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Date of Birth
10 December 1979, Covington, Kentucky, USA

Height
5' 9" (1.75 m)

Mini Biography

Erik was born in Covington, Kentucky. He grew up in Centralia, Illinois performing in many stage productions at the Centralia Cultural Society, a community theatre near his home. After performing onstage stage for many years, Erik transitioned to film and television in 2005 landing a supporting role in The Book (2009) from Rebound Entertainment. Through that project and those that followed, he developed his acting abilities and continually gained on-set experience. Since his work on The Book, he has been working steadily around the country with roles in a number of film projects and other media including several web series, television shows, music videos, and even an appearance in a comic book called Goldilocks in Zombie Land.

Besides being as an actor, he has also works as a producer, voice over artist, and casting director.

Along with acting and production duties, Erik runs his own production company Rock Your Socks Productions with a talent and distribution arm called RYS Entertainment. Both companies continue to gain momentum with many upcoming projects in the wings.

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Trivia

Briefly attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood

Has frequently appeared as Superman, Spider-Man, and other characters for events, promotions, and conventions.

Erik was within the first 10,000 people to add the Clerks II film page to their MySpace friends and received a credit at the end of the movie.

Frequently works with Joe Hammerstone and Jaxon Stanford.

Auditioned for the role of Benjamin Purvis in Gentleman Broncos (2009). The role went to Michael Angarano.

Auditioned for the role of Mike Newton in Twilight (2008). The role went to Michael Welch (I).

He is an alumni member of Up with People Cast A 1999 and also helped to create the new show in April 2006.

He is an alumni member of Alphi Phi Omega Epsilon Pi chapter of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Holds a 2008 Guinness world record for being a part of the largest group of people dressed as Superman in the same place at the same time. The event took place at the 30th annual Superman Celebration in Metropolis, Illinois on June 15, 2008.

Was a finalist for season 2 of VH-1's "The Pickup Artist".


Personal Quotes

Love is a many-splintered thing.

Acting is like an essential organ in my body. It's not just "my job," it's who I am. Without it I'm just a poor guy with dreams. With it, I'm an unstoppable force ready to take on all of life's great adventures.



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