Erich Silva was born in New York City and grew up with his adopted
artist mother who was a young black woman 18 years of age named Althea
Dickerson. Erich moved around the United States with Althea throughout
his childhood attending various schools in New Jersey, Boston, and
California until finally settling down back in Harlem, New York City
where he went on to attend the Harlem School of the Arts and later the
more prestigious "Fame" famous High School of Performing Arts. Althea
died from Multiple Sclerosis when Erich was only 16 years of age.
Erich now in his early 20s relocated to Sweden where after a concession
of smaller "walk on's" he played his first serious role in the Swedish
thriller
Executive Protection (2001). From there he went on to play minor roles in two
International features,
It's All About Love (2003) starring
Joaquin Phoenix and
Claire Danes and
Dogville (2003) starring
Nicole Kidman and
James Caan. He continues to actively work as
an actor/writer in both Sweden and London, England.