Writer - Actor

About

 

Eric is a writer and actor based in Los Angeles, and a recent graduate of the American Film Institute’s screenwriting program.

His scripts have placed in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, Austin Film Festival, Screencraft, and Coverfly’s RED LIST, among others.


As an actor/playwright, he has worked with the Guthrie Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, American Players Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Forward Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, In Tandem Theatre and the Back Room Shakespeare Project, among others.

His most recent short film, We’ll Want For Nothing, made its festival debut at Atlanta Shortsfest (Best Drama Short Nominee) and the Wyoming International Film Festival.

He has also adapted foreign films and television for Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ via Roundabout Entertainment, Iyuno, Igloo Music and Horseless Cowboy.

His poetry has been published in Ivory Tower, Pidgeonholes, Burnt Pine, and three editions of Z Publishing’s America’s Emerging Poets series.

Eric previously served as an adjunct lecturer at AMDA, Hollywood.


Shangri-La

(Script/Story Consultant)

Premiere, LA Shorts International


Glenn Grove

Hour-long Drama Series

Pitch Deck Teaser

(Pilot script, full deck, and series bible available upon request)


Below is a proof of concept short for The Foal, a feature screenplay:


Recent awards/recognition:

The Foal [feature script] Quarterfinalist - Academy Nicholl Fellowship

Wretched Strangers [pilot script] Semifinalist - Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition

The Ploughman [full length play] Finalist - Edwin Wong Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Competition

We’ll Want For Nothing [short film] Nominee, Best Drama Short - Atlanta Shortsfest

We’ll Want For Nothing [short film] Finalist - Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards

We’ll Want For Nothing [short film] Jury Prize - Driftless Film Festival

One Foot In [short film] - Brico Forward Fund Award

One Foot In [short film] - Best Screenplay, Wyoming Int. Film Festival

Sapiens [full length play] - Wisconsin Wrights New Play Development Award