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