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Erich Lane

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Erich Lane at the Season 3 Premiere of Dear White People
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Murder Bury Win (2020)
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Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Erich spent the majority of his life in Houston, Texas. While in Houston, he attended The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts where he studied theater/acting. He then graduated from UCLA's theater, film and television department.

Erich has been acting since the age of 5 in various films, television, and commercial projects. His work on the television show America's Most Wanted helped capture parents who murdered their son.

Erich is a big sports fan and has traveled extensively throughout Europe and China.
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Dear White People (2017)
    Dear White People
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Clifton
    Mark Hamill in Criminal Minds (2005)
    Criminal Minds
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Alan Crawford
    Handy (2016)
    Handy
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Erik Thomas Layne
    Enlightened (2011)
    Enlightened
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Kevin

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Citizen Soldiers
      • First Lieutenant Cabot
      • Pre-production
    • The Shouting Fox (2026)
      The Shouting Fox
      Short
      • Hammity Hog (voice)
      • 2026
    • Rose Byrne in Physical (2021)
      Physical
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Mason Berg
      • 2023
    • Brenda Song, Kat Dennings, Shay Mitchell, and Esther Povitsky in Dollface (2019)
      Dollface
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Bro-Worker
      • 2022
    • Elizabeth Berkley, John Michael Higgins, Mario Lopez, Belmont Cameli, Dexter Darden, Josie Totah, Alycia Pascual-Pena, Haskiri Velazquez, and Mitchell Hoog in Saved by the Bell (2020)
      Saved by the Bell
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Booth Guy
      • 2021
    • Dear White People (2017)
      Dear White People
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Clifton
      • 2017–2021
    • Murder Bury Win (2020)
      Murder Bury Win
      5.3
      • Adam
      • 2020
    • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
      Black-ish
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Waiter
      • 2020
    • TMI Hollywood (2012)
      TMI Hollywood
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Various-Host
      • 2019
    • Down, Boy (2019)
      Down, Boy
      Short
      • Bryan
      • 2019
    • Shane Hartline, Melissa Paulo, and Cat Alter in Addicted to You (2019)
      Addicted to You
      5.2
      • Tom
      • 2019
    • Handy (2016)
      Handy
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Erik Thomas Layne
      • 2016–2017
    • Justin Baldoni, Gina Rodriguez, and Brett Dier in Jane the Virgin (2014)
      Jane the Virgin
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Bellboy
      • 2017
    • Mark Hamill in Criminal Minds (2005)
      Criminal Minds
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Alan Crawford
      • 2017
    • Jennifer Holloway, Iain Sandison, Jeneta St. Clair, Kate McDugald, Evan Kyle Berger, Steven Matthews, Kevin Laferriere, and Annie Laferriere in Valley Drive (2016)
      Valley Drive
      TV Series
      • Impressed Manager
      • 2016–2017
    • Mary + Jane (2016)
      Mary + Jane
      5.6
      TV Series
      • 2016

    Additional Crew

    • Zendaya and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
      Spider-Man: Brand New Day
      8.0
      • adr loop group
      • 2026
    • Matt Damon in The Odyssey (2026)
      The Odyssey
      8.4
      • adr loop group
      • 2026
    • Disclosure Day (2026)
      Disclosure Day
      6.4
      • adr voice actor
      • 2026
    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • adr voice
      • 2025

    Writer

    • Handy (2016)
      Handy
      6.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2016
    • John Bradley, Erich Lane, and Josh Miller in Hand Job: Portrait of a Male Hand Model (2015)
      Hand Job: Portrait of a Male Hand Model
      Short
      • co-writer
      • 2015
    • Jessica Serfaty in Bat Romance (2012)
      Bat Romance
      8.8
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Verified affiliations

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    SAG-AFTRA

    Videos4

    Erich Lane's Demo Reel
    Demo Reel 1:34
    Erich Lane's Demo Reel
    Murder Bury Win
    Trailer 1:27
    Murder Bury Win
    Murder Bury Win
    Trailer 1:27
    Murder Bury Win
    STRAIN: Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 1:26
    STRAIN: Theatrical Trailer
    La La Land
    Trailer 3:01
    La La Land

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Other works
      National Coca Cola commercial

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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    • Trivia
      Two of his favorite places to visit are Austin, TX and Washington, DC.

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