Mabius was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania of Irish and Polish descent.[1] After attending Amherst Regional High School in Amherst, Massachusetts, he enrolled in Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, where he pursued studies in film. He began his career in 1995 with Welcome to the Dollhouse, an art-house movie which starred Heather Matarazzo, followed by I Shot Andy Warhol, with Lili Taylor, in 1996.

Career

Mabius was involved with The Crow franchise on more than one occasion: he auditioned for a role as one of Top Dollar's henchmen in the 1993 original Crow and played Alex Corvis in The Crow: Salvation, the third installment, opposite Kirsten Dunst. His biggest film role to date is as a cop in Resident Evil. In television, Mabius has appeared on Chicago Hope, Millennium, Popular, The O.C., and the short-lived 2005 series Eyes. He was a regular cast member of The L Word in its first season and returned for one episode in each of the second and third.

As of 2006, he appears in the ABC-TV series, Ugly Betty, as the fashion magazine editor boss of star America Ferrera.

Filmography

• Ugly Betty (2006) (TV Series) Daniel Meade
• Voodoo Moon (2006) Cole
• Venice Underground (2005) Danny
• The O.C. (2005) (TV Series) Jack Hess
• Eyes (2005) (TV Series) Jeff McCann
• Reeker (2005) Radford
• The L Word (2004) (TV Series) Tim Haspel
• The Job (2003) Rick
• The Extreme Team aka The X-Team (USA: TV title)(2003) Darby
• Just Like You Imagined (2003) Gender Shifter
• Dancing at the Harvest Moon (2002) (TV) John Keats
• Resident Evil (2002) Matt Addison
• On the Borderline (2001) Luke
• Tempted (2001) Ted
• The Crow: Salvation (2000) Alex Corvis/The Crow
• Wirey Spindell (2000) Wirey, age 17
• Around the Fire (1999) Andrew
• Cruel Intentions (1999) Greg McConnell
• Splendor (1999) Ernest
• The Minus Man (1999) Gene Panich
• Myth America (1998)
• Lawn Dogs (1997) Sean
• Black Circle Boys (1997) Shane Carver
• On Seventh Avenue (1996) (TV) Bass Player
• Harvest of Fire (1996) (TV) Sam Hostetler
• I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) Revolutionary No. 2
• A Gun for Jennifer (1996) (as Eric H.T. Mabius) Bar Patron 2/Clyde's Sidekick
• The Journey of August King (1995) Hal Wright
• Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) Steve Rodgers ... aka Middle Child