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