Eric Mabius plays dreamy-eyed Daniel in Ugly Betty. Mabius has an impressive resume that includes more than 25 films.

Mabius was a keen athlete and member of the US Junior National Luge Team, before becoming an actor.

Eric is one of People Magazine's 2006 Sexiest Men alive.

On having to kiss Salma Hayek, who, as executive producer, is also his boss: 'I can't believe you guys are paying me to do this!'. He describes Salma 'as the most beautiful woman on the planet' after his wife.

He describes his latest film 'A Christmas Wedding' (2006), as 'a romantic Planes, Trains and Automobiles' (the 1987 film starring Steve Martin).

He is married to Ivy Sherman, an interior designer. They have known each other since high school in Massachusetts, and became reacquainted when Mabius shot a film in New Orleans. They have a son Maxfield, who was born in Summer 2006.

He's keen to distance himself from Daniel: ''A lot of people say: "Oh, you're that jerk on Ugly Betty",' he admits. 'I don't blame people for having a pop, but I'd like to remind them that I'm not Daniel.'

If he had to change careers he would be a carpenter!

On Daniel and Betty's relationship:
'She's teaching me to regard people with sensitivity and humanity and to regard people with a consideration I was never taught growing up, and I'm teaching her how to navigate this adult world. It's like together we make a whole person.'

On Ugly Betty:
'This is one of the most complexly written shows I've ever been involved in. I'm looking at a script right now they cut this episode down, but as it exists, there are 57 pages and 60 scenes. And eight days to shoot 60 scenes. I mean, do the math. It's intense. We never have less than 14 hours days, and quite often we go to 16, 17 hours. It's crazy.'