Born and raised in Seattle, WA.
Mentored by Karey Kirkpatrick (Smallfoot, James and the Giant Peach).
Graduated from Dartmouth College (BA) and USC Film School (MFA).
Erik is the star, co-writer and co-director of the independent film Viral Viral, which screened at Cinequest and caught the eye of actor/director/producer Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle, The Parent 'Hood). "This guy is going to make it," Robert Townsend told Erik.
