Eric Christian Olsen Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Eric Christian Olsen Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Eric Christian Olsen (born May 31, 1977) is an American actor and

producer. He is known for his portrayals of Detective Marty Deeks on

the CBS television series NCIS: Los Angeles, and of Austin in the film

Not Another Teen Movie.Olsen was born in Eugene, Oregon, the son of

Jeanne (née Donstad), a non-denominational chaplain, and Paul V.

Olsen, a professor of English, and head track and cross country coach

of Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. He has an older

brother, David, who acts as his stunt double; David is married to

actress and Olsen's NCIS: Los Angeles costar Daniela Ruah. Olsen is of

Norwegian descent. Olsen spent most of his childhood in Bettendorf,

Iowa and attended Bettendorf Middle and High School, where he pursued

interests such as sports, Japanese, and Chinese. In addition to many

local theatre performances, Olsen trained in improv with ComedySportz

Quad Cities and later joined the cast.Olsen's first starring role was

the titular role in the 1999 TV movie Arthur's Quest, soon after he

gave an Emmy submitted portrayal of a dying burn victim on NBC's ER.

His next role was a small one in HBO's Black Cat Run. Eric soon landed

a starring role in the Fox TV series Get Real, playing Cameron Green.

The series lasted for a year before Eric made his transition onto the

big screen when he played Ben Affleck's gunner in Pearl Harbor, that

was quickly followed by a leading role as Austin "The Cocky Blond Guy"

in the teen send up feature film Not Another Teen Movie.Olsen next

played Jake in the teen comedy The Hot Chick. In 2003, he won the role

of Lloyd Christmas in Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, the

prequel to the hit movie Dumb and Dumber. Olsen followed that up by

playing opposite Chris Evans for a second time in Cellular. He starred

in the yet to be released Mojave and then joined the final season of

Fox's Tru Calling. He claimed three highly contrasting roles in 2006

and 2007 with the release of Beerfest, License to Wed and Zach Braff's

The Last Kiss. Olsen co-starred as Sully in the Fox sitcom The Loop.

Olsen had four other projects in 2008 and continues to reside in

Malibu, California.
Eric Christian Olsen Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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