Dwayne Johnson lookalike Eric Fields goes viral after Sheriff's Office posts pic
A lookalike of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has gone viral on the Internet after a photo of him was posted by his office on Facebook. Eric Fields has become an Internet sensation because he resembles the Hollywood actor and just like him, he also rocks an envious body and a clean-shaven head.
The photo of Fields, who has worked for the Morgan County Sheriff's Office for 17 years, which went viral on social media, showed him with a Walmart worker. The caption of the post read, “This gentlemen recently ran into Sgt. Mason and informed him he wanted to meet our Deputy that people say looks like ‘The Rock’. Sgt. Mason passed that along and Lieutenant Fields was happy to swing by the Hartselle Wal-mart to see him. Tyler is one of their many hardworkers and it was great to meet him and some of his coworkers! Walmart Hartselle.”
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The picture shared on August 21 garnered more than 2K likes, over 200 comments and 230 shares. One comment below the post stated, “If Vin Diesel and The Rock had a baby.” A user asked, “Lieutenant Fields, my oh my, how can I get to meet and know you?” “Nice try Morgan County Sheriff's Office, you guys got The Rock working there part time, don't you? another user joked. A person added: “Would love to see Dwayne The Rock Johnson visit this Cop.”
A user jokingly asked, “Since I can't have The Rock, is he single (asking for myself).” The second one wrote, “what do I gotta do to get arrested in Morgan county, I don't drink, I'm crazy enough I don't need the drugs.” “They need to send this photo to Dwayne Johnson just to see his reaction,” a person suggested.
Not just on Facebook, there were many TikTok videos that shared photos of the Morgan County Patrol Lieutenant that attracted more than 1.4 million views. Fields told The Birmingham News, “I've been called The Rock and Vin Diesel's love child. I go along with it. It's humorous. It's flattering. It could be worse people, I guess.” The 37-year-old also said that though people have their expectations when they meet him, he tries to be himself in such interactions. However, sometimes he does act like Johnson and Diesel if people insist.
He explained, “I don't want to disappoint anybody. I walk up one day and at a different angle, I don't know. It's flattering, but it's also a little nerve-racking as far as what others expect I guess. I just plan on being me. I'll cut up. I'm a big cut-up. If it comes up and somebody says that, I'll play along. I really couldn't be anybody but me. I'm just glad I could be part of someone's happiness and laughter.”
The News reported that Fields in his almost two decades of career at the Morgan County Sheriff's Office has also served at the local jail, in investigations, in the special victims unit, and with drug-endangered children. He has also been honored with the rank of a deputy US Marshal. The officer had also worked as a firearms instructor before becoming corporal and then sergeant. He is currently a lieutenant over patrol, responsible for handling tactical training.