Chicago Fire ’s Darren Ritter and Christopher Herrmann are the “odd couple” we didn’t know we needed — and the actors who play them are just as quirky and fun. “It is a sort of tightly corralled chaos,” Daniel Kyri , who plays Ritter, exclusively told Us Weekly on Monday, October 7, of working with David Eigenberg , who portrays Herrmann, on the NBC show. “I have so much respect and admiration for David Eigenberg.
” Kyri, 29, called Eigenberg, 60, and Christian Stolte , who plays Randall McHolland, “wonderful friends” who have guided him during his time on Fire . Since joining the show in 2018, Kyri’s Ritter has formed a close bond with Eigenberg’s Herrmann while working under him on Engine 51. (Herrmann is the Lieutenant on Engine, while Ritter is his right-hand firefighter.
) Because of that connection, Kyri has had the “honor” of working with Eigenberg in nearly every episode — and he’s learned a lot along the way. “It can be a little bit like acting across from a tightly leashed tornado, when I’m working with him,” Kyri said with a laugh. “But there’s so much specificity and skill and just kind of utter magic in working across from him that if you’re lucky and observant and patient and focused enough, I believe that you can then take notes from [him].
” The actor gushed that Eigenberg has been “one of my greatest teachers in this process,” adding that while he “keeps me on my toes,” he “really loves” working with hi.
