Erich Fleshman

Biography

Erich Fleshman is a Meisner trained actor raised in Livermore, California where he grew up playing like a performing artist and acting like a basketball player. After a BA in Economics his inner wanderer took over and he jumped into a study abroad program which led him to Vietnam. His travels continued as he delved into the languages, cultures, and film histories of Southeast Asia. His first acting job was on the HBO film A Bright Shining Lie with Bill Paxton, shot in the jungles of Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

Erich was later approached on a basketball court by a TV director while he teaching at Chulalongkorn University and he found his calling after landing a supporting TV role, all in Thai. E...