Erik Knudsen
| Erik Knudsen | |
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 Knudsen at a panel for Continuum at the 2012 Fan Expo Canada | |
| Born |
March 25, 1988 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
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 and Dale Turner in the CBS series Jericho.
Life and career
Knudsen was born in Toronto, Ontario. In 1999 Knudsen got his first acting role as 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 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 plays Ryan in the film The Barrens, co-starring True Blood's Stephen Moyer, which was released in late 2012.[2]
He plays teen tech genius Alec Sadler in the Canadian Science Fiction series Continuum, along with Rachel Nichols and Victor Webster.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Real Kids, Real Adventures | Alex Schreffler | Episode: "Heimlich Hero: The Michelle Shreffler Story" |
| 2000 | Tribulation | Young Tom Canboro | |
| 2000 | Common Ground | Young Johnny Burroughs | TV movie |
| 2000 | In a Heartbeat | Jason | Episode: "You Say It's Your Birthday" |
| 2000 | Santa Who? | Nasty Boy | TV movie |
| 2001 | Blackout | Ian Robbins | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Familiar Stranger | Young Chris Welsh | TV movie |
| 2001 | Doc | Mitch | Episode: "First Impressions" Episode: "No Time Like the Present" |
| 2001 | Stolen Miracle | Tommy | TV movie |
| 2001-2002 | The Guardian | Hunter Reed | Episode: "Reunion" Episode: "Home" Episode: "The Beginning" |
| 2003 | Full-Court Miracle | TJ Murphy | TV movie |
| 2003–2004 | Mental Block | Donovan Mackay | 26 episodes |
| 2004 | Blue Murder | Jake Green | Episode: "Janet Green" |
| 2005 | Kevin Hill | Ryan Stallinger | Episode: "Losing Isn't Everything" |
| 2005 | Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, TheThe Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | Rog Ryan at thirteen years old | |
| 2005 | Saw II | Daniel Matthews | |
| 2006 | Booky Makes Her Mark | Arthur Thomson | TV movie |
| 2006 | Bon Cop, Bad Cop | Jonathan Ward | |
| 2006 | Lobster Tale, AA Lobster Tale | Timmy Brock | |
| 2006–2008 | Jericho | Dale Turner | Series regular (season 1), guest star (season 2); 18 episodes |
| 2008 | Teacher's Crime, AA Teacher's Crime | Jeremy Rander | TV movie |
| 2008 | Flashpoint | Jackson Barcliffe | Episode: "The Element of Surprise" |
| 2008 | Saw V | Daniel Matthews | |
| 2009 | Youth in Revolt | Leroy "Lefty" | |
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Luke "Crash" Wilson | |
| 2011 | Beastly | Trey Madison | |
| 2011 | Scream 4 | Robbie Mercer | |
| 2012 | The Barrens | Ryan | |
| 2012 | Saving Hope | Mitchell | |
| 2012–present | Continuum | Alec Sadler | |
| 2012 | Degrassi | Darrin Howe | 2 episodes; "Degrassi: Las Vegas" ("Love Fool" parts 1 and 2) |
References
- ↑ "Three More Join Scream 4". comingsoon.net. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Mia Kirshner, Erik Knudsen And J Larose Join Darren Lynn Bousman's The Barrens". cinemablend.com. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ↑ "Continuum Official Press Release". shawmediatv.ca. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erik Knudsen. |
- Erik Knudsen at the Internet Movie Database
- Erik Knudsen Official Twitter
- Erik Knudsen Bio at CBS – Jericho
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