Who Plays Erica In Pam & Tommy?
David Richardson
Published Mar 07, 2026
"Orange is the New Black" actress Taylor Schilling plays Erica in "Pam & Tommy." Schilling was first announced as a series regular cast member back in April 2021, sometime after Hulu first announced James and Stan's roles (via Deadline). Schilling is best known for her central role in Netflix's "Orange is the New Black," on which she appeared in every episode. Schilling has worked on a variety of film and television productions over the course of the last 15 years of her career.
According to IMDb, Schilling made her first on-screen appearance in a 2007 film called "Dark Matter." In the years since, Schilling has worked on a total of 18 other projects. Her second role was as the lead actress in the short-lived NBC series "Mercy," in which she portrayed Veronica Callahan, a woman who returns home from a deployment to Iraq and begins work as a nurse at a hospital in Jersey City, New Jersey. Schilling starred in the series alongside Michelle Trachtenberg and Jaime Lee Kirchner (via IMDb).
Schilling's notable film roles include appearances in 2012's "The Lucky One," 2012's "Argo," 2013's "Stay," 2015's "The Overnight," and 2019's "The Prodigy." Schilling also starred in Robert and Michelle King's "The Bite," a 2021 miniseries about a fictionalized strain of COVID-19 (via IMDb).