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'''Eric Salter Balfour''' (born April 24, 1977) is an American singer and actor of [[film]] and [[television]]. He is the lead singer of Born As Ghosts, formerly known as Fredalba. His best known roles include [[Milo Pressman]] on the action-thriller TV series ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' and Duke Crocker in the supernatural series ''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]''.
'''Eric Salter Balfour''' (born April 24, 1977) is an American actor. He made his film debut in the Lifetime movie ''No One Would Tell'' in 1996, followed by the drama ''[[Shattered Image]]'' (1998), followed by roles in ''[[What Women Want]]'' (2000) Rise of the Gargoyles (2009) and ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' (2003). His roles on television include Milo Pressman on the action-thriller TV series ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'', a recurring role in the drama ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' as Gabriel Dimas, Duke Crocker in ''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]'', Eddie on ''[[The OC]]'', and as Boone in [[Country Comfort (TV series)|Country Comfort]].


==Personal life==
==Early life==
Balfour was born to a Jewish family<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.pazsaz.com/haventr2.html|title=Haven: Eric Balfour Interview|work=Pazsaz Entertainment Network|author=Pattye Grippo|access-date=October 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011080107/http://articles.pazsaz.com/haventr2.html|archive-date=October 11, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=ERICBALFOUR|number=277642103201361920|title= #HappyHanukkah 2 my fellow Jews! That candle was only suppose 2 last for 1 night, we got 8 out of it! Even w/ miracles we look 4 a bargain!|author=Eric Balfour|date=December 9, 2012|access-date=June 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom |first=Nate|title=Jews in the News: Ahmed Zayat, Eric Balfour and Ashley Tisdale |publisher=Jewish Federation of Tampa|date=June 10, 2015|url=https://www.jewishtampa.com/jews-in-the-news/jews-in-the-news-ahmed-zayat }}</ref> in Los Angeles, California, the son of David Balfour, a chiropractor, and Sharon (née Salter), who works as a marriage and family counselor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/40/Eric-Balfour.html|title=Eric Balfour Biography (1977-)}}</ref> He has a younger sister.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/eric-balfour/bio/189912|title=Eric Balfour|work=TV Guide}}</ref>
Balfour was born in [[Los Angeles, California]], the son of Sharon, who works as a marriage and family counselor, and David Balfour, a [[chiropractor]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/40/Eric-Balfour.html Eric Balfour Biography (1977-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has a younger sister, Tori.<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/eric-balfour/bio/189912 Eric Balfour Biography | TVGuide.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has [[Russia]]n, [[France|French]], and [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] ancestry.<ref name=oiya>{{Cite news|last=Moore|first=Frazier|coauthors=|title=Balfour courts stardom with ‘Conviction’|pages=|publisher=TODAY Television|date=2006-02-28|url=http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11610505/site/todayshow/ns/today-entertainment/|accessdate=2010-11-25}}</ref>

He described his household growing up as "creative" and said that his family often made trips to the [[Esalen Institute]] in Big Sur, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/havens-eric-balfour-has-a_b_732438|work=HuffPost|title=Haven's Eric Balfour Has a Lot on His Mind|author=Abrams, Tamar|date=September 20, 2010|access-date=June 16, 2022}}</ref>


