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Eric Thal

Eric Thal

Actor

Born August 10, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA

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Eric Thal was born in Niskayuna, Schenectady County, New York. He attended Haverford Preparatory School in Haverford, Pennsylvania, where he served as Student Council President. He then enrolled at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, majoring in engineering. Encouraged by his acting teacher Richard Brewer, Thal left college after one year to pursue acting. He studied at The Neighbourhood Playhouse Theatre under Richard Pinter and took classical theatre classes with Ada Brown Mather.

After working as a magician and appearing in commercials in New York City, Thal auditioned for a minor role in Sidney Lumet's film A Stranger Among Us (1992). Lumet was so impressed with Thal that he invited him to audition for the lead role. Despite having almost no professional experience, Thal secured the part of a Hasidic scholar who becomes involved with an undercover police officer played by Melanie Griffith.

Though the film did not receive strong critical or public acclaim, Thal’s controlled intensity and composure were noted positively. He then portrayed a police officer and the husband of the anti-heroine in the comedy The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992), followed by a brief role in Six Degrees of Separation (1993) as a man driven to suicide after an encounter with a con artist played by Will Smith.

Thal went on to co-star as Donald Sutherland’s disaffected son in The Puppet Masters (1994) and played a man confronting romance after the initial excitement fades in Joe's So Mean to Josephine (1996). He appeared as the hirsute strongman in the TNT biblical epic Samson and Delilah (1996), opposite Elizabeth Hurley. In 1998, Thal was cast as a musician engaged to Halle Berry in the ABC TV movie The Wedding.

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Filmography

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Empty Window Short Film2016Shane Reynolds

The Good Guy Poster

The Good Guy Feature Film2009Stephens

Paper Angels Feature Film2008Frank Rice

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Looking for Sunday Feature Film2006Jared

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Mouth to Mouth Feature Film2005Harry

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The Barry Z Show TV Series20041 episode, 2005

Hack TV Series2002Danny Jannik

Law & Order: Criminal Intent Poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV Series2001Didier Foucault aka Denis Dupont

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The Shaft Feature Film2001Jeffrey

Ed TV Series2000Frank

The $treet Poster

The $treet TV Series2000Mike

Ultraviolet TV Movie2000John Colefield

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV Series1999Tommy Hedges

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Prisoner of Love Feature Film1999Johnny

Shift TV Movie1999Eddie

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Snow Falling on Cedars Feature Film1999Carl Heine Jr.

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Wishful Thinking Feature Film1999Jack

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Mixing Nia Feature Film1998Matt

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The Wedding TV Movie1998Meade Howell

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Joe's So Mean to Josephine Feature Film1996Joe

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Samson and Delilah Mini-Series1996Samson

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The Puppet Masters Feature Film1994Sam Nivens

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Six Degrees of Separation Feature Film1993Rick

A Stranger Among Us Poster

A Stranger Among Us Feature Film1992Ariel

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag Poster

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag Feature Film1992Alex

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