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Erik Bloomquist is a two-time New England Emmy® Award winner (Outstanding Director & Writer), eight-time nominee, and Top 200 Director on HBO's Project Greenlight. His nationally syndicated series The Cobblestone Corridor (for which Erik served as writer, director, showrunner and lead actor) is the winner of three New England Emmy® Awards and recipient of nine nominations.
Erik has directed eight feature films (running the gamut from erotic thriller to surreal horror to teen movie musical) that have boasted nationwide theatrical releases, played at prominent festivals around the world (including London FrightFest, Toronto After Dark, SCAD, Soho International, Screamfest, Hollyshorts, San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, Grimmfest, Popcorn Frights, Midsummer Scream, Nevermore, and BIFFF), and been distributed internationally via HBO, Tubi Originals, and many more. A member of Actors Equity Association, Erik's theatre acting work includes the U.S. premiere of Calendar Girls, the world premiere of Rear Window (starring Kevin Bacon), and Darko Tresnjak's celebrated mounting of Hamlet at Hartford Stage. He has also directed extensively at regional theaters and colleges across the country. Erik has served as adjunct faculty, Artist-in-Residence, and Visiting Artist at Trinity College, Clark University, Avon Old Farms, Miss Porter's School and Saint Andrews School (where he delivered his TEDx talk). He graduated cum laude from Trinity (where he was the youngest ever recipient of the Paul E. Raether '68 Alumni Achievement Award), and is an alumnus of the London Dramatic Academy, member of Connecticut Magazine's "40 Under 40: Class of 2019", and winner of Dancing With the Stars: Connecticut. |
Selected press
"Bloomquist's ability to move between projects with chameleon-like prowess hopefully means a long and successful career ahead."
The Hollywood News
"Bloomquist is prime to become the next A-list director, and this genre mashup highlights why he deserves to be."
Film Threat
“[Bloomquist’s] emotionally driven film has real pluck, [offering] a macabre deal-with-the-devil spin on the haunted hotel genre.”
The New York Times
“Writer-director-editor Erik Bloomquist gamely takes the role of Danny, a lovelorn counsellor besotted with Kellie...”
The Guardian
"I've been following Bloomquist's career for quite awhile and I'm consistently impressed with his talent, vision, and discipline as a filmmaker. Intermedium is an absolute calling card screaming for Hollywood to take notice and put this up-and-comer to work."
The Independent Critic
"Erik Bloomquist is affecting and revelatory as Scrooge at Age 30."
The Berkshire Eagle
"Erik Bloomquist’s Jay Gatsby is affable, elite, charming and enigmatic as he plays host to society [and] smokes an ever-present cigarette."
CT Insider
"[This] actor/writer/director has proven himself an unusually versatile and deft storyteller."
Rue Morgue
"Bloomquist’s good looks and natural charm make him an affable lead."
Film Threat
"Mr. Bloomquist's performance is the highlight of the evening."
Naugatuck Patch
"Relatable enough to become the champion of the audience... [His] quick dialogue and performance elevate him above the rest of the indie crowd."
Lost in Reviews
"A display of sheer creativity and impressive flexibility ... Here comes a filmmaker with gusto and talent to boot."
popOptiq
"Audience members...were awed by his command of the play’s opening monologue, a 15-minute soliloquy where he pours out his soul to the audience."
Voices News
"With giddy sophistication and blatant charm, Bloomquist perfectly acts the quintessential matinee idol: bored, blasé, ’prettier than thou’ and obviously a cad."
Critics on the Aisle
The Hollywood News
"Bloomquist is prime to become the next A-list director, and this genre mashup highlights why he deserves to be."
Film Threat
“[Bloomquist’s] emotionally driven film has real pluck, [offering] a macabre deal-with-the-devil spin on the haunted hotel genre.”
The New York Times
“Writer-director-editor Erik Bloomquist gamely takes the role of Danny, a lovelorn counsellor besotted with Kellie...”
The Guardian
"I've been following Bloomquist's career for quite awhile and I'm consistently impressed with his talent, vision, and discipline as a filmmaker. Intermedium is an absolute calling card screaming for Hollywood to take notice and put this up-and-comer to work."
The Independent Critic
"Erik Bloomquist is affecting and revelatory as Scrooge at Age 30."
The Berkshire Eagle
"Erik Bloomquist’s Jay Gatsby is affable, elite, charming and enigmatic as he plays host to society [and] smokes an ever-present cigarette."
CT Insider
"[This] actor/writer/director has proven himself an unusually versatile and deft storyteller."
Rue Morgue
"Bloomquist’s good looks and natural charm make him an affable lead."
Film Threat
"Mr. Bloomquist's performance is the highlight of the evening."
Naugatuck Patch
"Relatable enough to become the champion of the audience... [His] quick dialogue and performance elevate him above the rest of the indie crowd."
Lost in Reviews
"A display of sheer creativity and impressive flexibility ... Here comes a filmmaker with gusto and talent to boot."
popOptiq
"Audience members...were awed by his command of the play’s opening monologue, a 15-minute soliloquy where he pours out his soul to the audience."
Voices News
"With giddy sophistication and blatant charm, Bloomquist perfectly acts the quintessential matinee idol: bored, blasé, ’prettier than thou’ and obviously a cad."
Critics on the Aisle