==Career==
==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 (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', as one of the show's very first victims, Jesse McNally. He appeared as a regular cast member in three short-lived TV shows. [[NBC]]'s ''[[Hawaii (TV series)|Hawaii]]'' was cancelled after seven episodes in 2004, [[UPN]]'s ''[[Sex, Love & Secrets]]'' was cancelled after four episodes. Also in 2005, Balfour starred in the sexually explicit drama ''[[Lie with Me]]'' opposite [[Lauren Lee Smith]]. In March 2006, Balfour debuted as Brian Peluso on producer [[Dick Wolf]]'s short-lived NBC crime drama, ''[[Conviction (TV series)|Conviction]]'', which lasted one season. Balfour was also a guest star on the hit show ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', in the ninth episode of the first season.
Balfour appeared on the kids TV show ''[[Kids Incorporated]]'' for one season in 1991. During the early 1990s, he had a variety of minor juvenile roles on television series such as ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]'', ''[[Arresting Behavior]]'', ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' and ''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]''. In 1997, he appeared in the first two episodes of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' as [[List of minor Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters#Jesse McNally|Jesse McNally]], one of the show's first victims. Eric was a regular on the HBO series ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' as [[List of Six Feet Under characters#Gabriel Dimas|Gabriel Dimas]] in 2001. He appeared as a regular cast member in three short-lived TV shows. ''[[Veritas: The Quest]]'' was cancelled after four episodes in 2003, ''[[Hawaii (TV series)|Hawaii]]'' was canceled after seven episodes in 2004, and ''[[Sex, Love & Secrets]]'' was canceled after four episodes. Also in 2005, Balfour starred in the sexually explicit Canadian drama ''[[Lie with Me (2005 film)|Lie with Me]]'' with [[Lauren Lee Smith]]. In March 2006, Balfour debuted as Brian Peluso on producer [[Dick Wolf]]'s crime drama ''[[Conviction (2006 TV series)|Conviction]]'', which lasted one season. Balfour was also a guest star on the hit show ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'' in the ninth episode of the first season.<ref name=oiya>{{Cite news|last=Moore|first=Frazier|title=Balfour courts stardom with 'Conviction'|publisher=TODAY Television|date=February 28, 2006|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/balfour-courts-stardom-conviction-wbna11610505|access-date=November 25, 2010}}</ref>


[[File:Eric Balfour, October 2010.jpg|thumb|left|Balfour in 2010]]
He starred in the 2003 remake of ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (film)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' opposite [[Jessica Biel]]. He played a minor character in several episodes of ''[[The O.C.]]'', as Eddie, [[Theresa Diaz|Theresa]]'s fiancé, and in the hit HBO show ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'', as Claire's troubled boyfriend, Gabriel Dimas, during most of the show's first two seasons.
He starred in the 2003 remake of ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' with [[Jessica Biel]]. He played a minor character in several episodes of ''[[The O.C.]]'' as Eddie, [[Theresa Diaz|Theresa]]'s fiancé.


Balfour appeared in seven episodes of the first season of ''[[24 (television)|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. Balfour appeared in ABC's ''[[Life_on_Mars_(U.S._TV_series)|Life on Mars]]'' as Eddie Carling, the brother of detective Ray Carling, as played by Michael Imperioli.
Balfour appeared in seven episodes of the first season of ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' as computer technician Milo Pressman in 2001. Five years later, Balfour reprised the role for 19 episodes of ''24'''s sixth season before leaving the show by his own request. Balfour appeared in ''[[Life on Mars (American TV series)|Life on Mars]]'' as Eddie Carling, the brother of detective Ray Carling.


He was the face for the [[Valentino SpA|Valentino]] male fragrance Valentino V. In September 2009, Balfour appeared in an episode of ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''. In the same month, Balfour booked a recurring role on the drama show ''[[The Beautiful Life]]'', but the show was canceled after its second episode. In 2010, he starred in the [[Strause Brothers]] thriller film ''[[Skyline (2010 film)|Skyline]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35554/cast-strause-brothers-skyline-expands-one|title=Cast of the Strause Brothers' Skyline Expands by One|publisher=DreadCentral|date=July 18, 2012}}</ref> He starred as Duke Crocker on the Syfy drama ''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]''. Balfour co-starred with [[Missy Peregrym]] and [[Jeff Roop]] in the survival film ''[[Backcountry (film)|Backcountry]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/90262/backcountry-new-poster-survives/|title=Backcountry|publisher=DreadCentral|date=February 18, 2015}}</ref> and he appeared as Spiro Dalon in an episode of ''[[Chicago P.D. (TV series)|Chicago P.D.]]''
He is the face for the new [[Valentino SpA|Valentino]] male fragrance, Valentino V.


