Eric Mabius

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Born
Eric Harry Timothy Mabius

(1971-04-22) April 22, 1971 (age 53)
Alma mater Sarah Lawrence College
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Ivy Sherman
(m. 2006;div. 2018)
Children2

Eric Harry Timothy Mabius (born April 22, 1971) is an American actor. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, with a degree in cinema studies. After working in theater productions, Mabius made his film debut in the 1995 independent dark comedy Welcome to the Dollhouse .

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Mabius gained widespread recognition for his role as Daniel Meade on the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty . He also appeared on the Showtime series The L Word and in the films Cruel Intentions , The Crow: Salvation , and Resident Evil . Since 2013, Mabius has starred in the long-running Hallmark Channel series Signed, Sealed, Delivered .

Life

Mabius was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Elizabeth (née Dziczek) and Craig Mabius. [1] His father worked as a historian preserving the Historic Allaire Village. [2] He has a brother, Craig. [3] Mabius is Catholic. [4] [5] After attending Amherst Regional High School in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he was voted "Most Dramatic Guy" as a senior, he enrolled in Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, where he pursued his education in film theory.

Mabius wed Ivy Sherman, an interior designer, in January 2006; the two first met in high school during a health education class. [6] They divorced in 2018.

Career

Mabius began his career with roles in Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), and Black Circle Boys (1997). He was involved with The Crow superhero franchise on more than one occasion: he auditioned for a role as one of Top Dollar's henchmen in the 1994 original The Crow and played Alex Corvis in The Crow: Salvation (2000), the third installment, opposite Kirsten Dunst. He was in Cruel Intentions (1999) alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe. He also played an activist named Matt Addison in 2002's Resident Evil .

In television, Mabius has appeared on Chicago Hope , Millennium , Popular , The O.C. , and the short-lived series Eyes (2005). He was a regular cast member of The L Word in its first season and returned for one episode in each of the second, third, and sixth seasons, portraying Tim Haspel. He also guest-starred on an episode of CSI: Miami . From 2006 to 2010, he starred as fashion magazine editor Daniel Meade on the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty . After the success of Ugly Betty, he was included on People magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" list in 2006. [7] Mabius also appeared in the 2006 Lifetime original film A Christmas Wedding , and had a leading role in the 2011 British science-fiction drama series Outcasts . [8]

In 2013, Mabius guest-starred in a season 2 episode of Scandal . [9] The same year he was cast as the lead in Hallmark Channel's Signed, Sealed, Delivered film series. [10]

Honors

Mabius competed as a luger in the late 1980s and was named an honorary captain for the US luge team for the 2010 Winter Olympics along with astronaut Scott Parazynski. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Welcome to the Dollhouse Steve Rodgers
1995 The Journey of August King Hal Wright
1996 I Shot Andy Warhol Revolutionary no. 2
1997 Black Circle Boys Shane Carver
1997 A Gun for Jennifer Bar patron 2 / Clyde's sidekick
1997 Lawn Dogs Sean Torrance
1998 Around the Fire Andrew
1998Myth America
1999 The Minus Man Gene
1999 Splendor Ernest
1999 Cruel Intentions Greg McConnell
2000 Wirey Spindell Wirey, age 17
2000 The Crow: Salvation Alex Corvis / The Crow
2001 Tempted Ted
2001On the BorderlineLuke
2002 Resident Evil Matt Addison
2003Just Like You ImaginedGender ShifterShort film
2003The Extreme TeamDarby
2003 The Job Rick
2004 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Matt AddisonArchive footage
2005Venice UndergroundDanny
2005 Reeker Radford
2011Where the Road Meets the SunBlake
2012 Price Check Pete Cozy
2013 Amazing Frank Miller
2019 Inside Game Tim Donaghy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Harvest of Fire Sam HostetlerTelevision film
1996On Seventh AvenueBass playerTelevision film
1997 Chicago Hope Zeb MoserEpisode: "...And the Hand Played On"
1999 Millennium SamielEpisode: "Borrowed Time"
1999 Party of Five Brian Stilman2 episodes
2000 Get Real Andrew ClarkEpisode: "Guilt"
2000 Popular Coach Casey KruppsEpisode: "The Sweetest Taboo"
2002 Dancing at the Harvest Moon John Keats FlemingTelevision film
2003 Fastlane TreyEpisode: "Dogtown"
2004–2006,
2009
The L Word Tim Haspel 16 episodes
2005 Eyes Jeff McCannMain cast; 10 episodes
2005 The O.C. Dean Jack Hess 4 episodes
2006 CSI: Miami FBI Agent PerryEpisode: "One of Our Own"
2006 Voodoo Moon ColeTelevision film
2006–2010 Ugly Betty Daniel Meade Main cast; 85 episodes
2006 A Christmas Wedding BenTelevision film
2007 Nature of the Beast DonovanTelevision film
2011 Outcasts Julius BergerMain cast; 8 episodes
2011 Chase Justin TateEpisode: "Father Figure"
2011 Celebrity Ghost Stories HimselfEpisode: "Mickey Rooney/Eric Mabius/Brande Roderick/Kim Coles"
2012 The Client List RayEpisode: "Acting Up"
2012 Franklin & Bash RossiEpisode: "Jango and Rossi"
2012How to Fall in Love (also called, The Dating Coach)Harold WhiteTelevision film
2012 Political Animals GaryMiniseries; episode: "Second Time Around"
2012 The Haunting of... HimselfEpisode: "Eric Mabius"
2013 Scandal Peter CaldwellEpisode: "Boom Goes the Dynamite"
2013 Blue Bloods Richard RorkeEpisode: "Quid Pro Quo"
2013Reading, Writing & RomanceWayne WendersTelevision film
2013–2018; 2021; 2024 Signed, Sealed, Delivered Oliver O'TooleMain cast; 10 episodes and 13 television films
2015 Chicago Fire Jack Nesbitt7 episodes
2018Welcome To ChristmasGage McBrideHallmark Television Film
2019It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasLiam Clark
2022Haul Out the HollyAlan
2023Haul Out the Holly: Lit UpAlan

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2007 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Ugly Betty Nominated
2008 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesUgly BettyNominated
2008 PRISM Awards Performance in a Comedy SeriesUgly BettyNominated
2011 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Special Jury Prize: Best EnsembleWhere the Road Meets the Sun [12] Won

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References

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  2. Celebrity Ghost Stories, Episode: "Mickey Rooney, Brande Roderick, Eric Mabius, Kim Coles", 11-26-11, Biography Channel
  3. Eric Mabius, biography on TV Guide.com
  4. Daniel Meade Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine , character biography on CityTV.com
  5. Eric Mabius Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine , actor biography on ABC website
  6. Revealed by Mabius and Ivy to the E! channel at the SAG Awards 2007
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