Erik Knudsen
Knudsen in 2012
Born (1988-03-25) March 25, 1988 (age 35)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1999–2021

Erik Knudsen (born March 25, 1988) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Daniel Matthews in Saw II, Robbie Mercer in Scream 4, Alec Sadler in Continuum and Dale Turner in the CBS series Jericho.

Life and career

Knudsen was born on March 25, 1988, in Toronto, Ontario.[1] His first film debut was in the 2000 film, Tribulation.[2]

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, in The Walking Dead as Joel Pink 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 co-starred in the horror film Saw II.[3] From 2006 to 2008, he played the series regular role, Dale Turner in the CBS series Jericho.[2]

Knudsen portrayed Robbie in the 2011 slasher film Scream 4.[4] Knudsen played Ryan in The Barrens, co-starring True Blood's Stephen Moyer, which was released in late 2012.[5]

He portrayed teen tech genius Alec Sadler in the Canadian science fiction series Continuum, starring alongside Rachel Nichols and Victor Webster,[6] and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the role for two consecutive years at the Saturn Awards.[7][8] He appears in Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2,[9] the horror feature Darker Than Night,[10] as well as Stephen King-based sci-fi TV series The Mist and space adventure drama series Killjoys.[2]

Filmography

Film

List of films and roles
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Tribulation Young Tom Canboro First film role
2005 Saw II Daniel Matthews
2006 Bon Cop, Bad Cop Jonathan Ward
A Lobster Tale Timmy Brock
2009 Youth in Revolt Leroy "Lefty"
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Lucas "Crash" Wilson
2011 Beastly Trey Madison
Scream 4 Robbie Mercer
2012 The Barrens Ryan
2017 Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2 Jonathan Ward
2018 Blindsided Toby
2021 Heart of Champions Rower

Television

List of television appearances and roles
Year Title Role Notes
1999 I Was a Sixth Grade Alien! Kenny the Collector / Kenny
  • Episode: "They Saved Grandpa's Brain!"
  • Episode: "Floormat from the Putrid Lagoon"
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?
Common Ground Young Johnny Burroughs Television film
Santa Who? Nasty Boy Television film
2001–
2002 		The Guardian Hunter Reed 4 episodes
2001 Blackout Ian Robbins Television film
The Familiar Stranger Young Chris Welsh Television film
Doc Mitch 2 episodes
2003–
2004 		Mental Block Donovan Mackay 26 episodes
2003 Full-Court Miracle T.J. Murphy Television film
2004 Blue Murder Jake Green Episode: "Janet Green"
2005 Kevin Hill Ryan Stallinger Episode: "Losing Isn't Everything"
2006 Booky Makes Her Mark Arthur Thomson Television film
2006–
2008 		Jericho Dale Turner 18 episodes
2008 Flashpoint Jackson Barcliffe Episode: "The Element of Surprise"
2012 Saving Hope Mitchell Episode: "Pilot"
2012–
2015 		Continuum Alec Sadler 42 episodes
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2014–16)
2012 Degrassi Darrin Howe 2 episodes
2014 Not With My Daughter Dennis Brunner Television film
2016 12 Monkeys Thomas Crawford Jr. Episode: "One Hundred Years"
2017 Ransom Lucas Hamil Episode: "Regeneration"
The Mist Vic 7 episodes
Killjoys McAvoy 2 episodes
Stickman Jeremy Television film
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"
Private Eyes Bryce 2 episodes
Mayor of Kingstown Spivey Episode: "Simply Murder"
So Help Me Todd Brian McAtee Episode: "Second Second Chance"

References

  1. ^ "Erik Knudsen". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Erik Knudsen". TV Guide. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Crust, Kevin (October 29, 2005). "Grisly 'Saw II' makes the cut". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  4. ^ Kit, Borys (June 30, 2010). "'Scream 4' sees Brody, Shelton and Knudsen as fresh blood (exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  5. ^ O'Connell, Sean. "Mia Kirshner, Erik Knudsen And J Larose Join Darren Lynn Bousman's The Barrens". CinemaBlend. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Rachel Nichols and Victor Webster Star in 'Continuum', Shaw Media's New Original Drama Series" (Press release). Vancouver, BC: Shaw Media. January 27, 2012. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  7. ^ Johns, Nikara (February 25, 2014). "'Gravity,' 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' Lead Saturn Awards Noms". Variety. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  8. ^ Kelley, Seth (March 3, 2015). "'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and 'Interstellar' Lead Saturn Awards Noms". Variety. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  9. ^ Pegden, Bailee (June 2, 2017). "Review: Bon Cop Bad Cop 2". The Charlatan. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  10. ^ Hamman, Cody (February 23, 2018). "A blind girl fights for survival in Darker Than Night". JoBlo.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.

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