Eric Johnson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 7, 1979 (age 47)
- Birthplace
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Biography
Eric Johnson (Eric Johann Johnson, born August 7, 1979, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian actor who began performing at age nine in Stage Polaris, a theater company in Edmonton, and made his first film appearance at fifteen as the young Tristan in Legends of the Fall (1994). His breakout role came in 2001 as Whitney Fordman, Clark Kent's rival, on Smallville, where he met his wife, writer-producer Adria Budd, on set; they married on his 25th birthday in 2004 and have one child born in 2007. He has also directed and produced, and is known for playing Flash Gordon on the 2007–2008 series of the same name, Detective Luke Callaghan on Rookie Blue, and Jack Hyde in the Fifty Shades films. His notable film credits include Legends of the Fall (1994) (Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins), Stealing Sinatra (2003) (Michael Caine, John Cusack), Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004) (Katharine Isabelle, Melissa George), Honeymoon With Mom (2006) (Diane Keaton, Billy Crystal), Fifty Shades Darker (2017) (Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan), Fifty Shades Freed (2018) (Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan), A Simple Favor (2018) (Anne Hathaway, Blake Lively), A Million Miles Away (2023) (Karen Pittman, Michael Peña), Fight Another Day (2024) (Michael Jai White, Adrien Brody), and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) (Henry Cavill, Aaron Taylor-Johnson). On television he is best known for Smallville (2001–2004), Flash Gordon (2007–2008), Rookie Blue (2010–2013), The Knick (2014–2015), Vikings (2020), American Gods (2021), and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022).
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Filmography
Young Chicks Love Big Dicks 10
Movie
Remind Me
Movie
How We Stand
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When I Said I Do
Movie · as Shawn Willis
I Will Find You
TV · as Ross Sumner · 2 eps
The Players
Movie · as Reinhardt
The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy
TV · as Ervil · 2 eps
Fight Another Day
Movie · as Ryan Taylor
A Christmas Less Traveled
Movie · as Greyson
Have a Good Day
Movie · as Ben
The Ground Beneath Our Feet
Movie · as Roy Stratford
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
TV · as Adrian Henning · 1 ep
A Million Miles Away
Movie · as Clint Logan
Accused
TV · as Trey · 1 ep
Rehab
Movie · as Brad Smith
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
TV · as Sheriff Beasley · 9 eps
Pimpin Ain't Easy
Movie · as Teddy Long
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
Movie · as Charlie Lake
Hudson & Rex
TV · as Darryl Perth · 1 ep
Fifty Shades Freed
Movie · as Jack Hyde
A Simple Favor
Movie · as Davis
Caught
TV · as Brian Hearn · 5 eps
The Alienist
TV · as Captain Miller · 1 ep
Condor
TV · as Tracy Crane · 10 eps
Fifty Shades Darker
Movie · as Jack Hyde
American Gods
TV · as Chad Mulligan · 7 eps
Junior
TV · as Rick · 10 eps
Valentine Ever After
Movie · as Ben Thomas
The Girlfriend Experience
TV · as Peter Koscielny · 1 ep
Flash Gordon Classic
Movie · as Flash Gordon
Interview With A Time Traveler
Movie · as Time Traveler
The Knick
TV · as Dr. Everett Gallinger · 20 eps
Fir Crazy
Movie · as Darren
Vikings
TV · as Erik · 14 eps
Orphan Black
TV · as Chad Norris · 3 eps
Saving Hope
TV · as Dr. Jason Kalfis · 3 eps
Alcatraz
TV · as Cal Sweeney · 1 ep
Deck the Halls
Movie · as Jack Riley
Meteor Storm
Movie · as Kyle Pember
Call Me Mrs. Miracle
Movie · as Jake
Rookie Blue
TV · as Luke Callaghan, Detective Luke Callaghan · 26 eps
Die-ner (Get It?)
Movie · as Getaway Zombie
My Nanny's Secret
Movie · as Drew
Everest
TV · as Laurie Skreslet · 4 eps
Flash Gordon
TV · as Steven 'Flash' Gordon · 21 eps
The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided
Movie · as Joshua Steed
Honeymoon with Mom
Movie · as Adam
Expiration Date
Movie · as Animal Control Officer #2
The Unit
TV · as Ethan McNeal · 1 ep
The Work and the Glory II: American Zion
Movie · as Joshua Steed
Marker
Movie · as Roddy Dutch
A Friend of the Family
Movie · as Darrin Shaw
Ghost Whisperer
TV · as Gordon Pike · 1 ep
Criminal Minds
TV · as Sean Hotchner · 2 eps
Supernatural
TV · as Brady · 1 ep
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
Movie · as Tyler
The Work and the Glory
Movie · as Joshua Steed
Anonymous Rex
Movie · as Rhys
The Collector
TV · as Nick · 1 ep
Stealing Sinatra
Movie · as Dean Torrence
Bang Bang You're Dead
Movie · as Mark Kenworth
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
Movie · as Brian Richter
Smallville
Movie · as Whitney Fordman
The Dead Zone
TV · as Young Gene Purdy / Raymond Franklin · 1 ep
Texas Rangers
Movie · as Rollins
Smallville
TV · as Whitney Fordman · 23 eps
MythQuest
TV · as Telemachus · 1 ep
Bear with Me
Movie · as Scott Robinson
Scorn
Movie · as Darren Huenemann
Borderline Normal
Movie · as Rocco
Question of Privilege
Movie · as Joel Aldridge
Mentors
TV · 1 ep
Atomic Train
TV · as Danny · 2 eps
Heart of the Sun
Movie · as Jack
Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story
Movie · as Jason
Legends of the Fall
Movie · as Teen Tristan
Road to Saddle River
Movie · as Lance
Schulmädchen 4 - Heiße Hüpfer
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