Eric Yorkie

"I'm the eyes and ears of this place."

Eric Yorkie is a classmate of Bella's, first introduced in Twilight, and is described as being a geek.

Twilight


Eric was the first person to meet Bella at Forks High School.Bella described him as "the overly-helpful, geeky, chess club type". Eric shows signs of liking Bella early on, as so were other boys in his school. He was resentful of fellow classmate, Mike Newton's, similar interest in Bella. In Twilight, he later asked Bella to the spring dance, to which she declined. In the Twilight movie, Eric eventually went to the dance with Angela Weber however in the books his date is not mentioned.

New Moon
 In New Moon, Eric was seen sitting at lunch with a senior named Katie Marshall, and Bella assumed they were in a relationship. It has been revealed that Katie was introduced simply as a love interest for Eric.

Eclipse
 In Eclipse, Eric was valedictorian of his graduating class.

Appearance and personality
Eric is described as being 6'3" with hair "as black as an oil slick," brown eyes, and poor complexion. He is constantly vying for Bella's attention, competing with many of his fellow classmates. He is also said to be very geeky by Bella, and Bella shows no interest in him.

Appearances

 * Twilight (First appearance)
 * Twilight (film)
 * New Moon
 * The Twilight Saga: New Moon
 * Eclipse
 * Eclipse (film) 
 * Breaking Dawn
 * Midnight Sun

Film portrayal
Eric was combined with Ben Cheney to create one character for the Twilight film. Therefore, Angela Weber dates Eric during the film series, while she dates Ben in the books. Eric is portrayed by Justin Chon in the films. He reprised his role in New Moon and will be returning for the up coming Eclipse.