Eric Rollins

Eric achieved national recognition for his role as a regular cast member on Season 3 of the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Zoom (1997). His acting career began when his third grade class put on a series of plays from an anthology the students were reading. From there, he was hooked. At the suggestion of his teacher Eric signed up for an acting summer camp and although he was too young for the program, he was allowed to join because of a glowing review from his teacher. From here, all bets were off as Eric stole the show each summer for five summers. One day he saw an advertisement for an open call for the second incarnation of Zoom." Although he did not make the first cut, Eric's determination pushed him to try again the following year. Timing is everything, and he was cast as one of seven cast out of over 3,000 kids who auditioned. After "Zoom," Eric took some time off from professional acting to focus on his academics at Silver Lake Regional High School in Kingston, Massachusetts, where his interests led him to excel in academics and sports, as well as theatre. He was the captain of the track team while stealing the show again in school plays, earning Highest Honors all four years. Upon graduating second in his class as the school's Salutatorian, Eric enrolled in Emerson College in Boston, where he starting focusing more on his acting career. His work during college included regional theatre, commercials, feature films, and he continued to be involved as both an actor and stage combat director in the main stage plays and student films at Emerson, while still making Dean's List each semester and graduating Magna Cum Laude. Eric's theatre credits at Emerson include playing Oberon and Theseus in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," as well as roles in various student films. Eric was awarded the college's prestigious Isabel Sanford Scholarship, which is designated to assist minority students studying theatre, media, and/or technical arts.