10 THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT
WITH nearly 100 acting credits to his name — including roles in Six Feet Under, 24 and
Haven — Eric Balfour is a familiar face to TV fans. This month, The Offer hunk is on the big screen portraying a dangerous drug dealer in The Runner. Eric, 45, was also recently tapped to join the cast of Wilderness and is slated to appear in the upcoming dramatic series alongside Ashley Benson, Morgana Van Peebles and Jenna Coleman. Here are ten things you don’t know about the L.A. native.
1
His middle name is Salter, which is his mother’s maiden name.
2
He kicked off his entertainment career as a teen with a one-season stint on Kids Incorporated.
3
Eric founded the band Blessed with Soul with some of his Kids Incorporated castmates — including future Party of Five cutie Jennifer Love Hewitt.
4
At age 15, he dated his former babysitter, who was 23 at the time.
5
He’s allergic to cats.
6
Eric appeared in the pilot for Buffy the Vampire Slayer — as one of the supernatural show’s very first fanged fatalities.
7
In 2002, he played Satan in a car commercial — and punished a man by forcing him to drive a minivan.
8
L.A. Ink’s
Kat Von D tattooed a skull and butterflies on his right shoulder.
9
His hobbies include surfing, snowboarding and playing poker.
10
He and fashion designer Erin Chiamulon tied the knot in 2015 — five years after being introduced by their matchmaking moms.