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Eric Balfour

Eric Balfour

Actor, also director and producer · Born April 24, 1977 (49) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Eric Balfour (born April 24th, 1977) is an American singer and actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 24, 1977 (49)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 88 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Eric Balfour's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
26%
Self
22%
Bonds
19%
Morality
17%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 10 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 13
Shadow
2 of 13
Threshold guardian
1 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Ally
1 of 13
Herald
1 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Dread
14
Warm
5
Melancholic
7
Cold
5
Other
24

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eric Balfour's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eric Balfour's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

88 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Drop: A Snowfall Saga(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Wilderness(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Garth Lanahan

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The Runner(2021)

    as Local Legend

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Offer(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dean Tavoularis

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Hacks(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Ethan Sommers

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Country Comfort(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Boone

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Timecrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove(2020)

    as Pistol

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • 7 Days to Vegas(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Charmed(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Julian Shea

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Agenda: Payback(2018)

    Producer · as Peter Farrell

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • A Midsummer's Nightmare(2017)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 200 Degrees(2017)

    Producer · as Ryan Hinds

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Fashionista(2016)

    as Randall

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Little Dead Rotting Hood(2016)

    as Sheriff Adam

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • 37 Problems (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Josh

  • Backcountry(2014)

    as Brad

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Chicago P.D.(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Spiro Dalon

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Lowell

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Cell 213 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Michael Grey

  • Franklin & Bash(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Gino

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy(2011)

    as Will Edwards

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Skyline(2010)

    as Jarrod

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • No Ordinary Family(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lucas Winnick

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Beatdown(2010)

    as Victor Dean

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Haven(2010)

    Show 78 episodes · as Duke Crocker

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Dinoshark(2010)

    as Trace McGraw

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Do Not Disturb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · as Frank (segment "Rocketman")

  • Valemont (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 35 episodes · as Eric Gracen

  • Rise of the Gargoyles(2008)

    as Prof. Jack Randall

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Horsemen(2009)

    as Taylor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Echoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Maxwell

  • Spread(2009)

    as Sean

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Spirit(2008)

    as Mahmoud

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Life on Mars(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Carling

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • The Ex List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny Diamont

  • Hell Ride(2008)

    as Comanche / Bix

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Fear Itself(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • What We Take from Each Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Thief Of Hands

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Jesus

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Protect and Serve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Paul Grogan

  • Conviction(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · as Brian Peluso

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Elder Son(2006)

    as Skip

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Lie with Me(2005)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • In Her Shoes(2005)

    as Grant

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sex, Love & Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 10 episodes · as Charlie

  • Rx(2005)

    Producer · as Andrew

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hawaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 8 episodes · as Christopher Gains

  • Face of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Saleem Haddad

  • Secondhand Lions(2003)

    as Sheik's Grandson

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The O.C.(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2003)

    as Kemper

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Rain(2001)

    as Pvt. Morris

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Veritas: The Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 13 episodes · as Calvin Banks

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Lenny Barlowe

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • 24(2001)

    Show 28 episodes · as Milo Pressman

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Goodwin

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • America's Sweethearts(2001)

    as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Chronicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Griffin

  • Six Feet Under(2001)

    Show 12 episodes · as Gabe Dimas

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • What Women Want(2000)

    as Cameron

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • FreakyLinks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Chapin Demetrius

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Frat Boy #3 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Andy Martin

  • Can't Hardly Wait(1998)

    as Hippie Guy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Warren Goering

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Trojan War(1997)

    as Kyle

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Ink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny

  • Clueless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Pizza Boy

  • Townies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam

  • No One Would Tell(1996)

    as Vince Fortner

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Cliff Morehouse

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Kerns

  • Boy Meets World(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • NYPD Blue(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles 'Spyder' Price · as Eli Beardsley

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Animaniacs(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jared (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Danger Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Teenager #2

  • Bloodlines: Murder in the Family(1993)

    as Matt

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Benjamin Avery

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Hearts Afire(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Student

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Arresting Behavior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 5 episodes · as Billy Ruskin

  • Step by Step(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Fielder

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Kids Incorporated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 20 episodes · as Eric

  • Fearless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan Brady

  • Jesus Hates Zombies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · as Jesus

  • Manson Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bobby Beausoleil

  • Marfa Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Harlan

  • The Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles, 83 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

$107M worldwide

Highest rated

Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Haven (2010)

Film career

19832026

Peak 2009 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1996Screen debut· No One Would Tell
  • 2009First top-billed film· Rise of the Gargoyles
  • 2010Career best· Haven
  • 2010Career best· Skyline

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 88: 83 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thDirecting4 of 88: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 88: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

88 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s21 · acting2000s34 · 34 acting · 1 crew2010s20 · 19 acting · 2 crew2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 25% of 20 roles
9606

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Eric Balfour's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 61 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 61 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · actor

A Midsummer's Nightmare (2017)

97th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Offer (2022)

Midcredits 98th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Eric Balfour's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles33–93 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles16–73 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles40–86 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles31–63 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles29–84 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Eric Balfour work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eric Balfour's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Bay shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles