Eric Mabius, whose birth date is April 22, 1971, is an American film and television actor. One of his most famous works is the image of Daniel Mead, a womanizer and editor of a fashion magazine in the comedy series "Betty the Ugly." Having twenty years of experience in the profession, fearing to get stuck in the same image, Eric has played many diverse roles, from the school athlete in the drama "Cruel Intentions" to the controversial villain in the science fiction television series Outlaws.
Biography
The actor was born in Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania, in the family of Elizabeth (nee Jichek) and Craig Mabius, director of the Aller Village Colonial History Museum. His father had Austrian and Irish roots, and his mother was Polish. Eric has an older brother, Craig Mabius. They grew up in the small town of Warren, Massachusetts. The family had little money, so they baked their own bread, heated the house with a wood stove and chopped wood themselves. They later moved to the shore of Jersey, then to Amherst, Massachusetts, where the actor attended the Amherst Regional High School. Later, Eric entered the private liberal arts college of Sarah Lawrence, known for his individual approach to students.
In the eighties, the actor was a member of the US Junior Luge Team. He was named honorary captain at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
In February 2006, in New Orleans, Mabius married his classmate, interior designer Ivy Sherman, whom she had been dating for five years. In the same year, the couple had their first heir, Maxfield Elliot, and on December 7, 2008, his second son, Rylan Jackson, was born. The family lives in a house located in Topanga, a small settlement in the western part of Los Angeles County. In his free time, to relax and unwind, the actor is engaged in carpentry and carpentry.
Carier start
Eric Mabius, captivating by his chiseled features and athletic physique, made his debut on the screens in the black comedy Welcome to the Dollhouse as Steve Rogers, a charismatic and handsome beginner rock musician. With this work, he attracted attention, and new proposals were not long in coming. Roles followed in the biographical drama “I Shot Andy Warhol” and in the adventure film “August King's Journey”. Eric received very favorable reviews for his game as the leader of a high school gang in the thriller Black Brotherhood. However, the role of the secretive athlete Greg McConnell, who is blackmailed and used in the cult film Cruel Intentions, is considered his most famous work. Famous Hollywood actors took part in this picture: Selma Blair, Christina Baransky, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Philip and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Eric Mabius: films and television series with his participation
In 2000, the actor gets the main role in the superhero action movie Raven 3: Salvation, then appears in a series of low-profile action movies and horrors, including the Australian-French thriller Seducer, the crime action movie The Last Contract and the first of a series of horror films about zombies Apocalypse directed by Paul Anderson "Resident Evil."
Later, Eric turns his attention to television and quickly gets more complex roles: the offended ex-husband in the series “Sex in Another City” about the life of eight lesbians; unscrupulous dean in the teenage TV drama “Lonely Hearts” about a gifted young man from a dysfunctional area, who was adopted by a wealthy family; and the Betty Ugly project, a stunning portrayal of the character of Daniel Mead, a spoiled womanizer and sexologist who began to question his empty, meaningless life as the story progressed. After success in this television series, in 2006, Mabius was included in the list of “Sexiest Men of the Living” according to People magazine.
Eric Mabius was involved in the following projects on the small screen in the following projects: sci-fi series Air Force Outlaws as Julius Berger, former vice president of the program for evacuating people from Earth, and Oliver O'Toole in the comedy television drama Missing Letters »About several detectives from the post office who solve the secrets of undeliverable letters or parcels and send them at the moment when they are most needed.
The actor was also involved in the romantic television films "Christmas Wedding", "How to Fall in Love" and "Welcome to Christmas."