Acting
Aug 6, 1979
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Eric Johnson
Acting
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).
Feature Films (48)
Brigitte has escaped the confines of Bailey Downs but she's not alone. Another werewolf is tailing her closely and her sister's specter haunts her. An overdose of Monkshood - the poison that is keeping her transformation at bay - leads to her being incarcerated in a rehabilitation clinic for drug addicts where her only friend is an eccentric young girl by the name of Ghost.
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.
Legends of the Fall
Joshua Steed returns to Missouri a wealthy man with a beautiful wife; however, the past has a way of catching up. Soon Joshua is tangled in a web of rumors, deception and betrayal that threatens to tear his family apart. Back in Kirtland, financial trouble riddles the foundations of the fledgling Church causing a division, and questioning of the Prophet Joseph Smith's divine calling. Has he lost his prophetic gift? Hundreds of Saints immigrate to Missouri, where Governor Boggs raises an army - with Joshua at its head - to address the "Mormon Problem." When the militia receives orders to attack the Mormon settlement, only Joshua can save his family from the gathering mob.
The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided
A pimp’s girl gets kidnapped in the same area, a child gets kidnapped by some rookie human traffickers, and they’re on a hunt to find the two.
Pimpin Ain't Easy
Television & Series (31)
Flash Gordon is a marathon winner whose scientist father disappeared through a rift in space 13 years ago. All starts when something comes back to Earth through the rift, looking for Flash -- which drags him unwillingly into an adventure on the planet Mongo, and into conflict with the planet's ruler, Ming the Merciless.
Flash Gordon
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over.
Ghost Whisperer
The Collector is a Canadian supernatural drama television series about a man attempting to help save people who have bargained their souls with the Devil. After over 600 years of "collecting" the souls of people at the end of their 10-year deals, Morgan Pym negotiates with the Devil for the ability to aid the damned in redeeming themselves rather than sending them to Hell. Under the Devil's mocking gaze, Morgan assists his "clients" in undoing the damage their deals have done because of the devil shifting good luck towards the client and away from others. The series is set in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where it was also filmed. CHUM cancelled the program after three seasons.
The Collector
A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protecting their husbands' secrets.
