Eric began his acting career taking the stage in shows like Bye Bye Birdie, The Wizard of Oz, and Grease. While studying film and theatre in NYC at Marymount Manhattan College, he appeared in other productions in the Tri-State area including: Spring’s Awakening, Reefer Madness and Hairspray. Simultaneously, Eric began a career in modeling that led him west to Los Angeles following his college graduation. Los Angeles is where his passion for TV and film has grown immensely and he continues to audition and train regularly. After many years studying at the Anthony Meindl Actor’s Workshop he has made a move to Susan Giosa’s Acting Workshop to further expand his craft. He has also taken classes and intensives at both the Margie Haber Studio and the Annie Grindlay Studio.
Since moving to LA, Eric has been seen in many productions across the Southern California region as well as some TV and Film; most notably in the role of Lance Hobart in the feature film DEADLY SCHOLARS (now streaming) as well as the international tour of Broadway’s KINKY BOOTS 2017-2018 and EVITA in the spring of 2019. Eric has two new feature films MARTINEZ, MARGARITAS, AND MURDER (2024) and BIRTHRIGHT: OUTLAW (2023) now streaming on Prime Video. More recently Eric had the privilege of being directed by Tyler Perry in his upcoming film FINDING JOY (now streaming on Prime Video.) Eric made his Center Theatre Group debut in early 2025 starring alongside Julie Bowen (Modern Family) in FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT, a satirical farce, written by native playwright, Larissa Fasthorse.
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DEADLY SCHOLARS is now available to stream OnDemand and Digitial HD!!!
Eric spent 2017 and 2018 on the road in the US/China/Singapore International Broadway tour of KINKY BOOTS. He played one of Lola’s Angels and got to share a joyous and heartfelt message with fans worldwide. See their closing performance of “The Sex is in the Heel” from the US tour in South Bend, IN.
KINKY BOOTS China 2018
“My Oh My” by Camila Cabello
“2 Steps”
by Emma Gatsby feat. Eric Stanton Betts
Eric appeared in a new Disney Channel Short Form Television Pilot, “EXCHANGE.The show is written and directed by MadTV’s Daheli Hall.