Eric Christian Olsen

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Biography

That role eventually led to a feature debut in Michael Bay's drama "Pearl Harbor" in the comedy feature "Not Another Teen Movie" (both in 2001). His feature starring role came the following year in the independent film "Local Boys", in which Olsen was cast as a surfer whose life of surfing and friends changes dramatically with the huge emotional responsibilities brought on by his father's recent death. In 2003, Olsen was cast in the prequel …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

May 31, 1977

Career Milestones

2011

Cast in the sci-fi mystery feature "The Thing"

2009

Appeared in a recurring role on NBC's "Community"

2009

Acted in the independent film "Sunshine Cleaning" opposite Amy Adams and Emily Blunt

2007

Cast in the comedy "License to Wed"

2006

Co-stared in the Fox sitcom "The Loop"

2006

Co-starred in "The Last Kiss"; directed by Tony Goldwyn and scripted by Paul Haggis

2006

Played a member of the German beer-drinking team in the comedy "Beerfest"

2005

Joined the final season of Fox's "Tru Calling"

2003

Played Lloyd in "Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd," the prequel to the hit movie "Dumb and Dumber"

2002

Appeared in the Rob Schneider comedy "The Hot Chick"

2002

Starred in the drama "Local Boys"

2001

Breakthrough role in the teen genre spoof "Not Another Teen Movie"

2001

Was cast in the WWII feature "Pearl Harbor"

1999

Made feature debut in "Authur's Quest"

1997

Made TV debut on the Fox series "Millennium"