Eric Mabius

{{Infobox person

| image = Eric Mabius (28036548784) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Mabius in 2016

| birth_name = Eric Harry Timothy Mabius

| alma_mater = Sarah Lawrence College

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|4|22}}

| birth_place = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1995–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Ivy Sherman|2006|2018|end=div}}

| children = 2

}}

Eric Harry Timothy Mabius (born April 22, 1971) is an American actor. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, with a degree in cinema studies. After working in theater productions, Mabius made his film debut in the 1995 independent dark comedy Welcome to the Dollhouse.

Mabius gained widespread recognition for his role as Daniel Meade on the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty. He also appeared on the Showtime series The L Word and in the films Cruel Intentions, The Crow: Salvation, and Resident Evil. Since 2013, Mabius has starred in the long-running Hallmark Channel series Signed, Sealed, Delivered.

Life

Mabius was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Elizabeth (née Dziczek) and Craig Mabius.[http://www.filmreference.com/film/70/Eric-Mabius.html Eric Mabius Biography (1971-)] His father worked as a historian preserving the Historic Allaire Village.Celebrity Ghost Stories, Episode: "Mickey Rooney, Brande Roderick, Eric Mabius, Kim Coles", 11-26-11, Biography Channel He has a brother, Craig.[http://www.tvguide.com/detail/celebrity.aspx?tvobjectid=149450&more=ucCelebInfo Eric Mabius], biography on TV Guide.com Mabius is Catholic.[http://www.citytv.com/uglybetty/eric.asp Daniel Meade] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518150755/http://www.citytv.com/uglybetty/eric.asp |date=2011-05-18 }}, character biography on CityTV.com[http://abc.go.com/primetime/eyes/bios/eric_mabius.html Eric Mabius] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813012449/http://abc.go.com/primetime/eyes/bios/eric_mabius.html |date=2007-08-13 }}, actor biography on ABC website After attending Amherst Regional High School in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he was voted "Most Dramatic Guy" as a senior, he enrolled in Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, where he pursued his education in film theory.

Mabius wed Ivy Sherman, an interior designer, 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 divorced in 2018.

Mabius was arrested in Nassau County, Florida, on February 20, 2025, and charged with battery and resisting law enforcement without violence.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-02-20/eric-mabius-arrested-battery-resisting |title='Ugly Betty' alum Eric Mabius arrested on suspicion of battery in Florida bar brawl |date=February 20, 2025 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |first=Alexandra |last=Del Rosario |access-date=February 20, 2025}}{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/ugly-betty-star-eric-mabius-arrested-misdemeanor-battery/story?id=119021903 |title='Ugly Betty' star Eric Mabius arrested for misdemeanor battery, resisting arrest |date=February 20, 2025 |website=ABC News |first=Mason |last=Leib |access-date=February 20, 2025}} All charges were later dropped.{{cite news |last=Wang |first=Connie |title=Hallmark Star Has All Charges Dropped Against Him Following Arrest |url=https://parade.com/tv/ugly-betty-star-eric-mabius-charges-dropped-arrest |access-date=May 13, 2025 |website=Parade (magazine) |date=May 8, 2025}}

Career

Mabius began his career with roles in Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), and Black Circle Boys (1997). He was involved with The Crow superhero franchise on more than one occasion: he auditioned for a role as one of Top Dollar's henchmen in the 1994 original The Crow and played Alex Corvis in The Crow: Salvation (2000), the third installment, opposite Kirsten Dunst. He was in Cruel Intentions (1999) alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe. He also played an activist named Matt Addison in 2002's Resident Evil.

