Erik Knudsen (born March 25, 1988) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Daniel Matthews in ''

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'', Alec Sadler in ''

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in the CBS series ''

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''.

Life and career

Knudsen was born on March 25, 1988 in

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. His first film debut was in the 2000 film, ''Tribulation''. In 2001, Knudsen guest starred on ''

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'' and appeared in three other episodes. He was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his performance. In 2003, Knudsen starred in the TV series ''

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''. He co-starred as Leroy "Lefty" in the

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of ''

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'', and in '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' as Lucas "Crash" Wilson, who was the lead singer of fictional band Crash and the Boys. In 2005, he co-starred in the horror film ''

''. From 2006 to 2008 he played the series regular role,

in the

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series ''

''. Knudsen portrayed Robbie in the 2011 slasher film ''

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''. Knudsen played Ryan in '' The Barrens'', co-starring

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, which was released in late 2012. He portrayed teen tech genius Alec Sadler in the Canadian science fiction series ''

'', starring alongside Rachel Nichols and

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, and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the role for two consecutive years at the

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s. He appears in ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knudsen, Erik 1988 births Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Living people Male actors from Toronto