Erfan Elias Edraki, better known as Elias Edraki, is an actor, writer  and underground rap artist. He was born in Montreal and raised in  Toronto, Canada. He is of Persian origin. His nickname "ERF", (short for  Erfan) means "knowledge" in Farsi.

Elias studied at York  University (Toronto, ON), where he obtained his Honors Degree in Liberal  Studies (Communications). His interests include: Hip-Hop music &  culture, film, television and photography. He is also an avid fisherman.