Eric was born on August 7, 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. At age nine, his parents enrolled him in theatre school. During his youth, he landed several TV commercials. At 18, he began landing roles for small screen productions. His most famous role was playing the jock Whitney, love-interest to Lana, on the show Smallville. He was written off this show in early 2002 for storyline reasons. He nabbed a guest role part on the Canadian prime time drama, Falcon Beach. On Eric's 25th birthday, he married Adria Budd, whom he met while she worked as Annette O'Toole's personal assistant on Smallville. He is currently starring in Flash Gordon, as the title character.