Eric Matheny is an actor, screenwriter and co-founder of The Acting Center LA.[1]
Raised in Los Angeles and Atlanta, Matheny started his career as a child actor appearing in national television commercials.[citation needed] As a teenager, he landed a starring role opposite Roger Mosely in the Southern Emmy Award-winning ABC Movie of the Week, Run Down The Rabbit.[citation needed] He appeared opposite Jeanne Tripplehorn in the ABC Movie of The Week A Perfect Tribute.[citation needed]
Matheny plays opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in the Clint Eastwood film J. Edgar playing J. Edgar Hoover's physician,[2] Dr. Ferguson.[3][4][5]
Eric starred opposite Pauley Perrette in a recurring role on the Fox's Jennifer Love Hewitt series Time of Your Life, playing Pauley's love interest.[citation needed]
Matheny has guest starred on numerous prime time hit shows including CSI,[6] Without a Trace,[7] and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Director Betty Thomas (Dr. Dolittle, John Tucker Must Die) cast Matheny as the lead in her Fox pilot That Guy.[8]
Matheny has appeared in commercials for national brands including a series of spots and a Super Bowl spot for Bud Light,[citation needed] and Gillette ProGlide Fusion.[9]
Eric Matheny, Isa Totah and Will Potter write America, a coming of age story about an Arab-American. Oscar-winning producer Mark Johnson (Chronicles of Narnia, Rain Man) is producing.[10][11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Screenland Drive | Pike | |
| 2002 | New Suit | Power Agent #2 | |
| 2011 | J. Edgar | Doctor | |
| 2013 | Absence | Rick | |
| 2014 | The Road Within | Matt |
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