- Audtioned for the role of Aaron Stampler for the film Primal Fear (1996); Edward Norton got the role instead.
- Is half Italian. He was given "Bruno," as his middle name in honor of his Italian grandfather Bruno Ferroli who was born in Friuli, Italy.
- As a child Eric took tap dance lessons in Boston at the Leon Collins Dance Studio from Dianne Walker and Leon Collins.
- Put on over 30 pounds of weight, for his bit role in _Amistad (1997)_ so he'd look the part of an 1839 businessman. He weighed in at 230 pounds.
- Audtioned for the role of Joe for the film Joe's Apartment (1996); Jerry O'Connell got the role instead.
- Is a student of silent movie comedies, such as those made by Buster Keaton, Charley Chase and Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. He has on several occasions written, directed and acted in silent movie comedy films and segments.
- Is actor/comedian Jeff Foxworthy's seventh cousin and President George W. Bush's eighth cousin once removed.
- Is the second cousin of filmmaker Jenny Raskin.
- A first cousin once removed of Suze Rotolo.
- As of 2016, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar:The Cider House Rules (1999), Mystic River (2003) and The Departed (2006), with the latter winning in the category.
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