He was a busy (https://www.looper.com/367522/whatever-happened-to-dewey-from-malcolm-in-the-middle/) child actor but has disappeared since Malcolm... (https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/latest/malcolm-in-the-middle-cast-where-are-they-now/e9a6fa28-a9f2-4e8c-a084-b4a505c887cc#:~:text=Erik%20Per%20Sullivan&text=But%20don't%20let%20that,Chace%20Crawford%20and%20Emma%20Roberts.) ended. His last IMDb credit (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0838059/) was in 2010 and he currently has no active social media. He didn’t show up for a 2012 reunion event (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/malcolm-in-the-middle-reunion_n_1894004) that the rest of the cast attended.

https://www.nme.com/news/tv/what-happened-to-dewey-actor-from-malcolm-in-the-middle-finally-revealed-3779852

Jane Kaczmarek explains what happened (https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/1ejbkez/jane_kaczmarek_explains_what_happened_to_erik_per/) to Erik Per Sullivan (https://www.google.com/search?q=reddit+Erik+Per+Sullivan&sca_esv=75bfde0fa337460a&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWIKcswRyVX4YRiVs9G4GPngOxkRYYQ%3A1722731472346&ei=0MuuZprnFMLH0PEP8Jy6yQ0&ved=0ahUKEwiaj8_ritqHAxXCIzQIHXCOLtkQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=reddit+Erik+Per+Sullivan&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGHJlZGRpdCBFcmlrIFBlciBTdWxsaXZhbjIEEAAYHjIIEAAYgAQYogQyCBAAGIAEGKIESK0JUABYuQhwAHgAkAEAmAF6oAHFBaoBAzMuNLgBA8gBAPgBAZgCBaAChATCAhAQLhiABBixAxhDGIMBGIoFwgILEAAYgAQYkQIYigXCAhEQABiABBiRAhixAxiDARiKBcICBRAAGIAEwgIGEAAYBxgewgIFEC4YgATCAh8QLhiABBixAxhDGIMBGIoFGJcFGNwEGN4EGN8E2AEBwgIIEAAYBxgIGB7CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBZgDALoGBggBEAEYFJIHAzEuNKAHtio&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) after (https://www.google.com/search?q=recent+datalounge+Erik+Per+Sullivan&sca_esv=75bfde0fa337460a&sca_upv=1&biw=1525&bih=1065&sxsrf=ADLYWIISm7bhCuK_dUfloDBNY7A5iPB6WQ%3A1722731586407&ei=QsyuZonEGK6E0PEPiLSQyA0&ved=0ahUKEwiJ7YCii9qHAxUuAjQIHQgaBNk4ChDh1QMIEA&uact=5&oq=recent+datalounge+Erik+Per+Sullivan&gs_lp=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&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) 'Malcolm in the Middle': “He did Malcolm for seven years, he started at seven, he ended at 14. He wasn’t interested in acting, at all.”

Why Malcolm In The Middle's Biggest Missing OG Star Isn't Returning For The Revival Revealed By Bryan Cranston (https://screenrant.com/malcolm-middle-revival-erik-per-sullivan-not-returning-bryan-cranston-explanation/)

One of the main cast members of Malcolm in the Middle isn't coming back for the upcoming revival series, and Bryan Cranston revealed the reason why.

Malcolm in the Middle Original Actor Rejected 'Buckets of Money' to Return in Disney+ Revival (https://www.cbr.com/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair-dewey-absence/)

No amount of money could convince the OG Malcolm in the Middle star to return in the Disney+ revival.

Dewey’s Malcolm In The Middle Revival Story Was Written Specifically To Get OG Actor Out Of Retirement (https://screenrant.com/malcolm-in-the-middle-revival-dewey-story-erik-per-sullivan-retirement-return-hopes/)

EXCLUSIVE: The Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair producers reveal the efforts they took to try to get Erik Per Sullivan back for the revival.

This is (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/%E2%80%98malcolm-in-the-middle%E2%80%99-child-star-erik-per-sullivan-turned-down-%E2%80%98buckets-of-money%E2%80%99-to-return-as-dewey-in-series-revival-says-jane-kaczmarek.6107501/post-114863439) merely speculative (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/%E2%80%98malcolm-in-the-middle%E2%80%99-child-star-erik-per-sullivan-turned-down-%E2%80%98buckets-of-money%E2%80%99-to-return-as-dewey-in-series-revival-says-jane-kaczmarek.6107501/post-114863895) so please if you will, take what is being said and shared here (https://www.reddit.com/r/confession/comments/4e8ogv/remorse_i_am_a_former_child_actor_coping_with_a/?utm_source=embedv2&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_content=post_title) regarding what may have happened to (https://www.reddit.com/r/entertainment/comments/1sd93by/comment/oeiwely/) Erik Per Sullivan with a huge grain of salt.

Justin Berfield Tells Paparazzi to Leave Eric Per Sullivan Alone after he Turned Down "Malcom in the Middle" Reboot
by Jack Dunn
April 28, 2026


“Malcolm in the Middle” star Justin Berfield, who plays Malcolm’s older brother Reese, told the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast that he feels bad that his former co-star, Erik Per Sullivan, was thrust back into the public eye even though he declined to return as Dewey in the recent series revival.

When asked if Sullivan regretted his decision not to appear in the reboot, Berfield said, “No. I know they asked him a whole bunch. They asked him like four or five times, and every time he was like, ‘No.’”



“He’s a good guy, and I love Eric,” Berfield added.

“I actually feel bad because he wants to stay out of the business and I’ve been seeing paparazzi shots of him. And I’m like, just leave Eric alone. He didn’t want to come back to the show. No hard feelings.”

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/malcolm-in-the-middle-paparazzi-eric-per-sullivan-dewey-1236732913/