Eric Colton’s career in entertainment began at age 16 upon booking his first ever acting audition, a regional commercial in Michigan, where he was born and raised. He first moved to Los Angeles in 2003.
Eric earned his SAG card that December and has worked in film and television since, residing in LA and NYC for different periods of time from 2006-2019.
Along the way he earned over 50 professional acting credits around the world including popular network TV roles, starring turns in independent film, the title role and series lead “Swell” on the Amazon Prime series of the same name, along with several other roles. Colton is a former acting pupil of legendary New York acting teacher Susan Batson and a graduate of the premiere Los Angeles Meisner Acting Technique school, Baron Brown Studio.
In 2019, Colton wrote, starred-in and produced the short film, Brothers, acting alongside his real-life brother, actor Kyle Colton. Eric’s screenwriting career began in 2015. He has since built a portfolio of several feature-length screenplays and television pilots, which are in various stages of development. Mr. Colton’s most recent acting work can be viewed on the Amazon Prime mini-series, The Hunter’s Anthology. Colton is a series regular. He currently resides in New York City.
Full Credits
TELEVISION/STREAMING/WEB: The Hunter’s Anthology, #Hashtag the Show, Stupid Cupid, Swell, Magic Funhouse, Joanne & Khadi, Kept Spouses (Pilot), Derek & Cameron, Loyalty Club (Pilot), My Crazy Love, Social Nightmare (TV Movie), Dumbass Filmmakers!, Desperate Housewives, Entourage, A Minute with Stan Hooper.
FILM: Iris, Alicia’s Dream, Alongside Night, Coffee House Chronicles, In A New York Minute, Ugly Shoes, Violence of the Mind, The Last One.
SHORT FILM: Step-Dog-Father, Brothers, Chestnut Drive, The Schwartz Test, Just Say No, Punch Face Moan, The Tale of RJ.