Eric Michels (July 2, 1964 – August 17, 2018) was an American businessman and film actor.
[3] His acting credits include playing Staff Sergeant James in World War Z (2013),[4] FBI Operative in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014),[5] and was a James Bond extra playing a cocktail party guest in Skyfall in 2012.
[8] He had been murdered in the early hours of August 17 by Gerald Matovu,[9] having been targeted on Grindr.
[10][11] Matovu had written a message to Michels' 14-year-old daughter saying "Hello hun im a little busy talk soon".
[12] Matovu, who had previously been convicted of supplying GHB to the serial killer Stephen Port,[13] was found guilty of the murder in July 2019.