In television, Mabius has appeared on Chicago Hope, Millennium, Popular, The O.C., and the short-lived series Eyes (2005). He was a regular cast member of The L Word in its first season and returned for one episode in each of the second, third, and sixth seasons, portraying Tim Haspel. He also guest-starred on an episode of CSI: Miami. From 2006 to 2010, he starred as fashion magazine editor Daniel Meade on the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty. After the success of Ugly Betty, he was included on People magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" list in 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/package/sma2006/gallery/0,,1539441_1559557_14,00.html |title=The Sexiest Men Alive – Eric Mabius |work=People |date=November 15, 2006 |access-date=July 26, 2013}} Mabius also appeared in the 2006 Lifetime original film A Christmas Wedding, and had a leading role in the 2011 British science-fiction drama series Outcasts.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12336474|title=BBC drama sends Outcasts to new planet|first=Genevieve|last=Hassan|work=BBC News|date=February 3, 2011|access-date=March 17, 2013}}

In 2013, Mabius guest-starred in a season 2 episode of Scandal.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-spoilers-season-2-ugly-betty-eric-mabius-421200|title='Scandal' Finds Political Work for 'Ugly Betty's' Eric Mabius (Exclusive)|date=13 February 2013|website=hollywoodreporter.com}} The same year he was cast as the lead in Hallmark Channel's Signed, Sealed, Delivered film series.{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/signed-sealed-delivered/about|title=SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: ABOUT THE SERIES|website=hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com|date=26 August 2014 }}

Honors

Mabius competed as a luger in the late 1980s and was named an honorary captain for the US luge team for the 2010 Winter Olympics along with astronaut Scott Parazynski.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100130013032/http://luge.teamusa.org/news/2010/01/27/ugly-betty-s-boss-named-as-an-honorary-team-captain/31156 "Ugly Betty's boss named as an honorary team captain.] - 27 January 2010 TeamUSA.org article accessed 31 January 2010.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1995 \| Welcome to the Dollhouse \| Steve Rodgers \|
1995 \| {{sortname\|The\|Journey of August King}} \| Hal Wright \|
1996 \| I Shot Andy Warhol \| Revolutionary no. 2 \|
1997 \| Black Circle Boys \| Shane Carver \|
1997 \| {{sortname\|A\|Gun for Jennifer}} \| Bar patron 2 / Clyde's sidekick \|
1997 \| Lawn Dogs \| Sean Torrance \|
1998 \| Around the Fire \| Andrew \|
1998 \| Myth America \| {{n/a}} \|
1999 \| {{sortname\|The\|Minus Man}} \| Gene \|
1999 \| Splendor \| Ernest \|
1999 \| Cruel Intentions \| Greg McConnell \|
2000 \| Wirey Spindell \| Wirey, age 17 \|
2000 \| {{sortname\|The\|Crow: Salvation}} \| Alex Corvis / The Crow \|
2001 \| Tempted \| Ted \|
2001 \| On the Borderline \| Luke \|
2002 \| Resident Evil \| Matt Addison \|
2003 \| Just Like You Imagined \| Gender Shifter \| Short film
2003 \| {{sortname\|The\|Extreme Team\|nolink=1}} \| Darby \|
2003 \| {{sortname\|The\|Job\|dab=2003 film}} \| Rick \|
2004 \| Resident Evil: Apocalypse \| Matt Addison \| Archive footage
2005 \| Venice Underground \| Danny \|
2005 \| Reeker \| Radford \|
2011 \| Where the Road Meets the Sun \| Blake \|
2012 \| Price Check \| Pete Cozy \|
2013 \| Amazing \| Frank Miller \|
2019 \| Inside Game \| Tim Donaghy \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1995

