Erica Cerra

Erica loves to read, draw, paint, and cook. She calls cooking an art and believes that if she wasn't an actress she'd be a chef.

Erica's Eureka character, "Deputy Jo Lupo", is a gun fanatic, so in order to make the scenes where "Jo" handles guns more believable, Erica spent several days learning how to take apart and put together the guns she uses on the show. She called it an interesting learning experience.

Erica's mother owns a pasta manufacturing company on Vancouver Island. Erica says her mother can make anything "taste yummy," a goal she strives for as well.

Erica is represented professionally by Kirk Talent Agencies, Inc.

One of Erica's favorite movies is Good Will Hunting starring Ben Affleck. When she got the chance to work with Affleck on the movie Man About Town she was thrilled, saying he was a pleasure to work with.

Erica is one of several Eureka stars to appear in mock PSA's for the show.

Erica's favorite episode from season one of Eureka is "Purple Haze". She says that fans can see a little bit of her true self in the episode.

As a teen Erica considered becoming a body builder. She took up weight lifting after being introduced to the sport by her father.

Erica calls herself a "tomboy at heart," much like her Eureka character, "Jo Lupo."

Erica is 5'5" with brown hair and brown eyes.

Erica has a "Bacon Number" of 2.
She was in The Long Weekend with Jim Smith,
Jim was in Mystic River with Kevin Bacon.

In 2006 Erica appeared in the music video for Michael Buble's "Save the Last Dance For Me."

Erica appeared on the cover of Cult Times magazine in October of 2006.

Erica has studied acting with Matthew Harrison, Larry Moss, and Gina Chiarelli.

Erica has portrayed vampire-related characters in two separate projects. Her character in the vampire movie Blade: Trinity (2004) is named Goth Vixen Wannabe. Her character on the Showtime series The L Word, Uta Refson, is described as a seductive vampire lover.

Erica is a native of Canada.

Erica has played a featured character on two separate series on the Sci Fi Channel in 2006, Battlestar Galactica (Maya) and Eureka (Jo). Those are two of Sci Fi's most highly rated series.

She appeared in many commercials as a young child but she took a break from acting afterward.

Erica was already captivated by acting by the time she was 8 years old.

Erica is of Italian heritage.

Erica was named as one of Vancouver's five hottest up and coming actresses by Vancouver Lifestyles Magazine in the Summer/Fall 2005 issue.