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Eric Forrester is a fictional character on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. He has been portrayed by John McCook since the show’s debut in 1987. In 1993 1995 1996 2005 2008 and 2013 the character appeared briefly on The Young and the Restless where McCook had played Lance Prentiss from 1976 to 1980.McCook was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for the role in 2001 and 2012.