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Eric Dela Cruz (born November 20, 1981) is a Filipino actor. He was born Eric Villanueva Dela Cruz in Manila, Philippines, to engineer Enrique Dela Cruz, Sr and singer Isidora Dela Cruz. He has three siblings; the elder, Enrique, Jr., a lawyer and politician, the younger brother, Elmer, a banker and the younger sister, Erlene, a journalism student.

Dela Cruz graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila in 2003 with a degree in Physical therapy but decided to forego a career in medicine to pursue acting. He received his first training in acting from the New Voice Company Summer Acting Workshop, from which he got his first taste of the stage. He played the Sexton in Neil Simon's The Good Doctor as part of their culminating activity.

His first major stage role was to play Oedipus opposite Gigette Reyes in the 2004 Sophocle's play Oedipus Rex. He appeared in several TV shows since.

His film debut was in a digital film, La Funeraria Toti, produced by the GMA Artist Center as part of their workshop's culminating activity. He played the role of an OFW deported to the Philippines after he was found to be positive with HIV. The film was directed by Rahyan Carlos and co-starred Soxie Topacio, Isay Alvarez, Allan Paule and Hero Bautista. It was tied up with the AIDS Society of the Philippines for the benefit of people living with AIDS and was endorsed by the Mowelfund to the Philippine Pink Festival.

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