| Eric Johnson | |
| Birth Name: | Eric Johann Johnson |
| Birth Date: | 7 August 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1992–present |
| Children: | 1 |
Eric Johann Johnson (born August 7, 1979) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Flash Gordon on the eponymous 2007–2008 television series, Whitney Fordman on the superhero series Smallville, Detective Luke Callaghan on the police drama Rookie Blue, and Jack Hyde in the Fifty Shades film series. In 2022, he played a misogynist corrupt sheriff in the HBO Max horror series .
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, in the Fox series Alcatraz. In 2012, Johnson was cast as the voice actor and physical actor of Sam Fisher in , 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]
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 child born in 2007.[10]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Road to Saddle River | Lance | ||
| Legends of the Fall | Teen Tristan | |||
| 1998 | Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story | Jason | Television film | |
| Heart of the Sun | Jack | |||
| 1999 | Question of Privilege | Joel Aldridge | ||
| Atomic Train | Danny | Television film | ||
| 2000 | Borderline Normal | Rocco | ||
| Bear With Me | Scott Robinson | |||
| Scorn | Darren Huenemann | Television film Nominated – Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | ||
| Children of Fortune | Andrew Bast | Television film | ||
| 2001 | Texas Rangers | Rollins | ||
| 2002 | Bang Bang You're Dead | Mark Kenworth | Television film | |
| Beauty Shot | Chad Johnson | |||
| 2003 | Stealing Sinatra | Dean Torrence | ||
| Brian Richter | Television film | |||
| 2004 | data-sort-value="Friend of the Family, A" | A Friend of the Family | Darris Shaw | |
| Tyler | ||||
| data-sort-value="Clown's Gift, A" | A Clown's Gift | Sam the Clown | ||
| Blinded | John | |||
| Anonymous Rex | Rhys | Television film | ||
| data-sort-value="Work and the Glory, The" | The Work and the Glory | Joshua Steed | ||
| 2005 | Falcon Beach | Lane Bradshaw | Television film | |
| Marker | Roddy Dutch | |||
| data-sort-value="Work and the Glory: American Zion, The" | Joshua Steed | |||
| 2006 | Expiration Date | Animal Control Officer #2 | ||
| data-sort-value="Work and the Glory: A House Divided, The" | The Work and the Glory: A House Divided | Joshua Steed | ||
| Honeymoon with Mom | Adam | |||
| 2009 | My Nanny's Secret | Drew | Television film | |
| 2010 | Meteor Storm | Kyle Pember | ||
| Call Me Mrs. Miracle | Jake Finley | |||
| 2013 | Oh Christmas Tree! | Darren | ||
| Meteor Storm | Kyle Pember | |||
| Fir Crazy | Darren | |||
| 2015 | Flash Gordon Classic | Flash Gordon | Animated fan film | |
| 2016 | Valentine Ever After | Ben | Hallmark Channel TV movie | |
| 2017 | Fifty Shades Darker | Jack Hyde | ||
| 2018 | Fifty Shades Freed | Jack Hyde | ||
| data-sort-value="Simple Favor, A" | A Simple Favor | Davis | ||
| 2019 | Disappearance at Clifton Hill | Charlie Lake |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | data-sort-value="Ray Bradbury Theater, The" | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Episode: "The Utterly Perfect Murder" | |
| 1999 | Night Man | Alex | Episode: "Blader" | |
| Atomic Train | Danny | Two-part miniseries | ||
| 2001 | MythQuest | Episode: "The Oracle" | ||
| 2001–2004 | Smallville | 24 episodes; Main Cast (Season 1) Special Guest (Seasons 2, 4) | ||
| 2004 | data-sort-value="Collector, The" | The Collector | Nick | Episode: "The Yogi" |
| 2006, 2013 | Criminal Minds | Sean Hotchner | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | data-sort-value="Dead Zone, The" | The Dead Zone | Young Gene Purdy | Episode: "Revelations" |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Gordon Pike | Episode: "Speed Demon" | |
| The Unit | Ethan McNeal | Episode: "Games of Chance" | ||
| Everest '82 | Laurie Skreslet | Mini-series; 4 episodes | ||
| 2007–2008 | Flash Gordon | Lead Role; 21 episodes | ||
| 2010–2013 | Rookie Blue | Det. Luke Callaghan | 35 episodes; Main cast (Seasons 1–2) Recurring (Seasons 3–4) | |
| 2010 | Supernatural | Brady | Episode: "The Devil You Know" | |
| 2012 | Alcatraz | Cal Sweeney | Episode: "Cal Sweeny" | |
| 2013, 2017 | Orphan Black | Chad | 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | Saving Hope | Dr. Jason Kalfis | 3 episodes | |
| 2014–2015 | data-sort-value="Knick, The" | The Knick | Dr. Everett Gallinger | Main cast; Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series (2015) |
| 2016 | Valentine Ever After | Tom | Television film (main role) | |
| 2018 | Caught | Brian Hearn | Main role | |
| 2018 | data-sort-value="Alienist, The" | The Alienist | Captain Miller | Episode: Psychopathia Sexualis |
| 2019 | Hudson & Rex | Darryl Perth | Episode: Trial and Error | |
| 2020 | Vikings | Erik | Main cast (Season 6); 14 episodes | |
| 2020 | Condor | Tracy Crane | 7 episodes | |
| 2021 | American Gods | Chad Mulligan | 6 episodes | |
| 2022 | Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin | Sheriff Tom Beasley | Main cast; 8 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Splinter Cell: Blacklist | Voice, likeness, and motion-capture performance | ||
| 2020 | Voice |