Eric Harry Timothy Mabius (born April 22, 1971) is an
American actor, currently appearing as
Daniel Meade on the ABC television series
Ugly Betty. He is also known for his work on the
Showtime series
The L Word and in the films
Resident Evil and
Cruel Intentions.
Biography
Personal life
Mabius was born in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Elizabeth and Craig Mabius.
[Eric Mabius Biography (1971-)] He has a brother, Craig.
[Eric Mabius, biography on TV Guide.com] Mabius is
Catholic and has Irish, Austrian and Polish ancestry.
[Daniel Meade, character biography on CityTV.com ][ Eric Mabius, actor biography on ABC website] After attending
Amherst Regional High School, in
Amherst, Massachusetts, where he was voted "Most Dramatic Boy" as a senior, he enrolled in
Sarah Lawrence College in
Bronxville, New York, where he pursued studies in film.
Mabius wed Ivy Sherman in January 2006; the two first met in high school during a health education class.
[Revealed by Mabius and Ivy to the E! channel at the SAG Awards 2007] They have two sons: Maxfield Elliot was born on June 15, 2006
[Eric Mabius and son Maxfield. Celebrity Babies blog] and Rylan Jaxson was born on December 7, 2008.
[Eric Mabius Welcomes Second Son, Rylan Jaxson. Celebrity Babies blog]
Career
Mabius began his career in the indie films
Welcome to the Dollhouse in
1995, and
I Shot Andy Warhol, alongside
Lili Taylor, in 1996. He was involved with
The Crow franchise on more than one occasion: he auditioned for a role as one of Top Dollar's henchmen in the 1993 original
Crow and played Alex Corvis in
The Crow: Salvation, the third installment, opposite
Kirsten Dunst. He was in
Cruel Intentions alongside
Ryan Phillipe. His biggest film role to date is as an activist called
Matt Addison in
Resident Evil.
In television, Mabius has appeared on
Chicago Hope,
Millennium,
Popular,
The O.C., and the short-lived series
Eyes. He was a
regular cast member of
The L Word in its first season and returned for one episode in each of the second and third seasons. Interestingly, he was referred to in a sixth season episode as an actor whose hair the character Shane was going to cut. He also guest starred on an episode of
CSI: Miami. Since 2006, he has starred as fashion magazine editor
Daniel Meade on the hit
ABC dramedy series
Ugly Betty. After the success of
Ugly Betty, he was named one of the sexiest men alive by
People Magazine.
Mabius has also appeared in a Lifetime movie titled
A Christmas Wedding.
Awards and nominations
| Year
| Award
| Category
| Result
|
| 2008
| PRISM Awards
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Comedy
| Nominated
|
| 2008
| Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series
| Nominated
|
| 2007
| Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series
| Nominated
|
Credits
Politics
Mabius made an appearance in the pro-
Barack Obama music video by
Will.i.am called "We are the Ones" alongside
Jessica Alba,
Macy Gray,
George Lopez,
Ryan Phillippe,
Kerry Washington,
John Leguizamo,
Tichina Arnold,
Regina King,
Tyrese Gibson,
Adrianne Palicki and
Zoe Kravitz.
["We Are The Ones --- Another Barack Obama Song]
