BIO
Eric used to have a sales and marketing job in his hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii, but decided he needed something WAY more stable. So, he did the sensible thing and quit his job in order to move to New York and become an actor. Since that fateful day back in 2011, Eric has acted in multiple TV shows, commercials, films, and theater productions.
Eric’s largest TV role to date came as a recurring guest star on the Steven Soderbergh directed drama Full Circle on HBO Max. He plays the head of the US Postal Inspection Service and boss to Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, Deadpool 2) and comedian Jim Gaffigan. Funnily, Eric thought he sent in a horrible audition but still ended up booking it!
Eric has also played a doctor on multiple TV shows like Law & Order: SVU, New Amsterdam, and Dying For Sex. The biggest benefit for him is having the ability to rush into medical emergencies saying "Need help? I'm not a doctor but I play one on TV!"
Eric had no intention of pursuing a career in acting. That is, until he booked a role on the reboot of Hawaii 5-0. He played a child protective services agent in that first season on CBS. Eric shot his scene with Grace Park (who is super cool), and that's when he realized he could get used to being an actor...because it was awesome!
Eric has also booked a handful of TV commercials which will never see the light of day because apparently that's a thing where huge companies spend a fortune on shooting said commercials but don't spend the money to air them and Eric's really not lying about being in them even though he has absolutely no proof. That includes shooting a car commercial directed by two-time Oscar winning cinematographer, Janusz Kaminski, who won the award for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. Yeah, he's Spielberg's go-to cinematographer...no biggie. Eric’s lone commercial that aired nationally was for IBM which aired on ESPN during Monday Night Football. You can see Eric’s actually Fantasy Football League trophy in the background. Click here to see the commercial.
Eric trained at The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York. That included a master class with Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Men In Black, Daredevil), resulting in a huge man-crush because he's so badass, especially when it comes to acting. Eric began his on-screen career as a sportscaster for the NBC affiliate in Hawaii. He thought because he could speak conversationally in front of the camera that he could easily transition into acting. Eric could not have been more wrong.
In his spare time, Eric likes to sing, play guitar, golf, and travel (he did a semester in Spain during college at the University of Washington and knows a little bit of Spanish....so he's dying for a TV show that has a Spanish speaking Asian guy!). When he's not doing any of those things or acting, you can find him wandering around NYC looking for delicious food to eat while questioning his life choices.
