Background
Bethea is the daughter of Michael and Terri Catt. Her father, Doctor Michael Catt, is the senior pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church, an affiliate of Sherwood Pictures. Her mother, Terri Catt, was the Wardrobe Coordinator for both Facing the Giants and Fireproof.
Career
She is known for appearing in Sherwood Pictures" films, Facing the Giants and Fireproof. Erin Bethea is a professional actress born and raised in South Georgia. Born with a love of performing, she began her career after graduating from the University of Mobile with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre.
She made her screen debut in a small role as sportscaster Alicia Houston in the surprise success Christian film Facing the Giants.
During her time at Disney, her career took a major and unexpected turn back toward film as she was cast in the lead role of Catherine Holt in the hit film Fireproof opposite veteran actor Kirk Cameron. The #1 Independent movie of 2008, Fireproof opened at #4 in the box office.
The week following the film"s opening, Bethea was the #4 searched for actress online according to Yahoo.com - joining a list of such names as Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Megan Fox. The film also inspired a New York Times Bestselling book "The Love Dare", and has sold millions of DVDs around the world.
Currently, Bethea is busy with more feature films preparing to be released, including Atlar Egos, a comedy also starring Robert Amaya (Courageous).
She has also founded a production company, Argentum Entertainment. Bethea recently completed production on her most personal project to date Nouvelle Vie:New Life - a feature film that she co-wrote, produced and starred in. The film also stars Jonathan Patrick Moore Terry O"Quinn James Marsters Bill Cobbs Barry Corbin Irma P Hall Kelsey Formost and Kris Lemche and was directed by Drew Waters.
Bethea currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Membership
In pursuit of a career in live theatre, she went on to work as a performer for Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida where she spent nearly 8 years appearing in various shows across property and became a proud member of the Actors" Equity Association.