Erin Cummings Biography

Fast Facts

• Founded Mittens for Detroit in 2010 to distribute new gloves to Detroit's children, seniors, veterans and families in need during the winter
• Specialized in Shakespearean Studies at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
• Earned her degree in journalism from the University of North Texas
• Got her big break when a talent scout saw her performance at a community theater near Dallas
• Quote: "A lot of the characters I end up playing have a certain degree of glamour or sexiness, but I like it when you can have some other element that makes it much more interesting․"
• Quote: "[on "Harbor"] "I was very excited about being able to play a mess․""
• Made her New York stage debut in the original off-Broadway production of "Harbor․"
• The first role that garnered her international attention was that of Spartacus's wife Sura in the Starz series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand․"
• Due to her father's military career, as a child she lived in Louisiana, Nebraska, Texas and Korea