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.