| Welcome to the Dollhouse

| Steve Rodgers

1995

| {{sortname|The|Journey of August King}}

| Hal Wright

1996

| I Shot Andy Warhol

| Revolutionary no. 2

1997

| Black Circle Boys

| Shane Carver

1997

| {{sortname|A|Gun for Jennifer}}

| Bar patron 2 / Clyde's sidekick

1997

| Lawn Dogs

| Sean Torrance

1998

| Around the Fire

| Andrew

1998

| Myth America

| {{n/a}}

1999

| {{sortname|The|Minus Man}}

| Gene

1999

| Splendor

| Ernest

1999

| Cruel Intentions

| Greg McConnell

2000

| Wirey Spindell

| Wirey, age 17

2000

| {{sortname|The|Crow: Salvation}}

| Alex Corvis / The Crow

2001

| Tempted

| Ted

2001

| On the Borderline

| Luke

2002

| Resident Evil

| Matt Addison

2003

| Just Like You Imagined

| Gender Shifter

| Short film

2003

| {{sortname|The|Extreme Team|nolink=1}}

| Darby

2003

| {{sortname|The|Job|dab=2003 film}}

| Rick

2004

| Resident Evil: Apocalypse

| Matt Addison

| Archive footage

2005

| Venice Underground

| Danny

2005

| Reeker

| Radford

2011

| Where the Road Meets the Sun

| Blake

2012

| Price Check

| Pete Cozy

2013

| Amazing

| Frank Miller

2019

| Inside Game

| Tim Donaghy

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
1996 \| Harvest of Fire \| Sam Hostetler \| Television film
1996 \| On Seventh Avenue \| Bass player \| Television film
1997 \| Chicago Hope \| Zeb Moser \| Episode: "...And the Hand Played On"
1999 \| Millennium \| Samiel \| Episode: "Borrowed Time"
1999 \| Party of Five \| Brian Stilman \| 2 episodes
2000 \| Get Real \| Andrew Clark \| Episode: "Guilt"
2000 \| Popular \| Coach Casey Krupps \| Episode: "The Sweetest Taboo"
2002 \| Dancing at the Harvest Moon \| John Keats Fleming \| Television film
2003 \| Fastlane \| Trey \| Episode: "Dogtown"
2004–2006, 2009 \| {{sortname\|The\|L Word}} \| Tim Haspel \| 16 episodes
2005 \| Eyes \| Jeff McCann \| Main cast; 10 episodes
2005 \| {{sortname\|The\|O.C.}} \| Dean Jack Hess \| 4 episodes
2006 \| CSI: Miami \| FBI Agent Perry \| Episode: "One of Our Own"
2006 \| Voodoo Moon \| Cole \| Television film
2006–2010 \| Ugly Betty \| Daniel Meade \| Main cast; 85 episodes
2006 \| {{sortname\|A\|Christmas Wedding}} \| Ben \| Television film
2007 \| Nature of the Beast \| Donovan \| Television film
2011 \| Outcasts \| Julius Berger \| Main cast; 8 episodes
2011 \| Chase \| Justin Tate \| Episode: "Father Figure"
2011 \| Celebrity Ghost Stories \| Himself \| Episode: "Mickey Rooney/Eric Mabius/Brande Roderick/Kim Coles"
2012 \| {{sortname\|The\|Client List}} \| Ray \| Episode: "Acting Up"
2012 \| Franklin & Bash \| Rossi \| Episode: "Jango and Rossi"
2012 \| How to Fall in Love (also called, The Dating Coach) \| Harold White \| Television film
2012 \| Political Animals \| Gary \| Miniseries; episode: "Second Time Around"
2012 \| {{sortname\|The\|Haunting of...}} \| Himself \| Episode: "Eric Mabius"
2013 \| Scandal \| Peter Caldwell \| Episode: "Boom Goes the Dynamite"
2013 \| Blue Bloods \| Richard Rorke \| Episode: "Quid Pro Quo"
2013 \| Reading, Writing & Romance \| Wayne Wenders \| Television film
2013–2018; 2021; 2024 \| Signed, Sealed, Delivered \| Oliver O'Toole \| Main cast; 10 episodes and 13 television films
2015 \| Chicago Fire \| Jack Nesbitt \| 7 episodes
2018 \| Welcome To Christmas \| Gage McBride \| rowspan=4\|Hallmark Television Film
2019 \| It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas \|Liam Clark
2022 \|Haul Out the Holly \|Alan
2023 \|Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up \|Alan

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

1996

| Harvest of Fire

| Sam Hostetler

| Television film

1996

| On Seventh Avenue

| Bass player

| Television film

1997

| Chicago Hope

| Zeb Moser

| Episode: "...And the Hand Played On"

