Name
Erik Jensen
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1970-07-20 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA
Biography
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
Known For
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After nearly drowning, an employee working at a medieval amusement park awakens to find hi...
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Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of ...
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A group of college students decide to take part in a witch hunt tour inspired by a horror ...
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A man in search of his past, and a woman who lives in the moment, are brought together whe...
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In the sleepy New England town of Loblolly By The Sea, a letter has arrived that is going ...
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Both sides of the law hunt Costabile 'Gus' Farace for slaying a federal drug agent in 1989...
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After making it to the top of the charts, members of the Silver Boulders, a popular tween ...
- 1999 The Love Letter as Ray
- 2006 The House Is Burning as Carl
- 1995 A Horse for Danny as Mooney
- 1991 Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace as Boat Owner
- 2009 Virtuality as Dr. Jules Braun
- 2003 Undermind as Ian Waye
- 1998 Montana as Earl
- 1996 Twisted as Man Who Kills Can Man
- 1997 Julian Po
- 1998 Above Freezing as Richie
- 2024 Brooklyn, Minnesota as Kurt
- 1995 Inflammable as Roland Fantaine
- 2009 Stream as Marco
- 2012 The Frontier as Doctor Strong
- 1997 Colin Fitz as Dean
- 2001 Black Knight as Derek
- 2018 After Everything as Jeff
- 2000 Borough of Kings as Frankie the Snake
- 2004 Messengers as David Richards
- 2002 Heartbreak Hospital as Producer
- 2011 A Bird of the Air as Bearded Man
- 2020 What Breaks the Ice as Sheriff McClain
- 1996 Ripe as Dave
- 2000 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 as Stoner #2
- 2005 The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie as Photographer
- 2002 The Year That Trembled as Todd Franklin
- 2006 The Exonerated as Jeff
- 2018 Who? as Steven Edwards (Tv Series Footage)
- 2008 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 as Video Store Manager Phil
- 1997 Arresting Gena as Stevie
- 1993 Striking Distance as Kid On Steps
- 2026 Tow as Mike Patterson
- 1999 Cherry
- 1992 What She Doesn't Know as Thug
- 2006 Serial as Gary Whitlock
- 2012 Elementary ( 0 episode ) as Isaac Proctor
- 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 6 episodes ) as Jeffrey Sinclair
- 2007 The Bronx Is Burning ( 8 episodes ) as Thurman Munson
- 2009 Virtuality ( 1 episode )
- 2009 Castle ( 1 episode ) as Jason Byford
- 2010 Blue Bloods ( 1 episode ) as Jimmy
- 2011 Person of Interest ( 1 episode ) as Walter Dang
- 2013 The Americans ( 2 episodes ) as Bruce Dameran
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Richard Celeste
- 2015 Quantico ( 1 episode ) as Damon Grosch
- 2011 Unforgettable ( 1 episode ) as Jim Clayburn
- 2008 The Mentalist ( 1 episode ) as Bran McTavish
- 2015 Mr. Robot ( 8 episodes ) as Frank Cody
- 2008 Leverage ( 1 episode ) as John Connell
- 2009 The Good Wife ( 1 episode ) as Josh Baldwin
- 2006 30 Rock ( 2 episodes ) as Cjokula
- 2009 Drop Dead Diva ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Trilling
- 2019 Modern Love ( 1 episode ) as Darren
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as James Turner
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Joey Springfield
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as George Harding
- 2013 House of Cards ( 1 episode ) as Fitz
- 2021 The Equalizer ( 1 episode ) as Abe Watkins
- 2017 MINDHUNTER ( 3 episodes ) as Dr. Moritz
- 2010 The Walking Dead ( 3 episodes ) as Steven Edwards
- 2000 Strong Medicine ( 1 episode ) as Gaby's Father
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Boyd
- 2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ( 1 episode ) as Walter Harris
- 2000 Deadline ( 2 episodes ) as Feldman
- 2008 New Amsterdam ( 1 episode ) as Durst
- 2020 For Life ( 1 episode ) as Dez O’Reilly
- 2006 Love Monkey ( 3 episodes ) as Jeff
- 1999 Third Watch ( 1 episode ) as Larry
- 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles ( 1 episode ) as FBI Agent Landon Frisbee
- 2025 Doc ( 1 episode ) as Ned Lenczyk
- 2001 Alias ( 1 episode ) as Phillip Terrance
- 2010 Past Life ( 1 episode ) as Patrick
- 1996 Swift Justice ( 1 episode ) as Mutrix
- 2009 Lie to Me ( 1 episode ) as Wayne Dobar
- 2004 Century City ( 1 episode ) as Randolph Clemens
