At a young age, Eric told his family that he wanted to go to Hollywood someday. He decided to attend West Virginia University where he honed his craft, studying and perfecting the Stanislavski Technique.

He performed in many stage plays, commercials and voice-overs In West Virginia and Pennsylvania. After college he returned to New York, and studied for several years under Richard Scanlon, who taught with Stella Adler. He is also studied on camera commercial acting with Angela Montalbano.