==Personal life==
In September 2009, Balfour appeared in an episode of ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' alongside [[Louis Lombardi]]. The two had previously starred in ''24'', although in different seasons. In that same month, Balfour booked a recurring role on the new [[the CW|CW]] drama show ''[[The Beautiful Life]]'', but the show was cancelled after its second episode and production was shut down immediately. In 2010, he starred in the Strause brothers thriller film ''[[Skyline (film)|Skyline]]''.<ref>[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35554/cast-strause-brothers-skyline-expands-one Cast of the Strause Brothers' Skyline Expands by One]</ref> He currently stars as Duke Crocker on the SyFy drama ''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]''.
After five years of dating, Balfour married fashion designer Erin Chiamulon on May 30, 2015, in Pacific Palisades, California.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Garcia|first=Jennifer|title=Eric Balfour Is Married! 24 Actor Marries Longtime Girlfriend in California|publisher=People.com|date=May 30, 2015|url=http://www.people.com/article/eric-balfour-marries-erin-chiamulion|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602152913/http://www.people.com/article/eric-balfour-marries-erin-chiamulion|archive-date=June 2, 2015|access-date=May 31, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Balfour and his wife had a son on August 2, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://people.com/parents/eric-balfour-welcomes-son-oliver-lion/ | title=Eric Balfour is a Dad! 24 Alum Welcomes Son Oliver Lion — See His First Photos|work=People}}</ref> In May 2022, Balfour and his wife welcomed their second son.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CdhJP3OpLfW/ |work=Instagram|title=Eric Balfour on Instagram: Welcome to the world Romeo Amadeus Balfour. Your big brother Oliver, and sister Coconut are so excited to have you with us. And you are the luckiest lil dude in the world to have the mamma you have.}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
==Filmography==
===Film===
[[File:Eric Balfour in 2008 cropped.jpg|right|thumb|Balfour in 2008|200px]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! year
! Year
! title
! Title
! role
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! info
|-
|-
| 1996
|1991
|''[[Kids Incorporated]]''
| ''[[Shattered Image]]''
| Greg
|Eric
|
|TV series
|-
|-
| 1997
|1992
|''[[Arresting Behavior]]''
| ''[[Trojan War (film)|Trojan War]]''
| Kyle
|Billy Ruskin
|
|5 episodes
|-
|-
| 1998
|1993
| ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]''
|''Bloodlines: Murder in the Family''
| Hippie Guy
|Matt
|
|TV movie
|-
|-
| 1999
|1993
|''[[Danger Theatre]]''
| ''[[Scrapbook (film)|Scrapbook]]''
| Andy Martin
|Teenager #2
|
|Episode: "An Old Friend for Dinner"
|-
|-
| 2000
|1993
|''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]''
| ''[[What Women Want]]''
| Cameron
|Michael Fielder
|
|Episode: "[[List of Step by Step episodes#Season 3: 1993–1994|Never on Sunday]]"
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2001
|1993-1994
| ''Rain''
|''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''
| Pvt. Morris
|Benjamin Avery
|
|2 episodes
|-
|-
| ''[[America's Sweethearts]]''
|1994
| Security Guard
|''[[Animaniacs]]''
|
|Jared (voice)
|2 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003
|1995
|''[[Boy Meets World]]''
| ''[[Secondhand Lions]]''
| Sheik's Grandson
|Tommy
|
|Episode: "[[List of Boy Meets World episodes#Season 2: 1994–1995|Pop Quiz]]"
|-
|-
| ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''
|1995
| Kemper
|''[[Kirk (TV series)|Kirk]]''
|
|Zack
|Episode: "The Crush"
|-
|-
| 2004
|1996
|''Shattered Image''
| ''Face of Terror''
| Saleem Haddad
|Greg
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="4"|2005
|1996
|''Champs''
| ''[[Be Cool]]''
| Derek
|Danny
| Scenes deleted
|Episode: "For Art's Sake"
