Eric Christian Olsen

Biography

Eric Christian Olsen is an American actor known for teen films and long-running television roles. Born in Eugene, Oregon, he spent much of his childhood in Bettendorf, Iowa, where he appeared in local theater and trained in improv. His first starring part came as the main character in the 1999 television movie Arthur's Quest, followed by guest work on ER. He then played Cameron Green on the Fox series Get Real and had an early film role in Pearl Harbor before leading the teen parody Not Another Teen Movie (2001). Olsen followed that with the title part in Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003) and later starred in The Thing (2011). On CBS, he portrayed Investigator Marty Deeks, first in two episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and then as a regular from season two. He received Young Artist, Teen Choice and Razzie award nominations, produced short film Bald, and wrote an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles.

49years old

Turns 50 on May 31in 230 days

Born May 31, 1977Eugene
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 18
Career span: 16 years2001 to 2017

Genres

Comedy83%, 15 films
Drama39%, 7 films
Romance22%, 4 films
Action11%, 2 films
Adventure11%, 2 films

First and latest

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Behind the camera
Olsen wrote his first script for NCIS: Los Angeles, the season 11 episode 10 titled Mother, which aired December 1, 2019.
Behind the camera
Olsen owns Cloud Nine Productions. In 2019, he began his first show as an executive producer, called Woke, which was picked up in production for Hulu.

Eric Christian Olsen movies on Netflix

Battle of the Sexes2017IMDb rating 6.7as Lornie Kuhle
Sun Dogs2017IMDb rating 6.3as Thad
The Relationtrip2017IMDb rating 5.6as Chippy (voice)
Band of Robbers2015IMDb rating 6.0as Sid Sawyer
Celeste & Jesse Forever2012IMDb rating 6.6as Tucker
The Thing2011IMDb rating 6.3as Adam Finch
The Back-up Plan2010IMDb rating 5.3as Clive
Fired Up!2009IMDb rating 6.1as Nick Brady
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay2009IMDb rating 5.1as Lloyd
Sunshine Cleaning2008IMDb rating 6.8as Randy
License to Wed2007IMDb rating 5.3as Carlisle
The Comebacks2007IMDb rating 4.3as Foreign Exchange Student
The Last Kiss2006IMDb rating 6.4as Kenny
Cellular2004IMDb rating 6.5as Chad
Death Valley2004IMDb rating 5.6as Josh
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd2003IMDb rating 3.5as Lloyd Christmas
The Hot Chick2002IMDb rating 5.6as Jake
Not Another Teen Movie2001IMDb rating 5.8as Austin

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Thing2011 Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fias Adam Finch
IMDb rating 6.3156K votes
Not Another Teen Movie2001 Comedyas Austin
IMDb rating 5.8129K votes
The Hot Chick2002as Jake
IMDb rating 5.6111K votes
Fired Up!2009as Nick Brady
IMDb rating 6.149K votes
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd2003as Lloyd Christmas
IMDb rating 3.545K votes
The Back-up Plan2010as Clive
IMDb rating 5.355K votes
Sunshine Cleaning2008as Randy
IMDb rating 6.876K votes
License to Wed2007as Carlisle
IMDb rating 5.343K votes

Most often with

Tom Brady directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Chris Evans

Lee Garlington

Melora Hardin

Matthew Lawrence

Noureen DeWulf

Danneel Ackles

Tom BradyDirector, 2 films

Films together

Chris Evans2 films together, 2001 to 2004
Chris Evans's page
- Cellular2004IMDb rating 6.5Olsen as ChadEvans as Ryan Hewitt
- Not Another Teen Movie2001IMDb rating 5.8Olsen as AustinEvans as Jake Wyler
Lee Garlington2 films together, 2002 to 2015
Lee Garlington's page
- Band of Robbers2015IMDb rating 6.0Olsen as Sid SawyerGarlington as Lt. Polly
- The Hot Chick2002IMDb rating 5.6Olsen as JakeGarlington as Vice Principal Bernard
Melora Hardin2 films together, 2002 to 2007
Melora Hardin's page
- The Comebacks2007IMDb rating 4.3Olsen as Foreign Exchange StudentHardin as Barb Fields
- The Hot Chick2002IMDb rating 5.6Olsen as JakeHardin as Carol
Matthew Lawrence2 films together, 2002 to 2007
Matthew Lawrence's page
- The Comebacks2007IMDb rating 4.3Olsen as Foreign Exchange StudentLawrence as Lance Truman
- The Hot Chick2002IMDb rating 5.6Olsen as JakeLawrence as Billy
Noureen DeWulf2 films together, 2007 to 2010
Noureen DeWulf's page
- The Back-up Plan2010IMDb rating 5.3Olsen as CliveDeWulf as Daphne
- The Comebacks2007IMDb rating 4.3Olsen as Foreign Exchange StudentDeWulf as Jizminder Featherfoot
Danneel Ackles2 films together, 2009 to 2010
Danneel Ackles's page
- The Back-up Plan2010IMDb rating 5.3Olsen as CliveAckles as Olivia
- Fired Up!2009IMDb rating 6.1Olsen as Nick BradyAckles as Bianca
Tom BradyDirector, 2 films, 2002 to 2007
All films by Tom Brady
- The Comebacks2007IMDb rating 4.3Olsen as Foreign Exchange Student
- The Hot Chick2002IMDb rating 5.6Olsen as Jake
Also two films together1 more actor
- Melissa BenoistSun Dogs (2017) and Band of Robbers (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Eric Christian Olsen's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$476 million

13 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.

13Worldwide figure
1US gross only
2Never in cinemas
2Figure not found

Top grosser

The Back-up Plan2010Clive$77.5 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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The Back-up Plan2010as Clive
$77M16.3% of the total
2
License to Wed2007as Carlisle
$69M14.6% of the total
3
Not Another Teen Movie2001as Austin
$66M14.0% of the total
4
Cellular2004as Chad
$58M12.1% of the total
5
The Hot Chick2002as Jake
$55M11.5% of the total
6
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd2003as Lloyd Christmas
$39M8.2% of the total
7
The Thing2011as Adam Finch
$32M6.6% of the total
8
Fired Up!2009as Nick Brady
$19M3.9% of the total