Erik Contreras

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Erik Contreras
Born
Kenneth Erik Contreras

OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
Spouse
(m. 2005)
Children2

Kenneth Erik Contreras is an American film actor.

Personal life

Contreras was born in El Paso, Texas. Contreras is married to actress Sam Doumit; they were married on September 3, 2005 and they have one son and one daughter.

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Career

Contreras first appeared in the film Losing Faith in (2009). He starred in the title role of the short film Fallen Angel in 2010. Contreras had a minor role as a Resistance Agent in the film The Vanquisher in 2010, which was not released until 2016.

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2009Losing FaithJohnny
2010Raise Your DeadMarty
2010DilatedMercenary #4
2010Fallen AngelAngel
2010Don't Let Me DownThug #1
2012 Scary or Die Gonzalez Jr.
2016The VanquisherResistance Agent

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