|-
|-
| ''[[Rx (film)|Rx]]''
|1996
| Andrew
|''[[No One Would Tell]]''
| aka ''Simple Lies''
|Vince Fortner
|TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[Lie with Me (2005 film)|Lie with Me]]''
|1996
| David
|''[[Townies]]''
|
|Adam
|Episode: "The Good Job"
|-
|-
| ''[[In Her Shoes (film)|In Her Shoes]]''
|1997
| Grant
|''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
|
|Jesse
|Episode: "[[Welcome to the Hellmouth]]"<br>Episode: "[[The Harvest (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode)|The Harvest]]"
|-
|-
| 2006
|1997
|''[[Trojan War (film)|Trojan War]]''
| ''[[The Elder Son (2006 film)|The Elder Son]]''
| Skip
|Kyle
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008
|1997
|''[[Clueless (TV series)|Clueless]]''
| ''[[Hell Ride]]''
| Comanche / Bix
|Pizza Boy
|
|Episode: "[[List of Clueless episodes#Season 2: 1997–1998|Salsa, Chlorine & Tears]]"
|-
|-
| ''[[The Spirit (2008 film)|The Spirit]]''
|1998
| Mahmoud
|''[[Dawson's Creek]]''
|
|Warren Goering
|Episode: "[[List of Dawson's Creek episodes#Season 1: 1998|Road Trip]]"
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
|1998
|''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]''
| ''[[Spread (film)|Spread]]''
| Sean
|Hippie Guy
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Horsemen (film)|Horsemen]]''
|1999
| Taylor
|''[[Nash Bridges]]''
|
|Cliff Morehouse
|Episode: "[[List of Nash Bridges episodes#Season 4|Shoot the Moon]]"
|-
|1999
|''[[The West Wing]]''
|Frat Boy #3 (uncredited)
|Episode: "[[Mr. Willis of Ohio]]"
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010
|1999
| ''Beatdown''
|''[[Scrapbook (film)|Scrapbook]]''
| Victor
|Andy Martin
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Skyline (2010 film)|Skyline]]''
|2000
| Jarrod
|''[[Chicago Hope]]''
|Jason Kerns
|Episode: "Hanlon's Choice"
|-
|2000
|''[[What Women Want]]''
|Cameron
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|2011
|2001
| ''The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy''
|''[[Rain (2001 film)|Rain]]''
| Will Edwards
|Pvt. Morris
|
|
|-
|-
| ''Do Not Disturb''
|2001
| Frank
|''[[FreakyLinks]]''
| Segment: "Rocketman"
|Chapin Demetrius
|Episode: "[[FreakyLinks#Episodes|Subject: Live Fast, Die Young]]"
|-
|-
| ''[[Cell 213]]''
|2001
| Michael Grey
|''[[America's Sweethearts]]''
|Security Guard
|
|
|-
|-
| 2014
|2001
|''[[The Chronicle (TV series)|The Chronicle]]''
| ''[[Backcountry (film)|Backcountry]]''
| Brad
|Mark Griffin
|
|Episode: "Only the Young Die Good"
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|2016
|2001
|''[[NYPD Blue]]''
| ''[[Little Dead Rotting Hood]]''
| Sheriff Adam
|Eli Beardsley<br>Charlie 'Spyder' Price
|
|Episode: "Peeping Tommy"<br>Episode: "Two Clarks in a Bar"
|-
|-
| ''Fashionista''
|2001
| Randall
|''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''
|
|Gabe
|3 Episodes
|-
|-
| ''Tao of Surfing''
|2001–2003
| Dayne
|''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''
|
|[[List of Six Feet Under characters#Gabriel Dimas|Gabriel Dimas]]
|11 episodes
|-
|-
| 2017
|2001–2002
|''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
| ''200 Degrees''
| Ryan Hinds
|[[Milo Pressman]]
|
|8 episodes
|-
|-
| 2018
|2003
|''[[Secondhand Lions]]''
| ''Agenda Payback''
| Peter Farrell
|Sheik's Grandson
|
|
|-
|-
| 2020
|2003
| ''Timecrafters: The Treasure Of Pirate's Cove''
|''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (film)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''
| Pistol
|Kemper
|
|
|-
|-
| 2021
|2003–2004
|''[[Veritas: The Quest]]''
| ''The Runner''
| Local Legend
|Calvin Banks
|
|13 episodes
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
|2004
! Title
|''Fearless''
! Role
|Ryan
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|TV movie
|-
|-
| 1991
|2004
|''Face of Terror''
| ''[[Kids Incorporated]]''
| Eric
|Saleem Haddad
| Main role
|
|-
|-
| 1992
|2004
|''[[The O.C.]]''
| ''[[Arresting Behavior]]''
| Billy Ruskin
|Eddie
