Eric Royal is a fictional character on the soap opera Generations.
He was portrayed by Randy Brooks from Thursday, May 31, 1990 until the show's cancellation in 1991.
Background
Eric Royal was a nationally-known football player.
He married Brandy Alexander, a model, in Las Vegas, but quickly they realized that it was a mistake, and they parted ways.
GEN storyline
When Eric surfaced in Chicago, Illinois, he was falsely accused of murdering a homeless, white vigrant, and Chantal Marshall, the assistant DA, prosecutes the beloved athlete.
Eventually, the two began seeing each other romantically, and then Eric's thought-to-be "ex" wife, Brandy, came to Chicago, hoping to reignite their flame.