Eric Staves was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Lance Staves, a Firefighter and Nancy Staves, a Cardiac Nurse. He has one older brother.Eric is a Chicago based actor. He graduated from DePaul University's, The Theatre School, in 2013, and has been working in both Theater and Film since graduating. Eric is known for, Goat (2016), The View From Tall (2015), Empire (2015) and his reoccurring role as Danny, on the popular, award-winning, web series, P.O.P.S.