Eric Johnson is an actor from Canada, widely known to the American audience for episodes of the series “Cops Rookies, ” where he played the role of Luke Callahann.
Biography and the beginning of an acting career
Eric Johann Johnson was born on August 7, 1979, not far from the city of Edminton, namely in the province of Alberta, in a family of workers.
At the age of nine, parents, noting the potential of their child, sent the young man to the theater studio Stage Polaris. Even then, Eric Johnson showed great promise.
When the boy was 15 years old, director Jim Harrison invited Eric to the role of the young Brad Pitt in the film "Legends of Autumn". Johnson received his first serious role in the film "Contempt, " which appeared on the screen in 2000 and subsequently collected many awards, and was also nominated for the "Gemini" award (the most prestigious award in the Canadian film industry).
Further, the young aspiring actor in 2001 will be invited to shoot the science fiction series "Smallville Secrets", in which Eric Johnson will play the character of Whitney Fordman.
Fame Films
Further proposals came one after another. In 2007, he won the lead role in the television series Flash Gordon. Three years later, Eric was offered the lead role in the comedy drama "Mrs. Miracle in Manhattan."
Johnson tried himself in various roles. He played the detective in the police drama Cops Rookie, and was also a bank robber.
In 2013, the famous director Steven Soderbergh invited Eric to play one of the main roles in the medical drama "Knickerbocker Hospital".
The filmography of Eric has several dozen films and series of various genres.
One of the last works of the actor are the films “The Nanny with a Surprise”, “Clash” and the sensational picture of 2017 “Fifty Shades Darker”, where he plays the head of Anastacia Jack Hyde.
In 2001, the actor received an award for best leading male role in drama.
