Erik Sullivan was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He is a 1st Degree Back Belt in Taekwando, loves to ski, boogy board, build obstacle courses, play games of paintball, and travel. His debut was an uncredited role in Armageddon. His breakthrough was the role of "Fuzzy" in "The Cider House Rules,(1999) and "Dewey" in "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000)_ . Erik's mother is from Sweden, he is fluent in Swedish and English. Erik has always been an honor student and enjoys time with his classmates.


He is an only child. With his "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) co-star Jane Kaczmarek, he lent his name to the book "Together" and added an afterword. The book aims to educate young people about the importance of livestock to the world, with emphasis on addressing world hunger. Speaks fluent Swedish.