Erick Elías Mexican Actor Born 1979 in Guadalajara

Early life

Erick Elías Rabinovitz was born on 23 June in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. His parents are Cecilia Rabinovitz and Ricardo Elías Pessah, and he has a brother named Alexis. He studied art and industrial design, and before turning to acting he played in a musical group called Tierra Cero.

Career

Elías made his acting debut in 2000 in the telenovelas DKDA: Sueños de juventud and Amigos x siempre. He became widely recognised in 2003 as the winner of the reality competition Protagonistas de Novela. A year later he auditioned for the lead antagonist in Gitanas, a Telemundo production made by Argos Comunicación, and was cast as Jonás. He stayed with Telemundo for El cuerpo del deseo and El Zorro, la espada y la rosa.

His first starring role came in 2007 opposite Sara Maldonado in Tormenta en el paraíso. In 2008 the director Carlos Moreno chose him for a lead in En nombre del amor, a remake of the 1991 telenovela Cadenas de amargura. He then took leading parts in Niña de mi corazón (2010), Ni contigo ni sin ti (2011) and Porque el amor manda (2013). In 2014 he starred in El color de la pasión, and in 2016 in El hotel de los secretos, which was the first series Televisa made for the streaming service Blim. Later Telemundo work includes Betty en NY in 2019 and 100 días para enamorarnos in 2020.

Besides television he has appeared in films. He was among the cast of the 2013 comedy No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas and of Amor de mis amores in 2014, and in 2016 he appeared in Compadres. The latter two, with the first, are the titles he is most associated with. He also has credits in When You Least Expect It, a 2022 television series, and the 2024 film Wake Up Mom. Across 2013 to 2024, seven film and television titles are listed in his on-screen record, and the director Manolo Caro worked with him on two of them. Mariana Treviño and Rossy de Palma are co-stars who appear alongside him in two of the listed titles each.

Elías is also active in voice work. He provided the Spanish-language voice of Flint Lockwood in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and its sequel, a role he has said his daughter inspired. In the animated film La Leyenda del Charro Negro, released on 19 January 2018, he voiced the main villain, Charro Negro.

Recognition

No award wins or nominations are recorded for Erick Elías in the sources used for this profile. His standing comes from his run of leading telenovela roles and from the film and series work that has followed.