Born in Denville , NJ as the 5 of 6 children to George and Jane Trautmann. Eric spent his formative years working for his families Moving Company and attended a few colleges and wasn't quite sure what to do with himself when he stumbled upon an opportunity to become a Realtor, being a natural salesman he excelled at this but had always felt the pull towards acting so he started going to auditions and has played many roles but predominately police officers and detectives with the odd mob heavy thrown in for balance. Married to the former Mary Quinn they have no children except for their three cats and two dogs.