Eric Ian Goldberg
Biography
Eric Ian Goldberg is an award-winning filmmaker and casting director based in New York. Over the past decade, Eric led the NY casting of countless pilots and series as a casting executive for CBS Entertainment. As an independent, his recent casting work includes pilots, series, and films for CBS, NBC, HBO, Universal & Netflix. Eric recently created and executive produced the pilot “Me & You”, starring Emmy winner Luke Kirby, for Turner Ignite Studios. His short film “Fault” is now available online after playing in film festivals around the country. After graduating with a degree in Film & Television Production from NYU Tisch, Eric co-created the independent TV pilot "Love's A Bitch", which premiered at the NY Television Festival. The show was then produced as a 12 episode digital series for Bedrocket Media, starring comedians Josh Rabinowitz and Jamie Lee. Originally from Houston, Texas, Eric began his career as a child actor, starring in the 2001-2002 CBS series "The Education of Max Bickford" - where he won a Jewish Image Award that he shares with Richard Dreyfuss and Eli Wallach, and appearing in the film "Miss Congeniality" - where you can see him get punched in the face.
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Drama Series - 2002, 16 episodes • as Ben O'Connell
After the death of his wife, world-class neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Brown leaves Manhattan and moves his family to the small town of Everwood, Colorado. There he becomes a small-town doctor and learns parenting on the fly as he raises his talented but resentful 15-year-old son Ephram and his 9-year-old daughter Delia.
Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Alan
When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as 'The Citizen', it's quickly determined that he's planning his next act at the Miss America beauty pageant. Because tough-as-nails Gracie Hart is the only female Agent at the office, she's chosen to go undercover as the contestant from New Jersey.
Drama Series - 2001, 16 episodes • as Lester 'Pres' Bickford
The Education of Max Bickford is a television drama that aired from 2001 to 2002 on CBS. It starred Richard Dreyfuss as the title character, a college professor of American Studies at Chadwick College, an all-women's school in New Jersey. Also starring was child actor Eric Ian Goldberg, who portrayed the young Lester Bickford, Max's son. Max's colleagues included Marcia Gay Harden as Andrea Haskell, his former student who had recently joined the faculty, and Helen Shaver as his best friend Erica, previously known as Steve before her transition. Max's daughter Nell, played by Katee Sackhoff, attended the college.
Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Josh
Younger brother Mitch is having all kinds of problems competing with his older brother Sean over a girl that just moved in next door