Eric Johnson (actor)

Eric Johann Johnson (born August 7, 1979) is a Canadian actor known for playing Flash Gordon on the eponymous 2007-08 television series, Whitney Fordman on the science-fiction series Smallville, Detective Luke Callaghan on the police drama Rookie Blue, Jack Hyde in the Fifty Shades film series, and portraying both Eric Harris and Timmothy McVeigh on the Canadian/British documentary series Zero Hour.

Not to be confused with American voice actor Eric Vale, who is also credited as Eric Johnson.
Eric Johnson
Johnson in 2011
Born
Eric Johann Johnson

(1979-08-07) August 7, 1979
Edmonton, Alberta
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Spouse(s)
Adria Budd
(
m. 2004)
Children1

Career

Johnson began his career acting at the age of nine, when his parents enrolled him in Stage Polaris, a theater company in Edmonton.[1][2] Johnson played the younger version of Brad Pitt's character in 1994 film Legends of the Fall. In Canada, Johnson was the lead in an award-winning film titled Scorn. His break-out role came in 2001, as football jock and Clark Kent rival Whitney Fordman in Smallville.

In 2004, Johnson played the anti-Mormon son, Joshua Steed, in The Work and the Glory and later its sequels. A few years later, he played the title role in the television revival of Flash Gordon that debuted on Sci Fi in August 2007; the series was cancelled after one season. On November 27, 2010, Johnson starred as Jake Finley in the Hallmark movie, Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle.[3] He also portrayed Luke Callahan in the Canadian police drama Rookie Blue and inmate Cal Sweeney, a bank robber, oin the Fox series Alcatraz. In 2012, Johnson was cast as the voice actor and physical actor of Sam Fisher in Splinter Cell: Blacklist, replacing Michael Ironside, who voiced the character in previous installments.

In 2013, Johnson was cast in Cinemax's original medical drama The Knick as a racist, but talented, young medic who is Clive Owen's protege; the series was directed by Steven Soderbergh.[4][5]

Johnson played villain Jack Hyde in the drama sequels Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018).[6][7]

Personal life

Johnson was born in Edmonton, Alberta. His father, Fred, managed a binding corporation, and his mother, Jane, is a librarian, massage therapist, and music teacher.[8][9] In 2004, Johnson married writer-producer Adria Budd, whom he met on the set of Smallville, as she was Annette O'Toole's and John Glover's personal assistant.[1] They have a daughter, Calla Prairie Johnson, who was born in 2007.[10]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Road to Saddle RiverLance
Legends of the FallTeen Tristan
1998Oklahoma City: A Survivor's StoryJasonTelevision film
Heart of the SunJack
1999Question of PrivilegeJoel Aldridge
Atomic TrainDannyTelevision film
2000Borderline NormalRocco
Bear With MeScott Robinson
ScornDarren HuenemannTelevision film
Nominated – Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Children of FortuneAndrew BastTelevision film
2001Texas RangersRollins
2002Bang Bang You're DeadMark KenworthTelevision film
Beauty ShotChad Johnson
2003Stealing SinatraDean Torrence
Hollywood Wives: The New GenerationBrian RichterTelevision film
2004A Friend of the FamilyDarris Shaw
Ginger Snaps 2: UnleashedTyler
A Clown's GiftSam the Clown
BlindedJohn
Anonymous RexRhysTelevision film
The Work and the GloryJoshua Steed
2005Falcon BeachLane BradshawTelevision film
MarkerRoddy Dutch
The Work and the Glory: American ZionJoshua Steed
2006Expiration DateAnimal Control Officer #2
The Work and the Glory: A House DividedJoshua Steed
Honeymoon with MomAdam
2009My Nanny's SecretDrewTelevision film
2010Meteor StormKyle Pember
Call Me Mrs. MiracleJake Finley
2013Oh Christmas Tree!Darren
Meteor StormKyle Pember
Fir CrazyDarren
2015Flash Gordon ClassicFlash GordonAnimated fan film
2016Valentine Ever AfterBenHallmark Channel TV movie
2017Fifty Shades DarkerJack Hyde
2018Fifty Shades FreedJack Hyde
A Simple FavorDavis
2019Disappearance at Clifton HillCharlie Lake

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1992The Ray Bradbury TheaterEpisode: "The Utterly Perfect Murder"
1999Night ManAlexEpisode: "Blader"
2001MythQuestTelemachusEpisode: "The Oracle"
SmallvilleWhitney Fordman24 episodes;
Main Cast (Season 1)
Special Guest (Seasons 2, 4)
2004The CollectorNickEpisode: "The Yogi"
2006Criminal MindsSean Hotchner2 episodes
The Dead ZoneYoung Gene PurdyEpisode: "Revelations"
2007Ghost WhispererGordon PikeEpisode: "Speed Demon"
The UnitEthan McNealEpisode: "Games of Chance"
Everest '82Laurie SkresletMini-series; 4 episodes
Flash GordonSteven "Flash" GordonLead Role; 21 episodes
2010Rookie BlueDet. Luke Callaghan35 episodes;
Main cast (Seasons 1–2)
Recurring (Seasons 3–4)
SupernaturalBradyEpisode: "The Devil You Know"
2012AlcatrazCal SweeneyEpisode: "Cal Sweeny"
2013, 2017Orphan BlackChad3 episodes
2014Saving HopeDr. Jason Kalfis3 episodes
The KnickDr. Everett GallingerMain cast;
Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series (2015)
2018CaughtBrian HearnMain role
2018The AlienistCaptain MillerEpisode: Psychopathia Sexualis
2019Hudson & Rex Darryl PerthEpisode: Trial and Error
2019–presentVikingsErik the RedMain cast (Season 6)
5 episodes
2019CondorTracy Crane7 episodes
2020American GodsChad MulliganEpisode: #3.1

Video Games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Splinter Cell: BlacklistSamuel "Sam" FisherVoice, likeness, and motion-capture performance
gollark: It isn't. Perhaps you're apioforms. Or your TTL is just long.
gollark: It should be implicit in all semicolons.
gollark: Haskell was made for implementing ghc.
gollark: There is "with one hand tied behind my back".
gollark: Thanks!

References
  1. TV.com. "Eric Johnson". TV.com.
  2. "Eric Johnson". TVGuide.com.
  3. "Call Me Mrs. Miracle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  4. Bobbin, Jay (August 21, 2013). "'Rookie Blue's' Eric Johnson checks into Steven Soderbergh's Cinemax hospital drama". zap2it. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (21 August 2013). "Trio Join HBO's Salahuddin-Riddle Pilot, Cinemax's 'Knick' Series Adds 3 To Cast".
  6. Justin Kroll (February 12, 2016). "'Fifty Shades Darker' Adds 'The Knick's' Eric Johnson as Christian Grey's Rival (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  7. Mia Galuppo (February 12, 2016). "'Knick' Actor Eric Johnson Joins 'Fifty Shades Darker'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  8. "Eric Johnson Biography (1979-)". www.filmreference.com.
  9. "Knick actor Eric Johnson returns home to Edmonton for holidays". 23 December 2014.
  10. "Eric Johnson Biography". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
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