Erik Jensen

Erik Jensen

Birthday: 1970-07-20

Place of birth: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA

Also known as: Erik Jenson

imdb_id: nm0421421

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

Played in movies:

A Horse for Danny

Score: 8.0

Undermind

Score: 7.2

Above Freezing

Score: 7.0

A Bird of the Air

Score: 6.6

After Everything

Score: 6.6

Julian Po

Score: 6.5

The House Is Burning

Score: 6.3

Heartbreak Hospital

Score: 6.3

Montana

Score: 5.6

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace

Score: 5.5

Black Knight

Score: 5.4

Messengers

Score: 5.3

What Breaks the Ice

Score: 5.1

The Love Letter

Score: 5.1

Virtuality

Score: 5.1

Ripe

Score: 5.0

Colin Fitz

Score: 5.0

Inflammable

Score: 5.0

The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie

Score: 4.9

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Score: 4.3

Twisted

Score: 3.1

Borough of Kings

Score: 0.0

The Frontier

Score: 0.0

Stream

Score: 0.0

Brooklyn, Minnesota

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Mentalist

Score: 8.4

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Score: 8.3

Mr. Robot

Score: 8.2

Virtuality

Score: 8.2

MINDHUNTER

Score: 8.1

The Walking Dead

Score: 8.1

Person of Interest

Score: 8.1

House of Cards

Score: 8.0

Castle

Score: 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

Third Watch

Score: 7.9

The Americans

Score: 7.9

For Life

Score: 7.9

Blue Bloods

Score: 7.8

Drop Dead Diva

Score: 7.8

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Score: 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Score: 7.6

Leverage

Score: 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Score: 7.6

Elementary

Score: 7.6

The Good Wife

Score: 7.6

NCIS: Los Angeles

Score: 7.5

Love Monkey

Score: 7.5

30 Rock

Score: 7.5

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

Doc

Score: 7.4

The Equalizer

Score: 7.3

Modern Love

Score: 7.3

New Amsterdam

Score: 7.3

Unforgettable

Score: 7.2

Strong Medicine

Score: 7.1

The Bronx Is Burning

Score: 7.0

Alias

Score: 6.8

Quantico

Score: 6.5

Deadline

Score: 0.0