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Erik Knudsen

エリック・ナドセン　/　えりっく・などせん

Actor from Canada

March 25, 1988 (age 38)　・　Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ontario
actor
film actor
television actor

My Take

Erik Knudsen interests me as a study in the steady working actor rather than the overnight celebrity. Breaking out at seventeen in Saw II is no small feat; horror demands you sell terror convincingly while still being watchable, and that takes more craft than people credit. Coming up through Canadian youth television, he clearly learned the value of showing up and delivering. I tend to root for performers like this, the ones who build a career on consistency rather than spectacle, because they are often the most reliable presences on any set. There is something honest about an actor who lets the work, not the hype, speak for him.

Overview

Erik Knudsen (born March 25, 1988) is a Canadian actor. He initially gained attention for his main role as Donovan Mackay on the YTV television series Mental Block (2003–2004) before his breakout with a starring role in the horror film Saw II (2005).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Erik Knudsen
Name (Japanese): エリック・ナドセン
Reading: えりっく・などせん
Born: March 25, 1988 (age 38)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Dragon
Origin: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Occupation: actor / film actor / television actor

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