Evan Handler Biography: Height, Ethnicity, Age, Net Worth, Siblings, Parents, Wife, Child, Movies, Awards, Books

Evan Handler is an American actor and author who first drew wide attention for portraying Harry Goldenblatt, the divorce attorney-turned-husband of Charlotte York, on the HBO series Sex and the City (2002–2004) and its revival And Just Like That… (2021–present).

Later, he became equally recognized for his role as Charlie Runkle, the well-meaning but often hapless agent and friend to Hank Moody on Californication (2007–2014).

Profile

• Full name: Evan Handler
• Date of birth: January 10, 1961
• Age: 64 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
• State of origin: New York
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Actor, Author
• Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
• Parents: Enid Irene (mother), Murry Raymond Handler (father)
• Siblings: Lowell Handler (brother), Lillian Handler (sister)
• Spouse: Elisa Atti (m. 2003)
• Children: Sofia Clementina Handler
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Jewish
• Ethnicity: Jewish
• Net worth: $6 million

Early Life and Education

Evan Handler is now 64 years old and was born on January 10, 1961, in New York City to secular Jewish parents Enid Irene, a mental health administrator, and Murry Raymond Handler, an agency owner and advertising designer.

He grew up in the Town of Cortlandt near Croton-on-Hudson in New York. He has an older brother, Lowell, who would later become an author and photographer, and a sister, Lillian.

Handler attended Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, New York, graduating a year early in 1978. Shortly after, he moved back to New York City and interned at the Chelsea Theater Center, where he appeared in Off-Broadway productions such as Biography: A Game and Strider: The Story of a Horse.

In 1979, he enrolled in the Juilliard School’s Drama Division (Group 12) but left the four-year program in 1981—after two years—when he was cast in the film Taps.

Personal Life

Handler married Italian-born chemist Elisa Atti in 2003 after a courtship not publicly documented; they have one daughter together, Sofia Clementina Handler (born January 17, 2007). There is no public record of divorce or extramarital affairs for Handler, and he remains married to Elisa Atti.

Career

Handler made his screen debut in 1981 with roles in The Chosen and Taps. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, he appeared in feature films such as Sweet Lorraine (1987) and Ransom (1996), sharing an Awards Circuit Community Award nomination for Best Cast Ensemble for Ransom.

On television, he took on guest and recurring roles in series including Miami Vice, Law & Order, and Six Feet Under, but his breakthrough came in 2002 when he was cast as Harry Goldenblatt on Sex and the City. Following that, he gained further popularity as Charlie Runkle on Californication (2007–2014).

Handler’s stage work includes Off-Broadway credits early in his career and a notable exit from the Broadway play I Hate Hamlet in 1991 when co-star Nicol Williamson struck him during a fight sequence.

He subsequently continued to work in both stage and screen projects, including portraying Larry Fine in the 2000 TV movie The Three Stooges, Hank Moody’s agent in Californication, Lloyd Blankfein in the HBO film Too Big to Fail (2011), and Alan Dershowitz in American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson (2016). In 2020, he appeared on The George Lucas Talk Show for a Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon.

Awards

• 1996 ACCA Best Cast Ensemble (nomination)

Net Worth

Evan Handler’s net worth is estimated at $6 million, earned through his acting roles in television and film and his work as an author.

Social Media

• Instagram: @baggageehandler
• X: @EvanHandler
• TikTok: @baggageehandler

Filmography

• The Chosen (1981)
• Taps (1981)
• Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982)
• War and Love (1985)
• Sweet Lorraine (1987)
• Natural Born Killers (1994)
• Ransom (1996)
• Sex and the City (2008)
• Sex and the City 2 (2010)
• The Family Tree (2011)
• Should’ve Been Romeo (2012)
• Lying and Stealing (2019)
• Foster Boy (2019)
• Reverse the Curse (2023)
• Miami Vice (1985) – Louis Martinez, Episode: “Milk Run”
• CBS Schoolbreak Special (1987) – Allen, Episode: “What If I’m Gay?”

Books

• Time On Fire: My Comedy of Terrors (1996)
• It’s Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive (2008)