| Recurring role
|3 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|1993
|2004
| ''Bloodlines: Murder in the Family''
|''[[Hawaii (TV series)|Hawaii]]''
| Matt
|Christopher Gains
|TV series
| TV film
|-
|-
| ''[[Danger Theatre]]''
|2005
| Teenager #2
|''[[Be Cool]]''
| Episode: "An Old Friend for Dinner"
|Derek (scenes deleted)
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]''
|2005
| Michael Fielder
|''Rx''
| Episode: "Never on Sunday"
|Andrew
|
|-
|-
| 1993–1994
|2005
|''[[Lie with Me]]''
| ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''
| Benjamin Avery
|David
| Episodes: "The Incident", "Just One Lullaby"
|
|-
|-
| 1994
|2005
| ''[[Animaniacs]]''
|''[[In Her Shoes (2005 film)|In Her Shoes]]''
| Jared
|Grant
| Voice roles (2 episodes)
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|1995
|2005
|''[[Sex, Love & Secrets]]''
| ''[[Boy Meets World]]''
| Tommy
|Charlie
|Episode: "Secrets"
| Episode: "Pop Quiz"
|-
|-
| ''[[Kirk (TV series)|Kirk]]''
|2006
| Zack
|''[[Conviction (TV series)|Conviction]]''
| Episode: "The Crush"
|[[Conviction (TV series)#Cast and characters|A.D.A. Brian Peluso]]
|13 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|1996
|2006
|''[[The Elder Son]]''
| ''[[Champs (TV series)|Champs]]''
| Danny
|Skip
| Episode: "For Art's Sake"
|
|-
|-
| ''[[No One Would Tell (1996 film)|No One Would Tell]]''
|2007
| Vince Fortner
|''Protect and Serve''
| TV film
|Paul Grogan
|TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[Townies]]''
|2007
| Adam
|''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
| Episode: "The Good Job"
|Milo Pressman
|20 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|1997
|2007
|''[[LA Ink]]''
| ''[[Ink (TV series)|Ink]]''
| Danny
|Himself
| Episode: "Devil in a Blue Dress"
|Received a tattoo from [[Kat Von D]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
|2008
| Jesse
|''[[Hell Ride]]''
| Episodes: "[[Welcome to the Hellmouth]]", "[[The Harvest (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|The Harvest]]"
|Comanche / Bix
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Clueless (TV series)|Clueless]]''
|2008
| Pizza Boy
|''What We Take from Each Other''
| Episode: "Salsa, Chlorine & Tears"
|Thief of Hands
|Short film
|-
|-
| 1998
|2008
|''[[The Ex List]]''
| ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''
| Warren Goering
|Johnny Diamont
|Episode: "Pilot"
| Episode: "Road Trip"
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|1999
|2008
|''[[The Spirit (film)|The Spirit]]''
| ''[[Nash Bridges]]''
| Cliff Morehouse
|Mahmoud
| Episode: "Shoot the Moon"
|
|-
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|West Wing}}''
|2009
| Frat Boy #3
|''[[Horsemen (2009 film)|Horsemen]]''
| Episode: "[[Mr. Willis of Ohio]]"
|Taylor Kurth
|
|-
|-
| 2000
|2009
|''[[Spread (film)|Spread]]''
| ''[[Chicago Hope]]''
| Jason Kerns
|Sean
| Episode: "Hanlon's Choice"
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|2001
|2009
| ''[[FreakyLinks]]''
|''[[Fear Itself (TV series)|Fear Itself]]''
| Chapin Demetrius
|Maxwell
|Episode: "[[Echoes (Fear Itself)|Echoes]]"
| Episode: "Subject: Live Fast, Die Young"
|-
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Chronicle|The Chronicle (TV series)}}''
|2009
| Mark Griffin
|''[[Life on Mars (U.S. TV series)|Life on Mars]]''
| Episode: "Only the Young Die Good"
|Eddie Carling
|Episode: "[[List of Life on Mars (U.S. TV series) episodes#Season 1|The Dark Side of the Moon]]"
|-
|-
| ''[[NYPD Blue]]''
|2009
| Charles 'Spyder' Price / Eli Beardsley
|''Rise of the Gargoyles''
| Episodes: "Peeping Tommy", "[[NYPD Blue (season 9)#ep177|Two Clarks in a Bar]]"
|Prof. Jack Randall
|TV movie
|-
|-
| 2001–2002,<br>2007
|2009
|''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
| Milo Pressman
|Max Goodwin
| Recurring role (season 1)<br>Main role (season 6)
|Episode: "[[Salome in Manhattan (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)|Salome in Manhattan]]"
|-
|-
| 2001–2003
