Eric Petersen

Eric Petersen: Biography in Details

Who is Eric Petersen?

Eric Petersen is an American actor, who is popularly known for playing the role of Kevin McRoberts in an American dark comedy television series Kevin Can F**k Himself. Likewise, he is also known for his appearances in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and The Brittany Murphy Story.

Eric Petersen: Bio, Age, Education

Eric Petersen was born on June 14, 1981, in Carol Stream, Illinois, USA. As of 2025, he is 43 years old. He holds American nationality and his ethnicity is caucasian. Similarly, his birth sign is Gemini.

The info about his father and mother is not available at the moment. Similarly, he has not shared any data regarding his siblings. As for his educational background, he attended Bradley University, where he graduated in 2003 with a degree in theatre.

Career and Professional Life

Talking about his career, he started his acting when he was a freshman year of high school, after quitting the football team and subsequently missing soccer tryouts. His colleague encouraged him to give an audition for a role in the school production of The Hobbit, and the experience of playing that role inspired him to continue acting.

Later joined and graduated with a degree in theatre from Bradley University. After graduation, he had a role on the US national tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. He portrayed the role of William Barfee, one of the contestants in the eponymous spelling bee.

He continued his work with Shrek the Musical, initially serving as an understudy for the title character. When the show’s first national tour began in 2010, Petersen took on the lead role of Shrek. When he was living in New York City at the time, he also began doing TV with a two-episode arc in the long-running soap opera As the World Turns. He portrayed the character  “Bad Santa” a criminal who held one of the main characters hostage as part of an attempted robbery.

Later, he made his appearance in a series of bit parts in shows such as The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2012, Petersen was cast as a lead in the series Giant Baby, later renamed Kirstie. He played Arlo, the long-lost son of Madison Banks, portrayed by Kirstie Alley.

In 2021, he played the titular character in the AMC dark comedy series Kevin Can F**k Himself opposite Annie Murphy. Later, he appeared in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty and The Curse.

Net Worth and Salary

Eric Petersen might have a good amount of money; however, his exact earnings are unclear as of 2025. Information about his net worth and salary is under review. Most of his earnings are from his acting career, movies, television series, and other business ventures.

How tall is Eric Petersen? Weight

Eric has maintained a good body shape and has a decent height. He stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches tall and has an average weight. Similarly, he has brown hair and blue colour eyes. His other body measurements including chest-biceps size, dress size, and shoe size are under review.

Controversy and Rumours

Eric has never been part of any controversial matter or rumours till now. The star has been preoccupied with his professional and private life.

It seems that he prefers enjoying his personal life and does not want to merge it with his professional life.

Social Media: Instagram and Twitter

The actor is quite active on Instagram and holds more than 11.5k followers on Instagram. He has posted more than 1173 posts on Instagram which are designated with a blue checkmark and the handle “@ericpete”.

Similarly, he is also active on Twitter under the username @EricPeterson713 with 11.1k followers. He joined Twitter in January 2011. He has more than 77 followers on Facebook. However, he is not available on TikTok, and YouTube channels.

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