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Erik Jensen is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and director.

Erik Jensen
Born
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActor, playwright, screenwriter, director
Years active1991–present
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​

Early life


Jensen was born and raised in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He graduated from Apple Valley High School in Minnesota in 1988.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from Carnegie Mellon University.


Career


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 miniseriesThe 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 the Pulitzer Prize-winning production of Ayad Akhtars' Disgraced at Lincoln Center. He also appeared as legendary 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. 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.

In 2020, Jensen and Blank's co-written plays, Coal Country and The Line, both premiered at The Public Theater.


Writing


Jensen and his wife Jessica Blank have been noted for their documentary theater innovations, citing the works of Anna Deavere Smith, Emily Mann, and Studs Terkel as influences.


The Exonerated


Blank and Jensen co-wrote The Exonerated, a play based on interviews they conducted with more than 40 exonerated death row inmates. In spring 2002, they co-directed The Exonerated at The Actors' Gang Theater. That production was nominated for five Ovation Awards and three NAACP Awards, won the Ovation for Best World Premiere Play, and has toured universities nationally. The New York production of The Exonerated ran for more than 600 performances off-Broadway, toured nationally, and won the Outer Critics Circle, Lortel, and Drama Desk awards, as well as awards from Amnesty International, American Bar Association, National Council of Criminal Defense Lawyers and more. It was adapted as a movie for Court TV starring Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Delroy Lindo, Aidan Quinn, and Susan Sarandon. The play has been produced internationally in Dublin, Edinburgh,[2] and London, in the United Kingdom; and in Japan, Mexico, France, China, Thailand, Iran, and Italy. It has been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, and Japanese.


Aftermath


Blank and Jensen co-wrote the documentary play Aftermath based on interviews they conducted in 2008 with Iraqi civilian refugees in Jordan. Blank directed Aftermath Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop; it was nominated for two Drama League awards and toured internationally for two years.


Almost Home


Jensen and Blank co-wrote and co-directed the feature film Almost Home in 2016,[3] adapted from the novel Almost Home written by Jessica Blank, published in October 2007 by Hyperion.[4]


How to Be A Rock Critic


Their play, How To Be A Rock Critic (based on the writings of Lester Bangs), received a commission from Center Theatre Group and was produced at the Kirk Douglas Theater, South Coast Repertory, ArtsEmerson, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and Off-Broadway at The Public Theater, with Jensen starring and Blank directing.[5]


Coal Country


Jensen and Blank's documentary play, Coal Country, about the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, opened at The Public Theater on March 3, 2020, directed by Jessica Blank, with original music written and performed by Grammy Award-winning musician Steve Earle. Coal Country was suspended when theaters closed down March 11, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The play is a recipient of the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award, and was nominated for the Drama Desk award for Outstanding Director (Jessica Blank) and Outstanding Music in a Play (Steve Earle).


The Line


Blank and Jensen wrote The Line in 2020, which tells the story about New York City health-care workers fighting against COVID-19. The one-hour documentary-style production was directed by Blank, produced and presented by The Public Theater, and streamed on YouTube from July 8 through September 1, 2020.[6]


Living Justice


Blank and Jensen's book Living Justice (2005),[7] a memoir about the making of The Exonerated, was published by Simon and Schuster and received a Kirkus Starred Review.


The Reconcilers


Erik’s sci-fi graphic novel The Reconcilers was published in 2010 by Viking Warrior Press.[8]


Personal life


Jensen married writer, director and actress Jessica Blank in 2001. They are based in Brooklyn, New York.


Filmography



Film



Television



Stage



References


  1. "Actor's path to silver screen started on Apple Valley stage | ECM Archives". archives.ecmpublishers.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  2. "The Exonerated, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh". the Guardian. 2005-08-11. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  3. N'Duka, Amanda (2016-11-14). "Hannah Marks Stars In Indie Pic 'Almost Home'". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  4. Blank, Jessica (2007). Almost home. Internet Archive. New York : Hyperion. ISBN 978-1-4231-0642-5.
  5. Petrusich, Amanda. "Lester Bangs and the Soul of Rock Criticism". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  6. Schwartz, Alexandra. "American Tragedy and Comedy, Streaming on YouTube". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  7. LIVING JUSTICE | Kirkus Reviews.
  8. SNOBS, THE MASKED MOVIE (2010-12-01). "Graphic Novel Review: The Reconcilers Volume 1 by Erik Jensen, et. al". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.




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