| Eric Stonestreet | |
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![]() Eric Stonestreet at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles on January 23rd, 2010. |
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| Born | September 9, 1971 Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Eric Stonestreet (born September 9, 1971) is an actor from Kansas best known for his starring role as Cameron Tucker on the ABC comedy Modern Family.
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Stonestreet graduated from Kansas State University in 1996 and spent two years doing plays and improv in Chicago, then moved to Los Angeles and began his professional acting career. He was also a member of Kansas State's Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.[1]
Stonestreet is also notable for his role as Ronnie Litre on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He is currently cast as Cameron on Modern Family on ABC. He has also appeared on such television shows as Dharma & Greg, Malcolm in the Middle, Party of Five, Spin City, ER, The West Wing, Greg the Bunny, Providence, Close to Home, Crossing Jordan, Bones, Monk and NCIS. In 2008, he played a private security firm employee and killer in an episode of NCIS entitled "Silent Night".
His first major film role came in 2000 when he played Sheldon the desk clerk in Almost Famous. He has also played Dr. Benson in Girls Will Be Girls, Ed the Trucker in The Island, and Courtney's Neighbor in Ninja Cheerleaders.
In 2007, Stonestreet appeared in the short film "Vinny's Vault" which was produced during the reality show On the Lot.
In 2009, Stonestreet appeared on Nip/Tuck as an alleged murderer, of a young girl, who is sentenced to death.
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Almost Famous | Sheldon the Desk Clerk | |
| 2003 | F.A.T. | Ranger | |
| Girls Will Be Girls | Dr. Benson | ||
| Street of Pain | Floyd | ||
| 2004 | Straight-Jacket | Labor Organizer | |
| Knuckle Sandwich | Bill | ||
| 2005 | Saddam 17 | The Clerk | |
| The Island | Ed the Trucker | ||
| 2006 | 13 Graves | Andrew Schoch | |
| 2007 | The Drifter | Delivery Guy | |
| Stories USA | Floyd | Segment "Street of Pain" | |
| 2008 | Ninja Cheerleaders | Beergut | |
| American Crude | Phil | ||
| 2009 | This Might Hurt | Brad Maynard | |
| 2010 | Father vs. Son | Doug | Complete |
| 2012 | Bad Teacher | In Production | |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Dharma & Greg | Chester | 1 episode ("See Dharma Run") |
| 2000 | I've Got a Secret | Himself | 1 episode |
| Malcolm in the Middle | Phil | 1 episode ("Malcolm Babysits") | |
| Party of Five | Irv | 2 episodes ("All's Well..." & "...That Ends Well") | |
| Spin City | The Photographer | 1 episode ("Smile") | |
| ER | Willie | 1 episode ("Mars Attacks") | |
| 2001 | The West Wing | Staffer #1 | 1 episode ("Bad Moon Rising") |
| 2002 | Greg the Bunny | Wilson (uncredited) | 1 episode ("Welcome to Sweetknuckle Junction") |
| Providence | Ted Stout | 1 episode ("Eye of the Storm") | |
| 2001-2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ronnie Litre | 13 episodes |
| 2005 | Close to Home | Security Officer Andrew Morgan | 1 episode ("Under Threat") |
| 2007 | Crossing Jordan | Steve Anderman | 1 episode ("D.O.A.") |
| Bones | D.C. Cop | 2 episodes {"Stargazer in a Puddle" & "The Boneless Bride in the River") | |
| On the Lot | Actor | 2 episodes ("Auditions #1" & "Auditions #2") | |
| American Dad! | 1 episode ("Dope & Faith"), voice only | ||
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Malcom Boatwright | 1 episode ("Red Hair and Silver Tape") |
| Pushing Daisies | Leo Burns | 1 episode ("Comfort Food") | |
| Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service | Harvey Ames | 1 episode ("Silent Night") | |
| 2009 | Monk | Boom Boom | 1 episode ("Mr. Monk and the UFO") |
| Nip/Tuck | Wesley Clovis | 1 episode ("Wesley Clovis") | |
| Dancing with the Stars | Himself | Guest Appearance | |
| 2009 - Present | Modern Family | Cameron Tucker | Main Cast |
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