|2009
|''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''
| ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''
| Gabe Dimas
|Lenny Barlowe
| Recurring role
|Episode: "[[Monk (season 8)#Episodes|Mr. Monk Is Someone Else]]"
|-
|-
| 2003–2004
|2009
|''[[Valemont]]''
| ''[[Veritas: The Quest]]''
| Calvin Banks
|Eric Gracen
| Main role
|TV miniseries
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004
|2010
| ''[[Fearless (TV pilot)|Fearless]]''
|''Call 213''
| Ryan
|Michael Grey
| TV pilot
|
|-
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|O.C.}}''
|2010
| Eddie
|''[[Dinoshark]]''
| Episodes: "The Telenovela", "The Goodbye Girl", "The Nana"
|Trace McGraw
|TV movie
|-
|-
| 2005
|2010
|''[[Saving Grace (TV series)|Saving Grace]]''
| ''[[Sex, Love & Secrets]]''
| Charlie Tibideaux
|Jesus
| Main role
|Episode: "[[List of Saving Grace episodes#Season 3: 2009-2010|Loose Men in Tight Jeans]]"
|-
|-
| 2006
|2010
| ''[[Conviction (2006 TV series)|Conviction]]''
|''Beatdown''
| A.D.A. Brian Peluso
|Victor
| Main role
|Video
|-
|-
| 2008
|2010
| ''{{sortname|The|Ex List}}''
|''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]''
| Johnny Diamont
|[[Haven (TV series)#Cast|Duke Crocker]]
| Episode: "Pilot"
|13 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="6"|2009
|2010
|''[[Skyline (film)|Skyline]]''
| ''[[Fear Itself (TV series)|Fear Itself]]''
| Maxwell
|Jarrod
| Episode: "[[Echoes (Fear Itself)|Echoes]]"
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Life on Mars (American TV series)|Life on Mars]]''
|2010
| Eddie Carling
|''The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy''
| Episode: "The Dark Side of the Mook"
|Will Edwards
|Completed
|-
|-
| ''[[Rise of the Gargoyles]]''
|2010
| Prof. Jack Randall
|''Do Not Disturb''
| TV film
|Frank
|Segment: "Rocketman"
|-
|-
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
|2010
| Max Goodwin
|''Dark as Day''
| Episode: "Salome in Manhattan"
|Jake
|Pre-production
|-
|-
| ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''
|2011
| Lenny Barlowe
|''Silver Cord''
| Episode: "Mr. Monk Is Someone Else"
|Georgie
|Pre-production
|-
|-
| ''[[Valemont]]''
|2011
| Eric Gracen
|''[[No Ordinary Family]]''
| Main role
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Rise of the Gargoyles]]''
| Prof. Jack Randall
| TV film
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010
| ''[[Dinoshark]]''
| Trace McGraw
| TV film
|-
| ''[[Saving Grace (American TV series)|Saving Grace]]''
| Jesus
| Episode: "Loose Men in Tight Jeans"
|-
| 2010–2015
| ''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]''
| Duke Crocker
| Main role
|-
| 2011
| ''[[No Ordinary Family]]''
| Lucas Winnick
| Lucas Winnick
| Episodes: "No Ordinary Love", "No Ordinary Animal"
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2012
| ''Christine''
| Daniel
| Recurring role
|-
| 2013
| ''[[The Eric Andre Show]]''
| Himself
| Guest role
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Ray Donovan]]''
| Nick
| Episode: "Norman Saves the World"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[A Midsummer's Nightmare (film)|A Midsummer's Nightmare]]''
| Mark
| TV film
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Chicago P.D. (TV series)|Chicago P.D.]]''
| Spiro Dalon
| Episode: "Fathers and Sons"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Conversations in L.A.]]''
| Blaine
| Episode: "Carmel by the sea"
|-
| 2020–2021
| ''[[Charmed (2018 TV series)|Charmed]]''
| Julian Shea
| Recurring role
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Country Comfort (TV series)|Country Comfort]]''
| Boone
| Recurring role
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Offer]]''
| [[Dean Tavoularis]]
| Miniseries
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Wilderness (2023 TV series)|Wilderness]]''
| Garth
| Miniseries
|}
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Eric Balfour
Balfour in 2010
Born
Eric Salter Balfour

