Erik Jensen (born July 20, 1970) is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and director.
Erik Jensen (born July 20, 1970) is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and director.
Jensen was born and raised in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He graduated from Apple Valley High School in Minnesota in 1988. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from Carnegie Mellon University.
An actor, writer, and director, Erik Jensen regularly appears on the ABC Network Television series For Life as ADA Dez O'Reilly. Notably, he appeared as Thurman Munson of the New York Yankees in the ESPN miniseries The Bronx Is Burning, and as conspiracy talk show host Frank Cody in Mr. Robot, as well as Dr. Stephen Edwards on The Walking Dead. Jensen appeared alongside Aasif Mandvi in Ayad Akhtars' Disgraced at Lincoln Center. He also appeared as rock critic Lester Bangs in the one-man play How to Be a Rock Critic (based on the writings of Lester Bangs) which he co-wrote with his wife Jessica Blank. How to Be A Rock Critic received a completion commission from Center Theatre Group and was produced at the Kirk Douglas Theater, ArtsEmerson, and Steppenwolf Theatre Company before being produced Off-Broadway at The Public Theater.
In 2017 he co-directed the film Almost Home with Jessica Blank based on her novel of the same name.
Now In 2020, Jensen and Blank's co-written plays, Coal Country and The Line, both premiered at The Public Theater.
In 2022/2023, Jensen appeared on Broadway as Bruno Bischofberger opposite Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope in Anthony McCarten's 'The Collaboration'.
Jensen and Blank have cited the works of Anna Deavere Smith, Emily Mann, and Studs Terkel as influences
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2041585
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Filmography (Movies)
Brooklyn, Minnesota
Character:Kurt
Release Date:17/10/2024
What Breaks the Ice
Character:Sheriff McClain
Release Date:03/10/2020
After Everything
Character:Jeff
Release Date:12/10/2018
Who?
Character:Steven Edwards (Tv Series Footage)
Release Date:12/02/2018
The Frontier
Character:Doctor Strong
Release Date:01/01/2012
A Bird of the Air
Character:Bearded Man
Release Date:23/09/2011
Virtuality
Character:Dr. Jules Braun
Release Date:26/06/2009
Stream
Character:Marco
Release Date:15/01/2009
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Character:Video Store Manager Phil
Release Date:06/08/2008
The House Is Burning
Character:Carl
Release Date:16/11/2006
The Exonerated
Character:Jeff
Release Date:06/03/2006
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
Character:Photographer
Release Date:23/10/2005
Messengers
Character:David Richards
Release Date:27/06/2004
Undermind
Character:Ian Waye
Release Date:13/04/2003
Heartbreak Hospital
Character:Producer
Release Date:20/12/2002
The Year That Trembled
Character:Todd Franklin
Release Date:22/03/2002
Black Knight
Character:Derek
Release Date:21/11/2001
Borough of Kings
Character:Frankie the Snake
Release Date:31/12/2000
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Character:Stoner #2
Release Date:27/10/2000
The Love Letter
Character:Ray
Release Date:21/05/1999
Above Freezing
Character:Richie
Release Date:01/10/1998
Montana
Character:Earl
Release Date:16/01/1998
Julian Po
Character:
Release Date:05/09/1997
Colin Fitz
Character:Dean
Release Date:19/01/1997
Twisted
Character:Man Who Kills Can Man
Release Date:14/11/1996
Ripe
Character:Dave
Release Date:10/09/1996
Inflammable
Character:Roland Fantaine
Release Date:28/11/1995
A Horse for Danny
Character:Mooney
Release Date:08/04/1995
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Character:Boat Owner
Release Date:24/11/1991
Television Appearances
Doc
Character:Ned Lenczyk
The Equalizer
Character:Abe Watkins
For Life
Character:Dez O’Reilly
Modern Love
Character:Darren
MINDHUNTER
Character:Dr. Moritz
Quantico
Character:Damon Grosch
Mr. Robot
Character:Frank Cody
House of Cards
Character:Fitz
The Americans
Character:Bruce Dameran
Elementary
Character:Isaac Proctor
Person of Interest
Character:Walter Dang
Unforgettable
Character:Jim Clayburn
The Walking Dead
Character:Steven Edwards
Blue Bloods
Character:Jimmy
Past Life
Character:Patrick
The Good Wife
Character:Josh Baldwin
NCIS: Los Angeles
Character:FBI Agent Landon Frisbee
Drop Dead Diva
Character:Mr. Trilling
Virtuality
Character:
Castle
Character:Jason Byford
Leverage
Character:John Connell
The Mentalist
Character:Bran McTavish
New Amsterdam
Character:Durst
The Bronx Is Burning
Character:Thurman Munson
30 Rock
Character:Cjokula
Love Monkey
Character:Jeff
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Character:Walter Harris
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Richard Celeste
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Boyd
Alias
Character:Phillip Terrance
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Jeffrey Sinclair
Deadline
Character:Feldman
Strong Medicine
Character:Gaby's Father
Third Watch
Character:Larry
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:James Turner
Law & Order
Character:Joey Springfield
Law & Order
Character:George Harding
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