| Erik Betts | |
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| Born: | Erik Charles Betts November 22, 1967 Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Role: | Shooter |
| IMDb profile | |
Erik Charles Betts (born November 22, 1967; age 58) is a stunt actor who played a shooter during Season 2 of The Shield.
Biography and career[]
Erik Betts was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he attended Cathedral High School. He is a self-taught gymnast and martial artist since the age of 11. Betts' first film experience was in 1992, with the low-budget film Shootfighter. He also appeared in the TV show The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Betts also appeared in numerous commercials and publicity ads.
Alternating his career as a stunt performer and an actor, Betts has worked on films like G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Avatar, Ant-Man, and Torque, among many others. He also has worked on TV shows like Major Crimes, Heroes, Training Day, and Alias.
In 2002, Betts had a son, Jaden, with fellow stunt performer and actress Melissa Barker.
The Shield credits[]
- Season 2 : "Carte Blanche" (uncredited)
Selected filmography[]
- Bolden (2019)
- The Fate of the Furious (2017)
- Ant-Man (2015)
- Bad Ass (2012)
- Foodfight! (2009)
- Battle Planet (2008)
- Mr. Deeds (2002)
- Lone Tiger (1999)
- Shooter: Fight to the Death (1992)
Television appearances
- Reboot (2022)
- Will & Grace (2020)
- Scorpion (2018)
- Training Day (2017)
- Major Crimes (2015)
- NTSF:SD:SUV (2011)
- 24 (2010)
- Numb3rs (2006, 2009)
- Heroes (2008)
- Charmed (2005)
- CSI: Miami (2005)
- Without a Trace (2004)
- She Spies (2002-2003)
- Alias (2001-2005)
- Martial Law (1998-2000)
- Push (1998)
