This perpetually goateed small-screen player initially pursued a music career before landing a role on the series
Kids Incorporated while still a teen. A plethora of TV guest spots followed but, like a latter-day Ted McGinley, every time Balfour signed on to a show as a regular cast member, it bombed (
Veritas: The Quest,
Hawaii,
Sex, Love & Secrets, Conviction). He did, however, do well with recurring roles, particularly on
Six Feet Under and
24. Off screen, the terminally hip actor is the lead singer of the band Fredalba.
Eric Balfour Fast Facts:
- Got his start as a member of the teen cast on the series Kids Incorporated.
- Once performed with Brittany Murphy as members of the band Blessed with Soul.
- Guest starred in the pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a friend of Xander's who is turned to a vampire and eventually staked by Buffy.
- Played Milo Pressman in season 1 of 24; later reprised the role in season 6.
- Appeared on an episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories.
- Lead singer of rock group Fredalba.
- Eric Balfour Relationships:
- Moon Bloodgood - Ex-fiancée
- Sharon Balfour - Mother
- Tori - Sister
- David Balfour - Father