Rizzoli & Isles Dennis Rockmond Episodes: 2 episodes 2012–2013 For Better or Worse Chris 8 episodes 2012 Hot in Cleveland Sean 2 episodes 2013 Notes from Dad Clay Allen Television film 2014 LeAnn & Eddie Himself Reality series 2015–2016 Baby Daddy Ross 5 episodes 2016–2017 Rosewood Ryan Slade Main role (season 2) 2018 Take Two Eddie Valetik Main role 2021 Country Comfort Beau Main role 2022 Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For Avery Mitchell TV movie 2022–2023 Home Economics Santiago 3 episodes 2025 Love, Death & Robots Chalon Voice; Episode: "The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur" 2025 All's Fair Arthur McPherson Episode: "When We Were Young" 2026 High Potential Mayor Callo Episode: "Second Sunday"

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