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Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe

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Eoin Macken

Eoin Macken (born 1983, Dublin) is an Irish actor, director, and writer known for Merlin's Sir Gwaine, The Night Shift, La Brea, Ransom Canyon, and films he wrote and directed.

Eric Allan Kramer

Eric Allan Kramer (born 1962, Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American actor and fight choreographer known as Thor in The Incredible Hulk Returns, Little John in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Dave Rogers on The Hughleys, and Bob Duncan on Good Luck Charlie.

Eric Balfour

Eric Salter Balfour (born 1977, Los Angeles) is an American actor and singer known for Milo Pressman on 24, Gabe on Six Feet Under, Duke Crocker on Haven, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the band Born as Ghosts.

Eric Bana

Eric Bana (Eric Banadinović), Australian actor born 1968 in Melbourne, went from stand-up and Full Frontal sketch comedy to Chopper (2000), then Hollywood hits Black Hawk Down, Hulk, Troy, and Munich, plus The Dry, Dirty John, and Netflix's Untamed (2025).

Eric Blore

Eric Blore (1887–1959), English character actor in Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s; specialist in butler, valet, and waiter roles in five Astaire-Rogers musicals, eleven Lone Wolf films, and the voice of Disney's Mr. Toad.

Eric Braeden

Eric Braeden, born Hans-Jörg Gudegast in 1941 in Kiel, Germany, is a German-American actor; he changed his name for Colossus: The Forbin Project and has played Victor Newman on The Young and the Restless since 1980, winning a Daytime Emmy in 1998.

Eric Christian Olsen

Eric Christian Olsen (born 1977, Eugene, Oregon) is an American actor and producer, Marty Deeks on NCIS: Los Angeles (2010–2023, 301 episodes), husband of Sarah Wright, and CEO of Cloud Nine Productions, executive producer of Matlock, Woke, and NCIS: Origins.

Eric Close

Eric Close (Eric Randolph Close), American actor born 1967 in Staten Island, known as FBI agent Martin Fitzgerald on CBS's Without a Trace (2002–2009) and Teddy Conrad on Nashville; also directs Hallmark Christmas films.

Eric Dane

Eric Dane (1972–2026), American actor, played Dr. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan on Grey's Anatomy, Captain Tom Chandler on The Last Ship, and Cal Jacobs on Euphoria; died of ALS at 53 after becoming an advocate for ALS awareness.

Eric Douglas

Eric Anthony Douglas (1958-2004), American actor and stand-up comedian, youngest son of Kirk Douglas and half-brother of Michael Douglas; known for A Gunfight, The Golden Child, and Delta Force 3, died of an accidental overdose in Manhattan.

Eric Fleming

Eric Fleming (Edward Heddy Jr., 1925–1966), American actor, star of CBS's Rawhide as trail boss Gil Favor (1959–1965); also Conquest of Space and The Glass Bottom Boat; drowned in Peru filming High Jungle. Distinct from a contemporary screenwriter of the same name and Erik Fleming of the Matthew Perry case.

Eric Johnson (actor)

Eric Johann Johnson (born 1979, Edmonton) is a Canadian actor known for Whitney Fordman on Smallville, Flash Gordon, Rookie Blue's Luke Callaghan, The Knick's Dr. Gallinger, and Jack Hyde in the Fifty Shades films; distinct from the guitarist and screenwriter of the same name.

Eric Ladin

Eric Ladin (born 1978, Houston, Texas) is an American character actor known for Generation Kill, The Killing, Boardwalk Empire (as J. Edgar Hoover), and voicing Ellis in Left 4 Dead 2 and Cole MacGrath in Infamous 2.

Eric Lange

Eric Lange, American actor born 1973 in Hamilton, Ohio, known for Erwin Sikowitz in Victorious, Bill Stechner in Narcos, and his Critics' Choice-nominated Lyle Mitchell in Escape at Dannemora.

