Erik Jensen is an American film, television and theatre actor born and raised in northern Minnesota. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from Carnegie Mellon University in 1992.
He has had many roles in TV series most notably in the role of legendary Thurman Munson of the New York Yankees in The Bronx Is Burning.
In addition to his work as a performer, Erik co-wrote the multi-award-winning, critically acclaimed play The Exonerated with his wife Jessica Blank.[1] It ran Off-Broadway in New York City for nearly 2 years and starred Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Aidan Quinn, and Delroy Lindo.[2] The play is based on interviews they conducted with more than 40 exonerated death row inmates. In Spring 2002, it was staged at The Actors' Gang Theater.[3] It was nominated for five Ovation Awards and three NAACP Awards, winning the Ovation for "Best World Premiere Play". Bob Balaban's production of The Exonerated ran for more than 600 performances off-Broadway; toured nationally. It was made into a movie for Court TV starring Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Delroy Lindo, Aidan Quinn, and Susan Sarandon;[4] and was produced internationally in Dublin,[5] Edinburgh,[6] London,[7] Japan, Mexico, and Italy. The Exonerated won the 2003 Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Fringe First, and Herald Angel Awards. It has also received awards from Amnesty International, the American Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Death Penalty Focus. The Exonerated has been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese.
Erik Jensen and wife Jessica Blank are preparing a new documentary play, "Iraq Refugee Project" and a film based on Blank's novel Almost Home.
Erik Jensen is married to writer/actor Jessica Blank. They live in Brooklyn.