Background
Eggold was born in Lakewood, California, the son of Karen (née Benik) and James Frederick Eggold.
Eggold was born in Lakewood, California, the son of Karen (née Benik) and James Frederick Eggold.
Eggold graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in 2002, where he participated in many school theater performances, and later from the University of Southern California"s theater arts department in 2006.
He is known for his roles as Ryan Matthews on the CW teen drama series 90210 and as Tom Keen on the National Broadcasting Company crime drama series The Blacklist. In 2006, Eggold made his professional television debut by way of a guest appearance on the show Related. He made his film debut the same year in the short film Con: The Corruption of Helm.
Besides his success as an actor, Eggold writes music, plays guitar and piano, and sings in the band Eleanor Avenue.
Eggold had recurring roles on Columbia Broadcasting System"s The Young and the Restless, Home Box Office"s Entourage, Cartoon Network"s Out of Jimmy"s Head, American Broadcasting Company"s Brothers & Sisters, and the Universitas Pembangunan Nasional/CW series Veronica Mars, before obtaining his first series regular role on the Forex"s Dirt. In addition to his work in television, Eggold made his professional stage debut in the 2006 Ahmanson Theatre/Center Theatre Group production Dead End, directed by Nick Martin, and has since appeared in productions of Leipzig, the Los Angeles Weekly Theater Award-winning production of Marat/Sade, and an original production titled Amy and Elliot which he wrote, directed, and starred in at the Stella Adler Theatre with Alexandra Breckenridge.
In January 2012, he played Mischa Barton"s love interest in Mark Edwin Robinson"s supernatural romance thriller Into the Dark. As of the fall of 2013, he appears as Tom Keen, a main character on National Broadcasting Company"s drama The Blacklist.