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Eric Harry Timothy Mabius (born April 22, 1971) is an American actor. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, with a degree in Film theory. After working in theater productions, Mabius made his film debut in the 1995 independent dark comedy Welcome to the Dollhouse.
Mabius gained widespread recognition for his role as Daniel Meade on the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty. He also appeared on the Showtime series The L Word and in the films Cruel Intentions, , and Resident Evil. Since 2013, Mabius has starred in the long-running Hallmark Channel series Signed, Sealed, Delivered.
Mabius wed Ivy Sherman, an interior designer, in January 2006; the two first met in high school during a health education class.Revealed by Mabius and Ivy to the E! channel at the SAG Awards 2007 They divorced in 2018.
Mabius was arrested in Nassau County, Florida, on February 20, 2025, and charged with battery and resisting law enforcement without violence. All charges were dropped. https://parade.com/tv/ugly-betty-star-eric-mabius-charges-dropped-arrest.
In television, Mabius has appeared on Chicago Hope, Millennium, Popular, The O.C., and the short-lived series Eyes (2005). He was a regular cast member of The L Word in its first season and returned for one episode in each of the second, third, and sixth seasons, portraying Tim Haspel. He also guest-starred on an episode of . From 2006 to 2010, he starred as fashion magazine editor Daniel Meade on the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty. After the success of Ugly Betty, he was included on People magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" list in 2006. Mabius also appeared in the 2006 Lifetime original film A Christmas Wedding, and had a leading role in the 2011 British science-fiction drama series Outcasts.
In 2013, Mabius guest-starred in a season 2 episode of Scandal. The same year he was cast as the lead in Hallmark Channel's Signed, Sealed, Delivered film series.
| 1995 | Welcome to the Dollhouse | Steve Rodgers | |
| 1995 | Hal Wright | ||
| 1996 | I Shot Andy Warhol | Revolutionary no. 2 | |
| 1997 | Black Circle Boys | Shane Carver | |
| 1997 | Bar patron 2 / Clyde's sidekick | ||
| 1997 | Lawn Dogs | Sean Torrance | |
| 1998 | Around the Fire | Andrew | |
| 1998 | Myth America | ||
| 1999 | Gene | ||
| 1999 | Splendor | Ernest | |
| 1999 | Cruel Intentions | Greg McConnell | |
| 2000 | Wirey Spindell | Wirey, age 17 | |
| 2000 | Alex Corvis / The Crow | ||
| 2001 | Tempted | Ted | |
| 2001 | On the Borderline | Luke | |
| 2002 | Resident Evil | Matt Addison | |
| 2003 | Just Like You Imagined | Gender Shifter | Short film |
| 2003 | Darby | ||
| 2003 | Rick | ||
| 2004 | Matt Addison | Archive footage | |
| 2005 | Venice Underground | Danny | |
| 2005 | Reeker | Radford | |
| 2011 | Where the Road Meets the Sun | Blake | |
| 2012 | Price Check | Pete Cozy | |
| 2013 | Amazing | Frank Miller | |
| 2019 | Inside Game | Tim Donaghy |
| 1996 | Harvest of Fire | Sam Hostetler | Television film |
| 1996 | On Seventh Avenue | Bass player | Television film |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | Zeb Moser | Episode: "...And the Hand Played On" |
| 1999 | Millennium | Samiel | Episode: "Borrowed Time" |
| 1999 | Party of Five | Brian Stilman | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Get Real | Andrew Clark | Episode: "Guilt" |
| 2000 | Popular | Coach Casey Krupps | Episode: "The Sweetest Taboo" |
| 2002 | Dancing at the Harvest Moon | John Keats Fleming | Television film |
| 2003 | Fastlane | Trey | Episode: "Dogtown" |
| 2004–2006, 2009 | Tim Haspel | 16 episodes | |
| 2005 | Eyes | Jeff McCann | Main cast; 10 episodes |
| 2005 | Dean Jack Hess | 4 episodes | |
| 2006 | FBI Agent Perry | Episode: "" | |
| 2006 | Voodoo Moon | Cole | Television film |
| 2006–2010 | Ugly Betty | Daniel Meade | Main cast; 85 episodes |
| 2006 | Ben | Television film | |
| 2007 | Nature of the Beast | Donovan | Television film |
| 2011 | Outcasts | Julius Berger | Main cast; 8 episodes |
| 2011 | Chase | Justin Tate | Episode: "Father Figure" |
| 2011 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Himself | Episode: "Mickey Rooney/Eric Mabius/Brande Roderick/Kim Coles" |
| 2012 | Ray | Episode: "Acting Up" | |
| 2012 | Franklin & Bash | Rossi | Episode: "Jango and Rossi" |
| 2012 | How to Fall in Love (also called, The Dating Coach) | Harold White | Television film |
| 2012 | Political Animals | Gary | Miniseries; episode: "Second Time Around" |
| 2012 | Himself | Episode: "Eric Mabius" | |
| 2013 | Scandal | Peter Caldwell | Episode: "Boom Goes the Dynamite" |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Richard Rorke | Episode: "Quid Pro Quo" |
| 2013 | Reading, Writing & Romance | Wayne Wenders | Television film |
| 2013–2018; 2021; 2024; 2025 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Oliver O'Toole | Main cast; 10 episodes and 15 television films |
| 2015 | Chicago Fire | Jack Nesbitt | 7 episodes |
| 2018 | Welcome To Christmas | Gage McBride | Hallmark Television Film |
| 2019 | It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas | Liam Clark | |
| 2022 | Haul Out the Holly | Alan | |
| 2023 | Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up | Alan |
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ugly Betty | |
| 2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Ugly Betty | |
| 2008 | PRISM Awards | Performance in a Comedy Series | Ugly Betty | |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival | Special Jury Prize: Best Ensemble | Where the Road Meets the Sun |
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