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