Eric Balfour

  • Name: Eric Balfour
  • Date of Birth: April 24, 1977
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Mini-bio: Eric Salter Balfour (born April 24, 1977) is an American film and television actor. He also is the lead singer of the band Born As Ghosts, formerly known as Fredalba.



Balfour was born in L...( read more)os Angeles, California, the son of Sharon (née Salter), who works as a marriage and family counselor, and David Balfour, a chiropractor. He has Russian, French, and Native American descent. Balfour was engaged to actress Moon Bloodgood but reports recently suggest that he is single again.



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, as one of the show's very first victims. Years later, Balfour appeared as a dancer in the music video for the song "Fergalicious" by former Kids Incorporated castmate Fergie. He appeared as a regular cast member in three short-lived TV shows. NBC's Hawaii was canceled after seven episodes in 2004, UPN's Sex, Love & Secrets was canceled after four episodes in 2005, and in March 2006, Balfour debuted as Brian Peluso on producer Dick Wolf's short-lived NBC crime drama, Conviction which lasted one season.



He starred in the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre opposite Jessica Biel. He played a minor character in several episodes of The O.C., as Eddie, Theresa's fiancee, and in the hit HBO show Six Feet Under, as Claire's thuggish boyfriend, Gabriel Dimas during most of the show's first season. In 2005, Balfour starred in the controversial and sexually explicit film Lie with Me, in which he appeared frontally nude and erect.



Balfour is one of three actors to have appeared both in The O.C. and The West Wing. Balfour appeared in eight episodes of the first season of 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.



He is the face for the new Valentino male fragrance, Valentino V. He is set to star in CBS's new pilot Protect & Serve in 2007.
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Replace this image with an actor photoEric Balfour mini-bio: Eric Salter Balfour (born April 24, 1977) is an American film and television actor. He also is the lead singer of the band Born As Ghosts, formerly known as Fredalba.

Balfour was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Sharon (née Salter), who works as a marriage and family counselor, and David Balfour, a chiropractor. He has Russian, French, and Native American descent. Balfour was engaged to actress Moon Bloodgood but reports recently suggest that he is single again.

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, as one of the show's very first victims. Years later, Balfour appeared as a dancer in the music video for the song "Fergalicious" by former Kids Incorporated castmate Fergie. He appeared as a regular cast member in three short-lived TV shows. NBC's Hawaii was canceled after seven episodes in 2004, UPN's Sex, Love & Secrets was canceled after four episodes in 2005, and in March 2006, Balfour debuted as Brian Peluso on producer Dick Wolf's short-lived NBC crime drama, Conviction which lasted one season.

He starred in the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre opposite Jessica Biel. He played a minor character in several episodes of The O.C., as Eddie, Theresa's fiancee, and in the hit HBO show Six Feet Under, as Claire's thuggish boyfriend, Gabriel Dimas during most of the show's first season. In 2005, Balfour starred in the controversial and sexually explicit film Lie with Me, in which he appeared frontally nude and erect.

Balfour is one of three actors to have appeared both in The O.C. and The West Wing. Balfour appeared in eight episodes of the first season of 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.

He is the face for the new Valentino male fragrance, Valentino V. He is set to star in CBS's new pilot Protect & Serve in 2007.


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  • XiluvashapeshifterXtaylor4eva
    XiluvashapeshifterXtaylor4eva
    absolutely LOVE u u r like one of the hottest guys EVER!!!!!!!!!
    posted 199 days ago
  • NicolleRynhardt
    NicolleRynhardt
    I find himvery sexy especially his eyes it's something that penetrates your soul.
    posted 212 days ago
  • irishfirefly2003
    irishfirefly2003
    yowzah.... somebody turn down the thermostat!! Whew! :D
    posted 904 days ago
  • ohisme
    ohisme
    K-I-D-S kids incorporated! lol! i loved that show. i'm a dork i know.
    posted 924 days ago
  • vshep
    vshep
    Lie With Me was one of the best movies I have ever seen!
    posted 1112 days ago
  • MaybeMadness
    MaybeMadness
    I love love love Eric Balfour! He's in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and gets killed off first :(! He has a band called Fredalba and acts in BTVS for the first and second episodes!
    posted 1121 days ago
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