(1977-04-24) April 24, 1977 (age 47)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Erin Chiamulon
​
(m. 2015)​
Children2

Eric Salter Balfour (born April 24, 1977) is an American actor. He made his film debut in the Lifetime movie No One Would Tell in 1996, followed by the drama Shattered Image (1998), followed by roles in What Women Want (2000) Rise of the Gargoyles (2009) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). His roles on television include Milo Pressman on the action-thriller TV series 24, a recurring role in the drama Six Feet Under as Gabriel Dimas, Duke Crocker in Haven, Eddie on The OC, and as Boone in Country Comfort.

Early life

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Balfour was born to a Jewish family[1][2][3] in Los Angeles, California, the son of David Balfour, a chiropractor, and Sharon (née Salter), who works as a marriage and family counselor.[4] He has a younger sister.[5]

He described his household growing up as "creative" and said that his family often made trips to the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California.[6]

Career

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Balfour appeared on the kids TV show Kids Incorporated for one season in 1991. During the early 1990s, he had a variety of minor juvenile roles on television series such as Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Arresting Behavior, Boy Meets World and Step by Step. In 1997, he appeared in the first two episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Jesse McNally, one of the show's first victims. Eric was a regular on the HBO series Six Feet Under as Gabriel Dimas in 2001. He appeared as a regular cast member in three short-lived TV shows. Veritas: The Quest was cancelled after four episodes in 2003, Hawaii was canceled after seven episodes in 2004, and Sex, Love & Secrets was canceled after four episodes. Also in 2005, Balfour starred in the sexually explicit Canadian drama Lie with Me with Lauren Lee Smith. In March 2006, Balfour debuted as Brian Peluso on producer Dick Wolf's crime drama Conviction, which lasted one season. Balfour was also a guest star on the hit show Dawson's Creek in the ninth episode of the first season.[7]

Balfour in 2010

He starred in the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Jessica Biel. He played a minor character in several episodes of The O.C. as Eddie, Theresa's fiancé.

Balfour appeared in seven episodes of the first season of 24 as computer technician Milo Pressman in 2001. Five years later, Balfour reprised the role for 19 episodes of 24's sixth season before leaving the show by his own request. Balfour appeared in Life on Mars as Eddie Carling, the brother of detective Ray Carling.

He was the face for the Valentino male fragrance Valentino V. In September 2009, Balfour appeared in an episode of Monk. In the same month, Balfour booked a recurring role on the drama show The Beautiful Life, but the show was canceled after its second episode. In 2010, he starred in the Strause Brothers thriller film Skyline.[8] He starred as Duke Crocker on the Syfy drama Haven. Balfour co-starred with Missy Peregrym and Jeff Roop in the survival film Backcountry,[9] and he appeared as Spiro Dalon in an episode of Chicago P.D.

Personal life

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After five years of dating, Balfour married fashion designer Erin Chiamulon on May 30, 2015, in Pacific Palisades, California.[10] Balfour and his wife had a son on August 2, 2018.[11] In May 2022, Balfour and his wife welcomed their second son.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Shattered Image Greg
1997 Trojan War Kyle
1998 Can't Hardly Wait Hippie Guy
1999 Scrapbook Andy Martin
2000 What Women Want Cameron
2001 Rain Pvt. Morris
America's Sweethearts Security Guard
2003 Secondhand Lions Sheik's Grandson
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Kemper
2004 Face of Terror Saleem Haddad
2005 Be Cool Derek Scenes deleted
Rx Andrew aka Simple Lies
Lie with Me David
In Her Shoes Grant
2006 The Elder Son Skip
2008 Hell Ride Comanche / Bix
The Spirit Mahmoud
2009 Spread Sean
Horsemen Taylor
2010 Beatdown Victor
Skyline Jarrod
2011 The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy Will Edwards
Do Not Disturb Frank Segment: "Rocketman"
Cell 213 Michael Grey
2014 Backcountry Brad
2016 Little Dead Rotting Hood Sheriff Adam
Fashionista Randall
Tao of Surfing Dayne
2017 200 Degrees Ryan Hinds
2018 Agenda Payback Peter Farrell
2020 Timecrafters: The Treasure Of Pirate's Cove Pistol
2021 The Runner Local Legend

