| Ethan Erickson | |
| Birth Name: | Ethan Skip Erickson |
| Birth Date: | 1973 8, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor, model |
| Years Active: | 1995–2015 |
Ethan Skip Erickson (born August 5, 1973) is an American television and film actor and TV host.
Erickson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has a degree in English literature from UC Santa Barbara.[1]
Erickson once played the recurring role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer as jock Percy West, who actress Alyson Hannigan's character Willow Rosenberg tutors. He appeared in both season 3 and season 4 as the same character. As a gymnast since age 8, Erickson reportedly won the part after impressing director/creator Joss Whedon with a backflip during his audition.[2] He starred in Jawbreaker (1999) with Rose McGowan and Julie Benz, as well as The In Crowd, and played as A.J. Chamberlain on Guiding Light.
In 2006, he hosted a short-lived series on UPN called Get This Party Started with Kristin Cavallari of Laguna Beach fame. That same year, he starred in Fashion House on MyNetworkTV as scheming senior designer and blackmailer John Cotter which aired in 2006 in the U.S.[1]
In April 2008, he briefly stepped into the role of Dr. Patrick Drake on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital, while actor Jason Thompson had to take a medical leave of absence.[3] [4]
In the fall of that same year, his role on as firefighter Brendon Walsh, boyfriend to Detective Stella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes), was upgraded to recurring.[5] In December 2008, he played a doctor again on an episode of The Starter Wife. In January 2009, Erickson guest-starred on Monk as star quarterback David Gitelson. In May 2009, he was reportedly cast as Britney Spears' love interest in her video "Radar".[6] Two months later, both Erickson and Spears were seen in an ad for Candie's, a young women's fashion line.[7]
Later that year, Erickson was cast in the 2009 Melrose Place sequel, where he had a recurring role as executive chef and co-owner Marcello, in the restaurant where both Violet (Ashlee Simpson) and Auggie (Colin Egglesfield) work. In addition, he was also the host and narrator of Chefs vs. City on Food Network for years 2009 and 2010.[8]
In 2010, Erickson worked on the hit ABC drama Castle opposite Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion.[9] Later that same year, he guest-starred on the TNT network's show The Closer with actress Kyra Sedgwick.
Erickson played the lead role of character Eddie Avedon opposite Jennie Garth, Fred Willard, Zack Ward and Marilu Henner in a movie of the week for Hallmark Entertainment entitled Accidentally in Love, released in 2011.[10] In the romantic comedy, co-written by Garth's former husband and Twilight actor Peter Facinelli, Erickson portrays a struggling, jaded actor who secretly plays a costumed character on a children's TV show. His outlook on life begins to transform as he realizes his work and life have a bigger meaning when he falls for the mother of a fan of his show. In 2011, Erickson worked with Anne Heche and Eriq LaSalle on the mini-series Blackout.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Two Bits & Pepper | Boyfriend | Supporting |
| 1999 | Jawbreaker | Dane Sanders | Supporting |
| 2000 | Scream 3 | Detective #2 | Uncredited |
| Fear Runs Silent | Tim | Direct-to-DVD release | |
| The In Crowd | Tom | Supporting | |
| 2003 | Pact with the Devil | Louis / Dorian | Starring |
| 2013 | John Dies at the End | Sergeant McElroy | Supporting |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Step by Step | Bobby | Episode: "The Wall" | |
| 1996–1997 | Guiding Light | J. Chamberlain | 10 episodes | |
| 1999–2000 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Percy West | 5 episodes | |
| 2002 | Glory Days | William | Episode: "Death, Lies and Videotape" | |
| 2003 | Friends | Dirk | Episode: "The One with the Soap Opera Party" | |
| 2004 | Joey | Sam Baxter | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2006 | Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door | Shawn | TV movie | |
| Jake | Episode: "Time of Your Death" | |||
| Sgt. Reynolds | Episode: "Come As You Are" | |||
| Fashion House | John Cotter | 25 episodes | ||
| 2008 | General Hospital | Dr. Patrick Drake | 4 episodes | |
| The Starter Wife | Dr. Kassoy | Episode: "Look Who's Stalking" | ||
| 2008–2009 | Brendon Walsh | 2 episodes | ||
| 2009 | Monk | David Gitelson | Episode: "Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs" | |
| 2009–2010 | Melrose Place | Marcello | 4 episodes | |
| 2010 | Castle | Xander Doyle | Episode: "A Deadly Affair" | |
| The Closer | Lou Wilson | Episode: "High Crimes" | ||
| 2011 | Accidentally in Love | Eddie Avedon | Hallmark Channel Original Movie | |
| 2012 | Blackout | Officer Thompson | Episode: "Part 1" | |
| I Married Who? aka: Always a Bride | Matt Swift | TV movie | ||
| 2013 | Santa Switch | Dan Ryebeck | TV movie | |
| 2014 | Anger Management | Quinn | Episode: "Charlie Does Times With the Hot Warden" | |
| 2015 | Stalked by My Neighbor | Ted Wilcox | Lifetime movie |