Eris Baker

Gives the scoop on the success of This is Us and the evolution of Tess

Eris Baker was born and raised in Los Angeles. She saw others acting, and wanted to do it as well. Her parents found her an acting coach, and the rest is history. Eris booked the role of Tess on the NBC hit show, This is Us, before the show even had a set title. No one knew it would be as successful as it was, but now, everyone is in love with the Pearson’s and cannot imagine T.V. without the Pearson’s powerful family dynamic. Eris has won two SAG awards for her role as Tess, who came out to her parents in the last season of the show. In fact, Eris did a ton of research on people who had come out to their parents before shooting Tess's powerful scene doing just that. Eris reminds us that there’s power in numbers. Eris also reminds us that if we come together we can make a real change. Read Glitter’s exclusive interview below to get the scoop on Eris Baker and her thoughts on #Black LivesMatter and the state of the nation right now.

GLITTER: Where did you grow up and how did you get into acting?

ERIS: I grew up in Los Angeles! I was born and raised here. I would see young actors on television from a young age and think “I could do that!” I participated in all my elementary school plays and my love for portraying characters just grew and grew. I told my parents I wanted to be an actress. I was their first child, so they kind of figured all kids say that growing up. They went on to put me in other activities, basketball, t-ball, dance, Taekwondo. . . you name it, I was in it! I had fun doing those activities, but nothing stuck. One year, I wrote a letter to Santa for Christmas that said that all I wanted was to be on television. My parents found me an acting coach, and the rest was history. I was at my best when I was in character. Since then, I’ve never stopped acting!