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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 Fellner

Eric Fellner (born 1959) is an English film producer, co-chairman of Working Title Films with Tim Bevan since 1992, producer of Four Weddings, Bridget Jones, Les Misérables, and CBE recipient.

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 Forrester

Eric Forrester is the fictional patriarch and head designer of Forrester Creations on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful, created by William J. Bell, first appearing March 23, 1987, and played by John McCook since the premiere.

Eric Heisserer

Eric Heisserer (born 1969, Norman, Oklahoma) is an American screenwriter, showrunner, and author: Oscar-nominated for Arrival, creator of Netflix's Shadow and Bone, adapter of Bird Box, and author of the 2025 debut novel Simultaneous.

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 Kripke

Eric Kripke, Toledo-born American TV writer and showrunner, USC graduate, creator of Supernatural (2005–2020) and showrunner of The Boys (2019–2026), with Revolution, Timeless, Gen V, and Vought Rising among his credits.

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 Manaka

Eric Manaka (born 1999) is an English actor, writer, and stunt performer from South London, the first British Jackass cast member, debuting in Action Point (2018) and Jackass Forever (2022), absent from new footage in Best and Last.

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 Rahill

Eric Rahill is an American comedian, writer, and actor, co-writer and star of Rap World (2024), Mike in Friendship (2024), and writer-actor playing Travis Bienlien on The Paper (2025–), Peacock's Office spinoff; he co-hosts the Joy Tactics podcast.

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.

Éric Rohmer

Éric Rohmer, pseudonym of Maurice Schérer (1920–2010), French New Wave director of the Six Moral Tales, Comedies and Proverbs, and Tales of the Four Seasons; Cahiers du cinéma editor 1957–1963, dialogue-centered low-budget films.

Eric Roth

Eric Roth (born 1945, New York) is the American screenwriter who won the Oscar for Forrest Gump; his six adapted-screenplay nominations also cover The Insider, Munich, Benjamin Button, A Star Is Born, and Dune, plus Mank as producer.

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 Tsang (曾志伟)

Eric Tsang Chi-wai (曾志偉), born 1953, Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and TV host; ex-stuntman, Cinema City's Aces Go Places director, Super Trio host, HKFA winner, and TVB general manager until 2026.

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.