Biography

Eric Stonestreet starred as Cameron Tucker on ABC's Golden Globe® and Emmy Award®-winning hit comedy "Modern Family," a role in which he earned two Emmy Awards in the Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category in 2010 and 2012. Stonestreet also garnered a 2011 Emmy nomination; Golden Globe nominations in 2011, 2012 and 2013; Screen Actors Guild nominations in 2012, 2013 and 2015; and a TCA Award nomination for his portrayal.

Stonestreet has played a variety of characters both on the big and small screens. Most recently, Stonestreet can be heard voicing the character of Duke in Illumination Entertainments' box office hits "The Secret Life of Pets" and its sequel, "The Secret Life of Pets 2," alongside Louis C.K. and Kevin Hart. He also appeared in HBO's Primetime Emmy Award-nominated television movie "Confirmation," portraying lobbyist Kenneth Duberstein. From a script by Academy Award®-nominated writer Susannah Grant ("Erin Brockovich"), the TV movie detailed the 1991 Supreme Court nomination hearings. In 2015, Stonestreet starred in the thriller "The Loft," directed by Erik Van Looy and also starring Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller and Rachael Taylor. In 2013, he was a scene-stealer in the comedy "Identity Thief" for Universal Pictures, directed by Seth Gordon ("Horrible Bosses"), and starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman. He was also seen in the comedy "Bad Teacher" with Cameron Diaz, Jason Segal and Justin Timberlake; and guest starred on Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's FX's hit series "American Horror Story," playing the role of Derek, a patient of Dr. Ben Harmon (Dylan McDermott) who has a fear of urban legends. In 2003, he starred in IFC's cult classic "Girls Will Be Girls," which was an official selection to the Sundance Film Festival that year.

In 2010, Stonestreet was named an ambassador for Stand Up To Cancer, a charity organization aiming to raise awareness and bring about an understanding that everyone is connected by cancer. He continues to be involved in the initiative to this day.

Stonestreet has built an impressive resume of memorable characters on television shows, including "Dharma & Greg," "Malcolm in the Middle," "Party of Five," "Spin City," "ER," "The West Wing," "American Dad," "Providence," "Close to Home," "Crossing Jordan" and "Bones." His most notable character is from his recurring role as Ronnie Litre, the questionable documents technician on the original "CSI." Stonestreet was also a series regular on the Fox pilot "13 Graves" and has guest starred in "The Mentalist," "N.C.I.S.," "Pushing Daisies" and the finale of "Nip/Tuck."

Stonestreet, born and raised in Kansas City, was introduced to acting after a friend dared him to audition for the play "Prelude to a Kiss," while studying at Kansas State University. After graduating with a degree in sociology, he moved to Chicago to study and perform theater and improv, spending two years doing television commercials and studying with Improv Olympic Chicago (alumni include Amy Poehler, Mike Meyers, Chris Farley, among others) and The Second City (alumni include Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, among others) before moving further west.

Stonestreet currently resides in Los Angeles, California.