A character actor in the truest sense, Eric's roles have ranged from J. Edgar Hoover in
Boardwalk Empire (2010) to Navy SEAL James Case in
American Sniper (2014).
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Eric moved to Los Angeles to study theatre at The University of Southern California where he earned his BA. His film and television career took off shortly thereafter with a breakout role in HBO's hard hitting, topical miniseries
Generation Kill (2008) and continued with recurring roles on many of cable television's most critically acclaimed series like
Ozark (2017) ,
Mad Men (2007) ,
Big Love (2006) ,
Bosch (2014) and
For All Mankind (2019). Next Eric can be seen opposite
Daisy Edgar-Jones &
David Strathairn in the adaptation of Delia Owen's best Selling Novel
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022).
With Series Regular roles that include
The Killing (2011) ,
The Brink (2015) ,
Six (2017) and
The Right Stuff (2020) , Eric has proven to be a cable television commodity. In addition to on-camera work, he has lent his voice to several animated television shows and video games.
Eric resides in California with his wife and kids.