Eric Whitten

Eric Whitten is an Atlanta & NY based actor/filmmaker.

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As an actor he will be seen as the main antagonist in the upcoming feature film Till (MGM) and has also had roles in shows such as Long Slow Exhale (opp. Josh Lucas), The Jim Gaffigan Show (opp. Jim Gaffigan) and The Tick (opp. Jackie Earle Haley) to name a few.

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Training: NYCDA graduate, and former Kelly Kimball Studio & Anthony Abeson Studio member.

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As a filmmaker he has produced seven projects in just a short couple of years. He was awarded a finishing grant from FilmInk Magazine for his film Chalk, which played at the Academy Award Qualifying LA Shorts Film Fest. His directorial project Daybreak won awards at NYLIFF & Chelsea Film Festival and played at many other festivals. 

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He is a proud member of FilmShop New York and his feature film script, EAT was a semi-finalist at the Atlanta Film Festival and StoryPro International Screenplay Contest.

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Eric loves the great outdoors, spending many weekends on long hikes in the Georgian mountains. When he's not moonlighting as a nature nerd he is an avid reader and writer as well as a Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast.