Erik Jensen
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1970-07-20 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Erik Jenson
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.
Known For
TV Shows (38)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as James Turner
Law & Order
1990
as Joey Springfield / George Harding
The Mentalist
2008
as Bran McTavish
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Jeffrey Sinclair
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Richard Celeste / Boyd
The Walking Dead
2010
as Steven Edwards
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Walter Harris
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as FBI Agent Landon Frisbee
Blue Bloods
2010
as Jimmy
The Good Wife
2009
as Josh Baldwin
Castle
2009
as Jason Byford
Person of Interest
2011
as Walter Dang
Elementary
2012
as Isaac Proctor
Strong Medicine
2000
as Gaby's Father
Third Watch
1999
as Larry
30 Rock
2006
as Cjokula
Mr. Robot
2015
as Frank Cody
House of Cards
2013
as Fitz
The Americans
2013
as Bruce Dameran
Unforgettable
2011
as Jim Clayburn
The Equalizer
2021
as Abe Watkins
Lie to Me
2009
as Wayne Dobar
MINDHUNTER
2017
as Dr. Moritz
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Mr. Trilling
Leverage
2008
as John Connell
Quantico
2015
as Damon Grosch
Doc
2025
as Ned Lenczyk
Modern Love
2019
as Darren
Alias
2001
as Phillip Terrance
The Bronx Is Burning
2007
as Thurman Munson
For Life
2020
as Dez O’Reilly
New Amsterdam
2008
as Durst
Past Life
2010
as Patrick
Swift Justice
1996
as Mutrix
Deadline
2000
as Feldman
Century City
2004
as Randolph Clemens
Love Monkey
2006
as Jeff
Virtuality
2009
Movies (33)
Striking Distance
1993
as Kid On Steps
Black Knight
2001
as Derek
Tow
2026
as Mike Patterson
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
as Video Store Manager Phil
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
2000
as Stoner #2
The Love Letter
1999
as Ray
Virtuality
2009
as Dr. Jules Braun
Stream
2009
as Marco
Who?
2018
as Steven Edwards (Tv Series Footage)
Cherry
1999
A Bird of the Air
2011
as Bearded Man
After Everything
2018
as Jeff
Montana
1998
as Earl
The Year That Trembled
2002
as Todd Franklin
The Exonerated
2006
as Jeff
Colin Fitz
1997
as Dean
Julian Po
1997
Inflammable
1995
as Roland Fantaine
Ripe
1996
as Dave
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
2005
as Photographer
A Horse for Danny
1995
as Mooney
The House Is Burning
2006
as Carl
What Breaks the Ice
2020
as Sheriff McClain
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
1991
as Boat Owner
Heartbreak Hospital
2002
as Producer
Brooklyn, Minnesota
2024
as Kurt
Above Freezing
1998
as Richie
Arresting Gena
1997
as Stevie
Twisted
1996
as Man Who Kills Can Man
Undermind
2003
as Ian Waye
The Frontier
2012
as Doctor Strong
Messengers
2004
as David Richards
Borough of Kings
2000
as Frankie the Snake
About Erik Jensen
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 t… With 71 credits spanning from 1990 to 2026, Erik Jensen has appeared in 33 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Erik Jensen Movies
- Striking Distance (1993) — as Kid On Steps
- Black Knight (2001) — as Derek
- Tow (2026) — as Mike Patterson
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) — as Video Store Manager Phil
- Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) — as Stoner #2
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