- Born
- Birth nameKent Eric Ernerstedt
- Height6′ 1¼″ (1.86 m)
- Eric Ernerstedt was born Kent Eric Ernerstedt in Umeå, Sweden, and grew up in the small town of Lycksele in southern Lapland. Both his parents are Swedish and hail from villages in the region. Eric attended public school in Lycksele, where he took evening classes in theatre, and he wrote and acted in various school musicals. At the age of 16 he moved to Stockholm to attend the Royal Swedish Ballet School's contemporary program, from which he graduated in 2005.
Upon graduation Eric was accepted into the two year long, vanguard training program for young dancers, called D.A.N.C.E., or Dance Apprentice Network aCross Europe. There he got the unique possibility of working with four of Europe's most prominent contemporary choreographers, including William Forsythe and Wayne McGregor. Following these two years, Eric worked on stage as a dancer with companies like Skånes Dansteater, Malmö, Sweden, and Norrdans, Härnösand, Sweden, as well as doing freelance work in Sweden and internationally.
With the element of acting always being present in the various dance works Eric had been performing, in 2012 he decided to expand his artistic vocabulary further, and started taking on roles geared toward acting. He has since done several short films, commercials and minor roles in TV-series. In fall 2017, Eric will appear as an international character in season two of TV4 comedy series Ack Värmland, and in spring/summer 2018 Swedish Television will air the animated romantic comedy Topp 3, where Eric does the voice of the male lead, Anton.
Eric enjoys the challenge of staying present during whatever circumstances that may arise while bringing a character to life, and he also takes great pleasure in improvising. He practices meditation daily, and believes that this type of training to stay present translates well into working in ever-changing conditions in front of the camera and on stage. He speaks five languages fluently, and hopes to learn more of them, as well as to use these language skills in future roles.
- IMDb mini biography by: EE
- In 2010, he completed a 300-hour teacher training in Jivamukti Yoga at the Omega Institute, NY, and has since been giving classes in yoga both in Sweden and internationally.
- He speaks Swedish, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and can get by in German.
- In 2013, Eric won VIP tickets to Beyoncé's concert in Stockholm during her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. This thanks to a clip on YouTube titled "Single Ladies Birthday Present", where he and two fellow dancers perform the entire choreography of the 2008 hit Single Ladies for a colleague's birthday. He had learned this choreography from studying the clip, and taught it to his two colleagues, and little did he know that this humorous clip would bring him close enough to Beyoncé to sing a few words in her mic.
- Having been an avid mover since his childhood years, he practices handstands several times a week, and has a long-term goal of becoming a handstand expert.
- From the age of 10 to his mid-teens, he used to compete in the dance disciplines of Swedish Bugg, Double Bugg (with two dance partners) and Lindy hop. His top achievement was in 2001, when he and his partner ended up second place in the Swedish Championship in Swedish Bugg.
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