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| Birth name | Eric Salter Balfour |
| Born | April 24 1977 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Eric Salter Balfour (born April 24, 1977) is an American film and television actor. He also is the lead singer of the band Born As Ghosts, formerly known as Fredalba.
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Biography
Personal life
Balfour was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Sharon (née Salter), who works as a marriage and family counselor, and David Balfour, a chiropractor.[1][2] He has Russian, French, and Native American descent. Balfour was engaged to actress Moon Bloodgood but reports recently suggest that he is single again.[3]
Career
Balfour appeared on the kids TV show Kids Incorporated for one season in 1991. In 1997, he appeared in the pilot for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as one of the show's very first victims. Years later, Balfour appeared as a dancer in the music video for the song "Fergalicious" by former Kids Incorporated castmate Fergie. He appeared as a regular cast member in three short-lived TV shows. NBC's Hawaii was canceled after seven episodes in 2004, UPN's Sex, Love & Secrets was canceled after four episodes in 2005, and in March 2006, Balfour debuted as Brian Peluso on producer Dick Wolf's short-lived NBC crime drama, Conviction which lasted one season. He starred in the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre opposite Jessica Biel. He played a minor character in several episodes of The O.C., as Eddie, Theresa's fiancee, and in the hit HBO show Six Feet Under, as Claire's thuggish boyfriend, Gabriel Dimas during most of the show's first season. In 2005, Balfour starred in the controversial and sexually explicit film Lie with Me, in which he appeared frontally nude and erect. Balfour is one of three actors to have appeared both in The O.C. and The West Wing. Balfour appeared in eight episodes of the first season of 24 as computer technician Milo Pressman in 2001. Five years later, Balfour reprised the role for nineteen episodes of 24's sixth season before leaving the show by his own request. He is the face for the new Valentino male fragrance, Valentino V. He is set to star in CBS's new pilot Protect & Serve in 2007.[4]
Filmography
- (1991) . . . . Kids Incorporated - Eric
- (1992) . . . . Arresting Behavior - Billy Ruskin
- (1993) . . . . - Matt
- (1993) . . . . Danger Theatre - Teenager #2
- (1993) . . . . Step by Step - Michael Fielder
- (1993–94) . Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman - Benjamin Avery
- (1994) . . . . Animaniacs - Jared (voice)
- (1995) . . . . Boy Meets World - Tommy
- (1995) . . . . Kirk - Zack
- (1996) . . . . Shattered Image - Greg
- (1996) . . . . No One Would Tell - Vince Fortner
- (1996) . . . . Townies - Adam
- (1997) . . . . Ink - Danny
- (1997) . . . . Buffy the Vampire Slayer (pilot) - Jesse McNally
- (1997) . . . . Trojan War - Kyle
- (1997) . . . . Clueless - Pizza Boy
- (1998) . . . . Dawson's Creek - Warren Goering
- (1998) . . . . Can't Hardly Wait - Steve
- (1999) . . . . Nash Bridges - Cliff Morehouse
- (1999) . . . . Scrapbook - Andy Martin
- (1999) . . . . The West Wing - frat Boy #3
- (2000) . . . . Chicago Hope - Jason Kerns
- (2000) . . . . What Women Want - Cameron
- (2001) . . . . Rain - Private Morris
- (2001) . . . . FreakyLinks - Chapin Demetrius
- (2001) . . . . America's Sweethearts - Security Guard
- (2001) . . . . The Chronicle - Mark Griffin
- (2001) . . . . NYPD Blue - Charles "Spyder" Prince; Eli Beardsley
- (2002; 2007) 24 - Milo Pressman
- (2002–03) . Six Feet Under - Gabriel Dimas
- (2003) . . . . Face of Terror - Saleem Haddad
- (2003) . . . . Veritas: The Quest - Calvin Banks
- (2003) . . . . Secondhand Lions - Sheik's Grandson
- (2003) . . . . The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Kemper
- (2004) . . . . Fearless - Ryan
- (2004) . . . . The O.C. - Eddie
- (2004) . . . . Hawaii - Christopher Gains
- (2005) . . . . Rx - Andrew
- (2005) . . . . Lie with Me - David
- (2005) . . . . In Her Shoes - Grant
- (2005) . . . . Sex, Love & Secrets - Charlie
- (2006) . . . . Conviction - Brian Peluso
- (2006) . . . . The Optimist - Skip
- (2007) . . . . LA Ink - himself
References
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/40/Eric-Balfour.html
- ^ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/eric-balfour/bio/189912
- ^ http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting={81E9E0CA-1A8B-48BD-88FD-23B2385AE6F3} TVGuide
- ^ http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-balfourcbspilotcasting,0,6225192.story Protect & Serve
External links
- Eric Balfour at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Fredalba Website
- Eric Balfour at Pet Press
- Eric Balfour and Carlo Rota return to 24
- Born as Ghosts at MySpace
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Balfour, Eric |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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