Eric Lively

Eric Lively (Eric Lawrence Lively, born 1981, Atlanta) is an American actor and photographer, son of Ernie Lively and brother of Blake Lively, known for So Weird, The L Word, American Pie, and The Butterfly Effect 2.

Eric Lloyd

Eric Lloyd (David Eric Lloyd Morelli, born 1986, Glendale, California) is an American actor, musician, and producer known as child star Charlie Calvin in Disney's The Santa Clause trilogy and Little John Warner on NBC's Jesse, now running Lloyd Production Studios.

Eric Mabius

Eric Mabius (Eric Harry Timothy Mabius, born 1971, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American actor known as Daniel Meade on Ugly Betty (2006-2010), Oliver O'Toole in Hallmark's Signed, Sealed, Delivered, and for films including Welcome to the Dollhouse, Cruel Intentions, and Resident Evil.

Eric McCormack

Eric McCormack (born 1963, Toronto) is a Canadian-American actor, Emmy winner (2001) as Will Truman on Will & Grace, also known for Perception, Travelers, and Broadway's The Music Man.

Eric Nelsen

Eric Nelsen (born 1991, West Palm Beach, Florida) is an American actor and producer, also credited as Eric Michael Nelsen. Known for Ennis in 1883, AJ Chandler in All My Children, Daniel Garrett in The Bay, four Daytime Emmys, and a 2020 Tony for producing The Inheritance.

Eric Peterson

Eric Peterson, also known as Eric Neal Peterson, is a Canadian stage, television, and film actor born in 1946, best known for Corner Gas and Street Legal.

Eric Pierpoint

Eric Pierpoint (born 1950) is an American actor, known as Detective George Francisco in Alien Nation and its TV movies, for five roles across all four modern Star Trek series, films like Liar Liar, and the award-winning children's novel The Last Ride of Caleb O'Toole.

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts (Eric Anthony Roberts), American actor born 1956 in Biloxi, Mississippi; Oscar-nominated for Runaway Train, brother of Julia Roberts, father of Emma Roberts, and one of Hollywood's most prolific screen actors.

Eric Schweig

Eric Schweig (born Ray Dean Thrasher, 1967, Inuvik) is a Canadian Inuit actor known as Uncas in The Last of the Mohicans, and for Big Eden, Skins, and Blackstone; also an Inuit mask carver and bladesmith.

Eric Stoltz

Eric Stoltz (born 1961) is an American actor and director, known as Rocky Dennis in Mask, for 1990s indies like The Waterdance and Pulp Fiction, his replacement as Marty McFly in Back to the Future, and directing Madam Secretary and Bull episodes.

Eric Stonestreet

Eric Stonestreet (born 1971, Kansas City, Kansas) is an American actor, two-time Emmy winner as Cameron Tucker on Modern Family (2010, 2012), also known for Identity Thief, The Secret Life of Pets, and Big Slick charity work.

Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes (1923–2012), English comedy writer and performer: Goon Show co-writer, star of Sykes and a... and Sykes with Hattie Jacques, creator of the near-silent film The Plank (1967), OBE and CBE honours.

Eric Szmanda

Eric Szmanda, full name Eric Kyle Szmanda, is an American actor born in 1975 who played Greg Sanders on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from 2000 to 2015.

Eric Thompson

Eric Thompson (1929–1982), English actor, writer, and director of The Magic Roundabout; distinct from Erik Thomson the Australian actor, Erik Thompson the narrator, and other namesakes.

Eric Wareheim

Eric Wareheim (born 1976, Audubon, Pennsylvania), American comedian, director and winemaker; half of Tim & Eric with Tim Heidecker; co-owner of Abso Lutely Productions; Arnold on Master of None; founder of Las Jaras wines.

Eric Winter

Eric Winter (Eric Barrett Winter, born 1976) is an American actor and former model, known as Tim Bradford on The Rookie, Rex Brady on Days of Our Lives, and founder of Palm Republic rum.