Erik Jensen is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter and
director.Jensen was born and raised in Apple Valley, Minnesota. He
graduated from Apple Valley High School. He earned a Bachelor of Fine
Arts in acting from Carnegie Mellon University.An actor, writer and
director, Jensen has had over a hundred roles on television, film, and
stage, most notably as legendary Thurman Munson of the New York
Yankees in the ESPN miniseries The Bronx Is Burning. He portrayed Dr.
Stephen Edwards on The Walking Dead, plays conspiracy theorist Frank
Cody on Mr. Robot, and appeared alongside Aasif Mandvi in the Pulitzer
Prize-winning production of Ayad Akhtars' Disgraced at Lincoln Center.
He also appeared as legendary rock critic Lester Bangs in the
critically acclaimed one-man play "How to Be A Rock Critic," 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. "How to Be A Rock Critic" received critical acclaim from
Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Billboard and other publications.In
2017 he co-directed the film Almost Home with Jessica Blank based on
her novel of the same name.
director.Jensen was born and raised in Apple Valley, Minnesota. He
graduated from Apple Valley High School. He earned a Bachelor of Fine
Arts in acting from Carnegie Mellon University.An actor, writer and
director, Jensen has had over a hundred roles on television, film, and
stage, most notably as legendary Thurman Munson of the New York
Yankees in the ESPN miniseries The Bronx Is Burning. He portrayed Dr.
Stephen Edwards on The Walking Dead, plays conspiracy theorist Frank
Cody on Mr. Robot, and appeared alongside Aasif Mandvi in the Pulitzer
Prize-winning production of Ayad Akhtars' Disgraced at Lincoln Center.
He also appeared as legendary rock critic Lester Bangs in the
critically acclaimed one-man play "How to Be A Rock Critic," 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. "How to Be A Rock Critic" received critical acclaim from
Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Billboard and other publications.In
2017 he co-directed the film Almost Home with Jessica Blank based on
her novel of the same name.
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