Happy (Eric) Anderson (born November 19, 1976) is an American actor who has worked in film, television, and on and off Broadway. He is best known for his roles as Mr. James "Jimmy" Fester on

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's ''

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, a''nd Jerry Brudos on the

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series '' Mindhunter,'' from executive producer/director

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. Anderson appears in the Netflix films '' Bird Box'' as River Man and ''

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'' as Montehugh, a human who works for the FBI's magic division.

Early life and education

Anderson was born in High Falls, New York. He graduated from Rondout Valley High School in 1995. He received a bachelor of fine arts degree from

Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca (town), New York, Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a Music school, conservatory of music. Ithaca College is known for its media-related programs and entertainment program ...

in 1999, graduating alongside

Larry Teng Larry Teng (born June 12, 1977) is an American television director and television producer, producer. He is known for his work on ''Medium (TV series), Medium'', ''Graceland (TV series), Graceland'', ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', ''Animal ...

, Kevin Deiboldt, Ben Wilson and Brantley Aufill. He graduated with a master's of fine arts from

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, IUB, or Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana Univer ...

in 2002. In 2003, he moved to New York City.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theater

* 1999–2000: Creede Repertory Theatre * 2003: Kentucky Shakespeare Festival * 2004:

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (PSF) is a professional theatre company in residence at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania and the official Shakespeare Festival of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Festival is organized ...

* 2006: Texas Shakespeare Festival * 2008: ''Emancipation'', Classical Theatre of Harlem * 2010: ''

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'' and ''

A Winter's Tale ''The Winter's Tale'' is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, many modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some criti ...

'',

Shakespeare in the Park Shakespeare in the Park is a term for outdoor festivals featuring productions of William Shakespeare's plays. The term originated with the New York Shakespeare Festival in New York City's Central Park, originally created by Joseph Papp. This conc ...

* 2011: ''

'', Broadway (dir. Daniel J. Sullivan) * 2012: ''

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/ Inherit The Wind'',

Old Globe Theatre The Old Globe is a professional theatre company in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It produces about 15 plays and musicals annually in summer and winter seasons. Plays are performed in three separate theatres in the complex, which is collec ...

* 2013: ''The Twenty-Seventh Man'', The Public Theatre * 2014: ''

'',

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References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Happy 1976 births Living people Ithaca College alumni People from New Paltz, New York Indiana University Bloomington alumni American male actors