Eric Weiss, played by Greg Grunberg, is one of Sydney Bristow's CIA co-workers on the television series, Alias. Greg Grunberg, born July 11, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, is a television actor. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ... Jump to: navigation, search The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Alias is an American SpyFi television series, created by J. J. Abrams, and starring Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, a CIA agent. ...

Eric Weiss is another field agent at the CIA. He is a friend of most of the people at the CIA and often gives advice to the other characters, as an outside observer to all of the personal goings-on at the CIA. Weiss has a wry and sarcastic sense of humor which often comes out in his observations.

He was initially created as a humorous foil and sounding board for Michael Vaughn in the first season, but now with the integration of the former members of SD-6 and the CIA, he gives advice to many of the other characters, including Sydney and Marshall. This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ...

Weiss was the only member of Sydney's CIA "family" who wasn't recruited into the black-ops division of the CIA, dubbed "APO," at the start of the fourth season, but this was soon rectified when he learned about the existence of APO during a mission in the second episode of the season.

Although there was the potential of a relationship beginning with Sydney Bristow during the third season, nothing developed. At the start of the fourth season, Weiss began a relationship with Sydney's half-sister Nadia Santos. This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ...

In the second episode of the Fifth Season: "...1..." Eric Weiss was offered a job in the NSC, which was only a "few steps from the President", at the end of the episode Weiss accepted the promotion. He is no longer a Season Regular in the Fifth Season.

Trivia

During one episode in which he performs magic tricks when flirting with Nadia Santos, Weiss reveals that he is a descendant of Harry Houdini (who's real name was Ehrich Weiss). [Eric Weiss had shared this information much earlier in the show with Will Tippin. Tippin recognized the name when Eric introduced himself.] Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was the stage name of Ehrich Weiss (born Weisz Erik in the native Hungarian), one of the most famous magicians, escapologists, and stunt performers of all time as well as an investigator of spiritualists. ...

See also

• List of characters from Alias

The following is a partial list of characters from the TV series, Alias: Sydney Bristow, played by Jennifer Garner Jack Bristow, played by Victor Garber Arvin Sloane, played by Ron Rifkin Irina Derevko aka Laura Bristow aka The Man, played by Lena Olin Michael Vaughn, played by Michael Vartan Lauren...

External links

• ABC: Eric Weiss Profile

Ehrich Weiss was also a magician known by the stage name Harry Houdini. Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was the stage name of Ehrich Weiss (born Weisz Erik in the native Hungarian), one of the most famous magicians, escapologists, and stunt performers of all time as well as an investigator of spiritualists. ...