Erik Knudsen (born March 25, 1988) is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for portraying Daniel Matthews in Saw II, Alec Sadler in Continuum, Robbie in Scream 4 and Dale Turner in the CBS series Jericho.
Erik Knudsen | |
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![]() Knudsen at a panel for Continuum at the 2012 Fan Expo Canada | |
Born | (1988-03-25) March 25, 1988 (age 34) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Knudsen was born in Toronto, Ontario. His first acting role was in 1999, portraying Alex Schreffler in the TV series Real Kids, Real Adventures.
In 2001, Knudsen guest starred on The Guardian and appeared in three other episodes. He was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his performance. In 2003, Knudsen starred in the TV series Mental Block. He co-starred as Leroy "Lefty" in the film adaptation of Youth in Revolt, and in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Lucas "Crash" Wilson, who was the lead singer of fictional band Crash and the Boys. In 2005, he starred in the horror film Saw II.
Knudsen portrayed Robbie in the 2011 film Scream 4.[1] Knudsen played Ryan in The Barrens, co-starring True Blood's Stephen Moyer, which was released in late 2012.[2]
He portrayed teen tech genius Alec Sadler in the Canadian science fiction series Continuum, starring alongside Rachel Nichols and Victor Webster,[3] and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the role for two consecutive years at the Saturn Awards.[4][5] He appears in Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2,[6] the horror feature Darker Than Night,[7] as well as Stephen King-based sci-fi TV series The Mist,[8] and space adventure drama series Killjoys.[9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Tribulation | Young Tom Canboro | |
Common Ground | Young Johnny Burroughs | Television movie | |
Santa Who? | Nasty Boy | Television movie | |
2001 | Blackout | Ian Robbins | Television movie |
The Familiar Stranger | Young Chris Welsh | Television movie | |
2005 | Saw II | Daniel Matthews | |
2006 | Booky Makes Her Mark | Arthur Thomson | Television movie |
Bon Cop, Bad Cop | Jonathan Ward | ||
A Lobster Tale | Timmy Brock | ||
The Scott Tibbs Documentary | Daniel Matthews | Uncredited; cameo | |
Saw III | Uncredited; archival footage | ||
2007 | Saw IV | Uncredited; photo only | |
2008 | Saw V | Uncredited; cameo | |
2009 | Youth in Revolt | Leroy "Lefty" | |
2010 | Saw 3D | Daniel Matthews | Uncredited; archive footage |
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Lucas "Crash" Wilson | ||
2011 | Beastly | Trey Madison | |
Scream 4 | Robbie Mercer | ||
2012 | The Barrens | Ryan | |
2014 | Not With My Daughter | Dennis Brunner | Television movie |
2016 | Enfant Terrible | Marcus | Short film |
2017 | Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2 | Jonathan Ward | |
Stickman | Jeremy | Television movie | |
2018 | Blindsided | Toby | |
2021 | Heart of Champions | Rower | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | My Best Friend Is an Alien | Kenny the Collector / Kenny | Episode: "Floormat from the Putrid Lagoon" "They Saved Grandpa's Brain!" |
Real Kids, Real Adventures | Alex Schreffler | Episode: "Heimlich Hero: The Michelle Shreffler Story" | |
2000 | In a Heartbeat | Jason | Episode: "You Say It's Your Birthday" |
The Wonderful World of Disney | Nasty Boy | Episode: Santa Who? | |
2001–02 | The Guardian | Hunter Reed | 4 episodes |
2001 | Doc | Mitch | 2 episodes |
2003–04 | Mental Block | Donovan Mackay | 26 episodes |
2004 | Blue Murder | Jake Green | Episode: "Janet Green" |
2005 | Kevin Hill | Ryan Stallinger | Episode: "Losing Isn't Everything" |
2006–08 | Jericho | Dale Turner | 18 episodes |
2008 | Flashpoint | Jackson Barcliffe | Episode: "The Element of Surprise" |
2012 | Saving Hope | Mitchell | Episode: "Pilot" |
2012–15 | Continuum | Alec Sadler | 41 episodes Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2014–16) |
2012 | Degrassi | Darrin Howe | 2 episodes |
2016 | 12 Monkeys | Thomas Crawford Jr. | Episode: "One Hundred Years" |
2017 | Ransom | Lucas Hamil | Episode: "Regeneration" |
The Mist | Vic | 4 episodes | |
Killjoys | McAvoy | 4 episodes | |
2019 | Designated Survivor | Davis Marlowe | Episode: "#scaredsh*tless" |
Murdoch Mysteries | Frank Rizzo | Episode: "Toronto the Bad" | |
2020 | Hudson & Rex | Ian Silver | Episode: "Tunnel Vision" |
2021 | Nine Films About Technology | Cory | Episode: "Digital Gold" |
2021 | Private Eyes | Bryce | Episode: "Smart Home Alone" |
2021 | Mayor of Kingstown | Spivey | Episode: "Simply Murder" |
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