Eric Salter Balfour is an American actor, musician, screenwriter, producer and director. He began his career at the age of fourteen with filming in television projects and performing in musical groups. Eric is known to the audience for his roles in the films: "What Women Want", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "Skyline".
Balfour's creative biography began in his school years. Having starred in several TV series, he received an excellent acting experience and finally decided to devote his life to cinema.
In addition, Eric was fond of music. Together with friends, he created his own group. It was at this time that their team was noticed by representatives of the acting agency and invited to the shooting of the project "Corporation of Children".
A musical series about schoolchildren who decided to perform on stage in a group was successfully shown on television screens for several years. Eric demonstrated excellent voice and ability to stay in front of the camera, and their covers of hits of the 80s were listened to not only by teenagers, but also by their parents.
Eric's external data and his acting talent made a proper impression on the representatives of television. Therefore, the young man was again invited to participate in the filming. It was now the teenage series Step by Step.
During the same period, Eric continued to actively pursue music. He performed with the group Blessed with Soul, and then became the lead singer of Fredalba.
early years
The boy was born in the United States in the spring of 1977. His mother was a family counselor and his father worked as a chiropractor. Eric's ancestors came from Russia and France. He also has Indian and Jewish roots. Eric received his education in Los Angeles, where he later began his acting career.
Creativity captivated Eric in his childhood. At school, he participated in theatrical performances, played in his own musical group. And already in high school, he got on television, where he began acting in series.
Eric had no doubt that after graduation he would continue to pursue a professional creative career.
Creative way
To date, Balfour has played more than eighty roles in films and TV series. Having started his career with episodes in television projects, he gradually gained popularity and became quite famous in the early 2000s.
Eric's early work can be seen in the series: "Dr. Quinn: The Doctor Woman", "NYPD", "Boy Meets the World", "Chicago Hope", "Detective Nash Bridges", "The Client Is Always Dead."
Balfour got his first notable role in the popular horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, where he portrayed one of the maniacs. Then he again starred in several TV series and films, and soon took up producing.
His work in independent films brought the actor wide popularity. He played a role in the thriller "A Simple Lie" and then appeared in the erotic film "Sleep with Me". Critics reacted coldly to these films, but the audience liked the films.
The main role that brought success and popularity, Eric played in the fantastic film "Skyline". Despite the very modest budget of the film, it was a huge success at the box office, collecting more than sixty-five million dollars.
The actor can also be seen in film projects: "Companions", "Ray Donovan", "Chicago Police", "Fatal Route", "Haven", "Little Dead Cap", "200 degrees Fahrenheit."
Personal life
Eric was engaged to actress Moon Bloodgood. It was already going to the wedding, but in 2007, unexpectedly for everyone, the couple broke up.
In the same year, Eric met the actress Leonor Varela. Romantic relationships did not lead to marriage, they also ended in parting.
In 2015, Balfour became the husband of designer Erin Ciamulon, and in 2018 his wife gave birth to their first child, the son of Oliver Lyon.
