| Erik von Detten | |
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Erik von Detten, 2004 |
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| Born | Erik Thomas von Detten October 3, 1982 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991 – present |
Erik Thomas von Detten (born October 3, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Escape to Witch Mountain, Toy Story, Brink!, The Princess Diaries, and So Weird.
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Von Detten was born in San Diego, California. His mother, Susan von Detten (née Farber), is an American photographer,[1] and his father, Volker von Detten, is an immigrant from Munich, Germany.[2] He has three sisters, Dolly, Britta, and Andrea, and a brother, Timothy. As of 2003, he had a Dalmatian named Miles.[3]
One of von Detten's earliest roles was Nicholas Alamain on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives from 1992 until 1993. Nicholas was revealed to be the secret son of Lawrence Alamain (Michael Sabatino) and Carly Manning (Crystal Chappell), two of the show's major characters. As a result von Detten was heavily involved in some of the show's main storylines, despite only being 10 years old at the time. Perhaps the most notable storyline during von Detten's time on the soap was Nicholas' accidental killing of his father's lover Lisanne Gardner, who had been attempting to blackmail Lawrence over the secret of Nicholas's parentage.
At thirteen, he provided the voice of the villainous toy-destroyer Sid Phillips in the hit movie Toy Story. He starred as Wally Cleaver in the 1997 movie Leave It to Beaver and also starred as the title character in the Disney Channel original movie Brink! in 1998. Von Detten has also appeared in a theatrical release as the jerk Josh Bryant in The Princess Diaries in 2001. In addition, he has made several television appearances in shows like Dinotopia (2002), the first celebrity edition of the ABC reality show The Mole, the third season's Celebrity Mole Hawaii (2003), in which he was runner-up, as well as Disney Channel's So Weird, and Fox's "Malcolm in the Middle". Von Detten has also played the part of Chris Savage in the short-lived sitcom Complete Savages. In 2007, he made his stage debut in the children's play The Christmas Princess[4] in Santa Monica. In 2009, he was featured in the music video "Wanted" by pop singer Jessie James. In 2010, he made a brief cameo appearance in Toy Story 3 reprising his role as Sid Phillips. However, he has no actual dialogue in the movie, as he is only heard scatting to rock music.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | All I Want for Christmas | Choir | |
| 1992–1993 | Days of our Lives | Nicholas Alamain | 38 episodes |
| 1993 | Night Sins | Nicholas Alamain | TV movie |
| 1994 | In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness | Older John | TV movie |
| 1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Vic (voice) | Episode: "The Switching Hour" |
| 1995 | A Season of Hope | Tyler Hackett | TV movie |
| 1995 | Top Dog | Matthew Swanson | |
| 1995 | Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty | Sam Honeycutt | TV movie |
| 1995 | Escape to Witch Mountain | Danny | TV movie |
| 1995 | ER | Ben Larkin | Episode: "Hell and High Water" |
| 1995 | Toy Story | Sid (voice) | |
| 1996 | Toy Story Treats | Sid (voice) | Episode: "Woody's Nightmare" |
| 1996 | A Stranger to Love | Justin | TV movie |
| 1996 | Life with Louie | (voice) | Episode: "Summer of My Discontent" |
| 1996 | Mr. Rhodes | Milo | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Randy | Episode: "Halloween" |
| 1996 | Christmas Every Day | Billy Jackson | TV movie |
| 1996 | Amanda | Kelsey Farnsworth | |
| 1997 | Things That Go Bump | Christian | TV movie |
| 1997 | Hercules | Additional Voices | |
| 1997 | Leave It to Beaver | Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver | |
| 1997 | Meego | Trip Parker | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1997–2001 | Recess | Erwin Lawson (voice) | 9 episodes |
| 1998 | You Wish | Jeff Collins | Episode: "Bride and Prejudice" |
| 1998 | Brink! | Andy 'Brink' Brinker | TV movie |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Adolescent Jaguar (voice) | Episode: "Temple of Eliza" |
| 1999 | Replacing Dad | Drew | TV movie |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Additional Voices | |
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Himself | playing Fat Bastard in a film |
| 1999–2000 | Odd Man Out | Andrew Whitney | 13 episodes |
| 1999–2001 | So Weird | Clu Bell | 20 episodes |
| 2001 | Recess: School's Out | Erwin Lawson / Captain Brad (voice) | |
| 2001 | Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street | Erin Lawson (voice) | Video |
| 2001 | The Princess Diaries | Josh Bryant | |
| 2001 | Raising Dad | Brad Singer | Episode: "The Drama Club" |
| 2001 | The Legend of Tarzan | Flynt | 4 episodes |
| 2002 | American Girl | Kenton | |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Himself | playing Fat Bastard in a film |
| 2002–2003 | Dinotopia | Karl Scott | 11 episodes |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Drew Lamerly | Episode: "Privilege" |
| 2003 | Charmed | Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) | Episode: "Baby's First Demon" |
| 2003 | National Lampoon's Barely Legal | Deacon | AKA, After School Special |
| 2003 | Recess: All Growed Down | Erwin Lawson (voice) | Video |
| 2004 | 8 Simple Rules | Erik | Episode: "C.J.'s Party" |
| 2004–2005 | Complete Savages | Chris Savage | 19 episodes |
| 2005 | Smile | Chris | |
| 2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Brad | Episode: "Secret Boyfriend" |
| 2006 | Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | (voice) | Episode: "Dog Play Afternoon" |
| 2007 | Girl, Positive | Jason | TV movie |
| 2007 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Chan (voice) | Episode: "The Beach" |
| 2008 | Bones | Ed Dekker | Episode: "Player Under Pressure" |
| 2009 | Family Guy | (voice) | Episode: "Peter's Progress" |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Sid (voice) | Cameo Appearance |
