Eric Mabius

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Eric Mabius

Mabius at Guantanamo Bay, 2008
Born Eric Harry Timothy Mabius
April 22, 1971 (1971-04-22) (age 38)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1995–present
Spouse(s) Ivy Sherman (m. 2006–present) «start: (2006)»"Marriage: Ivy Sherman to Eric Mabius" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Mabius)

Eric Harry Timothy Mabius (born April 22, 1971) is an American actor, currently appearing as Daniel Meade on the ABC television series Ugly Betty. He is also known for his work on the Showtime series The L Word and in the films Resident Evil and Cruel Intentions.

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[edit] Life and career

[edit] Personal life

Mabius was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Elizabeth and Craig Mabius.[1] He has a brother, Craig.[2] Mabius is Catholic and has Irish, Austrian and Polish ancestry.[3][4] After attending Amherst Regional High School, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he was voted "Most Dramatic Boy" as a senior, he enrolled in Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, where he pursued studies in film.

Mabius wed Ivy Sherman in January 2006; the two first met in high school during a health education class.[5] They have two sons: Maxfield Elliot was born on June 15, 2006 [6] and Rylan Jaxson was born on December 7, 2008. [7]

[edit] Career

Mabius began his career in the indie films Welcome to the Dollhouse in 1995, and I Shot Andy Warhol, alongside Lili Taylor, in 1996. He was involved with The Crow franchise on more than one occasion: he auditioned for a role as one of Top Dollar's henchmen in the 1993 original Crow and played Alex Corvis in The Crow: Salvation, the third installment, opposite Kirsten Dunst. He was in Cruel Intentions alongside Ryan Phillipe. His biggest film role to date is as an activist called Matt Addison in Resident Evil.

In television, Mabius has appeared on Chicago Hope, Millennium, Popular, The O.C., and the short-lived series Eyes. He was a regular cast member of The L Word in its first season and returned for one episode in each of the second and third seasons. Interestingly, he was referred to in a sixth season episode as an actor whose hair the character Shane was going to cut. He also guest starred on an episode of CSI: Miami. Since 2006, he has starred as fashion magazine editor Daniel Meade on the hit ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty. After the success of Ugly Betty, he was named one of the sexiest men alive by People Magazine.

Mabius has also appeared in a Lifetime movie titled A Christmas Wedding.

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2008 PRISM Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in Comedy Nominated
2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series Nominated
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series Nominated

[edit] Credits

[edit] Politics

Mabius made an appearance in the pro-Barack Obama music video by Will.i.am called "We are the Ones" alongside Jessica Alba, Macy Gray, George Lopez, Ryan Phillippe, Kerry Washington, John Leguizamo, Tichina Arnold, Regina King, Tyrese Gibson, Adrianne Palicki and Zoe Kravitz. [8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Eric Mabius Biography (1971-)
  2. ^ Eric Mabius, biography on TV Guide.com
  3. ^ Daniel Meade, character biography on CityTV.com
  4. ^ Eric Mabius, actor biography on ABC website
  5. ^ Revealed by Mabius and Ivy to the E! channel at the SAG Awards 2007
  6. ^ Eric Mabius and son Maxfield. Celebrity Babies blog
  7. ^ Eric Mabius Welcomes Second Son, Rylan Jaxson. Celebrity Babies blog
  8. ^ "We Are The Ones --- Another Barack Obama Song

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