1999

| Millennium

| Samiel

| Episode: "Borrowed Time"

1999

| Party of Five

| Brian Stilman

| 2 episodes

2000

| Get Real

| Andrew Clark

| Episode: "Guilt"

2000

| Popular

| Coach Casey Krupps

| Episode: "The Sweetest Taboo"

2002

| Dancing at the Harvest Moon

| John Keats Fleming

| Television film

2003

| Fastlane

| Trey

| Episode: "Dogtown"

2004–2006,
2009

| {{sortname|The|L Word}}

| Tim Haspel

| 16 episodes

2005

| Eyes

| Jeff McCann

| Main cast; 10 episodes

2005

| {{sortname|The|O.C.}}

| Dean Jack Hess

| 4 episodes

2006

| CSI: Miami

| FBI Agent Perry

| Episode: "One of Our Own"

2006

| Voodoo Moon

| Cole

| Television film

2006–2010

| Ugly Betty

| Daniel Meade

| Main cast; 85 episodes

2006

| {{sortname|A|Christmas Wedding}}

| Ben

| Television film

2007

| Nature of the Beast

| Donovan

| Television film

2011

| Outcasts

| Julius Berger

| Main cast; 8 episodes

2011

| Chase

| Justin Tate

| Episode: "Father Figure"

2011

| Celebrity Ghost Stories

| Himself

| Episode: "Mickey Rooney/Eric Mabius/Brande Roderick/Kim Coles"

2012

| {{sortname|The|Client List}}

| Ray

| Episode: "Acting Up"

2012

| Franklin & Bash

| Rossi

| Episode: "Jango and Rossi"

2012

| How to Fall in Love (also called, The Dating Coach)

| Harold White

| Television film

2012

| Political Animals

| Gary

| Miniseries; episode: "Second Time Around"

2012

| {{sortname|The|Haunting of...}}

| Himself

| Episode: "Eric Mabius"

2013

| Scandal

| Peter Caldwell

| Episode: "Boom Goes the Dynamite"

2013

| Blue Bloods

| Richard Rorke

| Episode: "Quid Pro Quo"

2013

| Reading, Writing & Romance

| Wayne Wenders

| Television film

2013–2018; 2021; 2024

| Signed, Sealed, Delivered

| Oliver O'Toole

| Main cast; 10 episodes and 13 television films

2015

| Chicago Fire

| Jack Nesbitt

| 7 episodes

2018

| Welcome To Christmas

| Gage McBride

| rowspan=4|Hallmark Television Film

2019

| It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

|Liam Clark

2022

|Haul Out the Holly

|Alan

2023

|Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up

|Alan

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result
2007 \| Screen Actors Guild Award \| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series \| Ugly Betty \| {{nom}}
2008 \| Screen Actors Guild Award \| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series \| Ugly Betty \| {{nom}}
2008 \| PRISM Awards \| Performance in a Comedy Series \| Ugly Betty \| {{nom}}
2011 \| Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival \| Special Jury Prize: Best Ensemble \| Where the Road Meets the Sun{{cite web\|url=http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?living_in_seduced_circumstances_and_house_of_suh_win_at_laapff_2011_16709.aspx\|title=Living in Seduced Circumstances and House of Suh win at LAAPFF 2011\|date=5 June 2011\|website=asiapacificarts.usc.edu}} \| {{won}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Work

! Result

2007

| Screen Actors Guild Award

| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

| Ugly Betty

| {{nom}}

2008

| Screen Actors Guild Award

| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

| Ugly Betty

| {{nom}}

2008

| PRISM Awards

| Performance in a Comedy Series

| Ugly Betty

| {{nom}}

2011

| Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

| Special Jury Prize: Best Ensemble

| Where the Road Meets the Sun{{cite web|url=http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?living_in_seduced_circumstances_and_house_of_suh_win_at_laapff_2011_16709.aspx|title=Living in Seduced Circumstances and House of Suh win at LAAPFF 2011|date=5 June 2011|website=asiapacificarts.usc.edu}}

| {{won}}