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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 20, 1970
Place of Birth
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
- Erik Jenson
Erik Jensen
0.5 Popularity
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
Credits
Doc
as Ned Lenczyk
2025
7.7
Brooklyn, Minnesota
as Kurt
2024
0.0
The Equalizer
as Abe Watkins
2021
7.4
What Breaks the Ice
as Sheriff McClain
2020
5.1
For Life
as Dez O’Reilly
2020
7.9
Modern Love
as Darren
2019
7.3
After Everything
as Jeff
2018
6.6
MINDHUNTER
as Dr. Moritz
2017
8.1
Quantico
as Damon Grosch
2015
6.5
Mr. Robot
as Frank Cody
2015
8.3
House of Cards
as Fitz
2013
8.0
The Americans
as Bruce Dameran
2013
7.9
Elementary
as Isaac Proctor
2012
7.6
🎬
The Frontier
as Doctor Strong
2012
0.0
A Bird of the Air
as Bearded Man
2011
6.6
Person of Interest
as Walter Dang
2011
8.1
Unforgettable
as Jim Clayburn
2011
7.2
The Walking Dead
as Steven Edwards
2010
8.1
Blue Bloods
as Jimmy
2010
7.8
NCIS: Los Angeles
as FBI Agent Landon Frisbee
2009
7.5
The Good Wife
as Josh Baldwin
2009
7.6
Drop Dead Diva
as Mr. Trilling
2009
7.7
Virtuality
2009
8.2
Virtuality
as Dr. Jules Braun
2009
5.1
Castle
as Jason Byford
2009
8.0
🎬
Stream
as Marco
2009
0.0
Leverage
as John Connell
2008
7.6
The Mentalist
as Bran McTavish
2008
8.4
New Amsterdam
as Durst
2008
7.3
The Bronx Is Burning
as Thurman Munson
2007
7.0
The House Is Burning
as Carl
2006
6.6
30 Rock
as Cjokula
2006
7.4
Love Monkey
as Jeff
2006
7.5
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
as Photographer
2005
4.9
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Walter Harris
2005
8.3
Messengers
as David Richards
2004
5.3
Undermind
as Ian Waye
2003
7.2
Heartbreak Hospital
as Producer
2002
6.3
Black Knight
as Derek
2001
5.3
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Richard Celeste
2001
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Boyd
2001
7.6
Alias
as Phillip Terrance
2001
6.8
Borough of Kings
as Frankie the Snake
2000
0.0
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
as Stoner #2
2000
4.3
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jeffrey Sinclair
2000
7.6
Deadline
as Feldman
2000
0.0
Strong Medicine
as Gaby's Father
2000
7.1
Third Watch
as Larry
1999
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as James Turner
1999
7.9
The Love Letter
as Ray
1999
5.1
Above Freezing
1998
7.0
Montana
as Earl
1998
5.6
Julian Po
1997
6.5
Colin Fitz
as Dean
1997
5.0
Twisted
as Man Who Kills Can Man
1996
3.1
Ripe
as Dave
1996
5.0
Inflammable
as Roland Fantaine
1995
5.0
A Horse for Danny
as Mooney
1995
8.0
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
as Boat Owner
1991
5.5
Law & Order
as Joey Springfield
1990
7.4
Law & Order
as George Harding
1990
7.4