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 Kids Incorporated Eric Main role
1992 Arresting Behavior Billy Ruskin Recurring role
1993 Bloodlines: Murder in the Family Matt TV film
Danger Theatre Teenager #2 Episode: "An Old Friend for Dinner"
Step by Step Michael Fielder Episode: "Never on Sunday"
1993–1994 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Benjamin Avery Episodes: "The Incident", "Just One Lullaby"
1994 Animaniacs Jared Voice roles (2 episodes)
1995 Boy Meets World Tommy Episode: "Pop Quiz"
Kirk Zack Episode: "The Crush"
1996 Champs Danny Episode: "For Art's Sake"
No One Would Tell Vince Fortner TV film
Townies Adam Episode: "The Good Job"
1997 Ink Danny Episode: "Devil in a Blue Dress"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Jesse Episodes: "Welcome to the Hellmouth", "The Harvest"
Clueless Pizza Boy Episode: "Salsa, Chlorine & Tears"
1998 Dawson's Creek Warren Goering Episode: "Road Trip"
1999 Nash Bridges Cliff Morehouse Episode: "Shoot the Moon"
The West Wing Frat Boy #3 Episode: "Mr. Willis of Ohio"
2000 Chicago Hope Jason Kerns Episode: "Hanlon's Choice"
2001 FreakyLinks Chapin Demetrius Episode: "Subject: Live Fast, Die Young"
The Chronicle Mark Griffin Episode: "Only the Young Die Good"
NYPD Blue Charles 'Spyder' Price / Eli Beardsley Episodes: "Peeping Tommy", "Two Clarks in a Bar"
2001–2002,
2007 		24 Milo Pressman Recurring role (season 1)
Main role (season 6)
2001–2003 Six Feet Under Gabe Dimas Recurring role
2003–2004 Veritas: The Quest Calvin Banks Main role
2004 Fearless Ryan TV pilot
The O.C. Eddie Episodes: "The Telenovela", "The Goodbye Girl", "The Nana"
2005 Sex, Love & Secrets Charlie Tibideaux Main role
2006 Conviction A.D.A. Brian Peluso Main role
2008 The Ex List Johnny Diamont Episode: "Pilot"
2009 Fear Itself Maxwell Episode: "Echoes"
Life on Mars Eddie Carling Episode: "The Dark Side of the Mook"
Rise of the Gargoyles Prof. Jack Randall TV film
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Max Goodwin Episode: "Salome in Manhattan"
Monk Lenny Barlowe Episode: "Mr. Monk Is Someone Else"
Valemont Eric Gracen Main role
2009 Rise of the Gargoyles Prof. Jack Randall TV film
2010 Dinoshark Trace McGraw TV film
Saving Grace Jesus Episode: "Loose Men in Tight Jeans"
2010–2015 Haven Duke Crocker Main role
2011 No Ordinary Family Lucas Winnick Episodes: "No Ordinary Love", "No Ordinary Animal"
2012 Christine Daniel Recurring role
2013 The Eric Andre Show Himself Guest role
2016 Ray Donovan Nick Episode: "Norman Saves the World"
2017 A Midsummer's Nightmare Mark TV film
2018 Chicago P.D. Spiro Dalon Episode: "Fathers and Sons"
2019 Conversations in L.A. Blaine Episode: "Carmel by the sea"
2020–2021 Charmed Julian Shea Recurring role
2021 Country Comfort Boone Recurring role
2022 The Offer Dean Tavoularis Miniseries
2023 Wilderness Garth Miniseries

References

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  1. ^ Pattye Grippo. "Haven: Eric Balfour Interview". Pazsaz Entertainment Network. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  2. ^ Eric Balfour [@ERICBALFOUR] (December 9, 2012). "#HappyHanukkah 2 my fellow Jews! That candle was only suppose 2 last for 1 night, we got 8 out of it! Even w/ miracles we look 4 a bargain!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Bloom, Nate (June 10, 2015). "Jews in the News: Ahmed Zayat, Eric Balfour and Ashley Tisdale". Jewish Federation of Tampa.
  4. ^ "Eric Balfour Biography (1977-)".
  5. ^ "Eric Balfour". TV Guide.
  6. ^ Abrams, Tamar (September 20, 2010). "Haven's Eric Balfour Has a Lot on His Mind". HuffPost. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Moore, Frazier (February 28, 2006). "Balfour courts stardom with 'Conviction'". TODAY Television. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  8. ^ "Cast of the Strause Brothers' Skyline Expands by One". DreadCentral. July 18, 2012.
  9. ^ "Backcountry". DreadCentral. February 18, 2015.
  10. ^ Garcia, Jennifer (May 30, 2015). "Eric Balfour Is Married! 24 Actor Marries Longtime Girlfriend in California". People.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  11. ^ "Eric Balfour is a Dad! 24 Alum Welcomes Son Oliver Lion — See His First Photos". People.
  12. ^ "Eric Balfour on Instagram: Welcome to the world Romeo Amadeus Balfour. Your big brother Oliver, and sister Coconut are so excited to have you with us. And you are the luckiest lil dude in the world to have the mamma you have". Instagram.
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