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Erik Jensen
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA
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 Val…
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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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2026
Tow
Movie Mike Patterson
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2025
Doc
TV show Ned Lenczyk
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2024
Brooklyn, Minnesota
Movie Kurt
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2021
The Equalizer
TV show Abe Watkins
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2020
What Breaks the Ice
Movie Sheriff McClain
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2020
The Line
Movie Writer
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2020
For Life
TV show Dez O’Reilly
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2019
Almost Home
Movie Director
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2019
Modern Love
TV show Darren
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2018
After Everything
Movie Jeff
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2018
Who?
Movie Steven Edwards (Tv Series Footage)
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2017
MINDHUNTER
TV show Dr. Moritz
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2015
Quantico
TV show Damon Grosch
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2015
Mr. Robot
TV show Frank Cody
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2013
House of Cards
TV show Fitz
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2013
The Americans
TV show Bruce Dameran
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2012
Elementary
TV show Isaac Proctor
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2012
The Frontier
Movie Doctor Strong
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2011
A Bird of the Air
Movie Bearded Man
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2011
Person of Interest
TV show Walter Dang
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2011
Unforgettable
TV show Jim Clayburn
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2010
The Walking Dead
TV show Steven Edwards
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2010
Blue Bloods
TV show Jimmy
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2010
Past Life
TV show Patrick
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2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV show FBI Agent Landon Frisbee
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2009
The Good Wife
TV show Josh Baldwin
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2009
Drop Dead Diva
TV show Mr. Trilling
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2009
Virtuality
Movie Dr. Jules Braun
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2009
Virtuality
TV show
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2009
Castle
TV show Jason Byford
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2009
Lie to Me
TV show Wayne Dobar
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2009
Stream
Movie Marco
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2008
Leverage
TV show John Connell
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2008
The Mentalist
TV show Bran McTavish
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2008
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Movie Video Store Manager Phil
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2008
New Amsterdam
TV show Durst
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2007
The Bronx Is Burning
TV show Thurman Munson
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2006
The House Is Burning
Movie Carl
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2006
30 Rock
TV show Cjokula
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2006
Serial
Movie Gary Whitlock
