Eric van der Woodsen

Eric van der Woodsen
Gossip Girl character
Connor Paolo as Eric van der Woodsen
First appearanceNovel:
Gossip Girl
Television:
"Pilot"
(episode 1.01)
Last appearanceNovel:
I Will Always Love You
Television:
"New York, I Love You XOXO"
(episode 6.10)
Created byCharacter:
Cecily von Ziegesar
Developed for television:
Josh Schwartz
Stephanie Savage
Portrayed byConnor Paolo
In-universe information
Full nameEric van der Woodsen
AliasE J
OccupationNovels:
College student
(at Brown)
Television:
High school student
(at St. Jude's; graduated)
College student
(at Sarah Lawrence College)
FamilyWilliam van der Woodsen
(father)
Lily van der Woodsen
(mother)
Serena van der Woodsen
(sister)
Television:
Bart Bass
(Former stepfather)
Rufus Humphrey
(stepfather)
Scott Rosson
(maternal half-brother)
Chuck Bass
(adoptive stepbrother)
Dan Humphrey
(former stepbrother / brother-in-law)
Jenny Humphrey
(former stepsister)
Rick and CeCe Rhodes
(maternal grandparents)
SpouseTelevision:
Jonathan Whitney
(husband)
RelativesCarol Rhodes
(maternal aunt)
Lola Rhodes
(three-quarter sister)

Eric van der Woodsen (spelled Erik in the novels) is a fictional character from the book series Gossip Girl and the television series of the same name, in which he is portrayed by Connor Paolo.