Erik Jensen
Acting • Born 1970-07-20
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
Filmography
68 credits
The Love Letter
Movie • 1999
Ray
The House Is Burning
Movie • 2006
Carl
A Horse for Danny
Movie • 1995
Mooney
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Movie • 1991
Boat Owner
Virtuality
Movie • 2009
Dr. Jules Braun
Undermind
Movie • 2003
Ian Waye
Montana
Movie • 1998
Earl
Twisted
Movie • 1996
Man Who Kills Can Man
Julian Po
Movie • 1997
Above Freezing
Movie • 1998
Richie
Brooklyn, Minnesota
Movie • 2024
Kurt
Inflammable
Movie • 1995
Roland Fantaine
Stream
Movie • 2009
Marco
The Frontier
Movie • 2012
Doctor Strong
Colin Fitz
Movie • 1997
Dean
Black Knight
Movie • 2001
Derek
After Everything
Movie • 2018
Jeff
Borough of Kings
Movie • 2000
Frankie the Snake
Messengers
Movie • 2004
David Richards
Heartbreak Hospital
Movie • 2002
Producer
A Bird of the Air
Movie • 2011
Bearded Man
What Breaks the Ice
Movie • 2020
Sheriff McClain
Ripe
Movie • 1996
Dave
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Movie • 2000
Stoner #2
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
Movie • 2005
Photographer
The Year That Trembled
Movie • 2002
Todd Franklin
The Exonerated
Movie • 2006
Jeff
Who?
Movie • 2018
Steven Edwards (Tv Series Footage)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Movie • 2008
Video Store Manager Phil
Arresting Gena
Movie • 1997
Stevie
Elementary
TV • 2012
Isaac Proctor
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Jeffrey Sinclair
The Bronx Is Burning
TV • 2007
Thurman Munson
Virtuality
TV • 2009
Castle
TV • 2009
Jason Byford
Blue Bloods
TV • 2010
Jimmy
Person of Interest
TV • 2011
Walter Dang
The Americans
TV • 2013
Bruce Dameran
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Richard Celeste
Quantico
TV • 2015
Damon Grosch
Unforgettable
TV • 2011
Jim Clayburn
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Bran McTavish
Mr. Robot
TV • 2015
Frank Cody
Leverage
TV • 2008
John Connell
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Josh Baldwin
30 Rock
TV • 2006
Cjokula
Drop Dead Diva
TV • 2009
Mr. Trilling
Modern Love
TV • 2019
Darren
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
James Turner
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Joey Springfield
Law & Order
TV • 1990
George Harding
House of Cards
TV • 2013
Fitz
The Equalizer
TV • 2021
Abe Watkins
MINDHUNTER
TV • 2017
Dr. Moritz
The Walking Dead
TV • 2010
Steven Edwards
Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Gaby's Father
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Boyd
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV • 2005
Walter Harris
Deadline
TV • 2000
Feldman
New Amsterdam
TV • 2008
Durst
For Life
TV • 2020
Dez O’Reilly
Love Monkey
TV • 2006
Jeff
Third Watch
TV • 1999
Larry
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009
FBI Agent Landon Frisbee
Doc
TV • 2025
Ned Lenczyk
Alias
TV • 2001
Phillip Terrance
Past Life
TV • 2010
Patrick
Swift Justice
TV • 1996
Mutrix