Eric Johnson

Biography

Eric Johnson is a Canadian actor who got his start as a child performer at nine with Stage Polaris, an Edmonton theater company. He appeared in Legends of the Fall (1994) as the childhood counterpart of Brad Pitt's character and later took the lead in the award-winning film Scorn. His breakthrough came in 2001 as Whitney Fordman, a football player and rival to Clark Kent, on Smallville. He was the title character in a Flash Gordon television revival that ran one season, Luke Callahan on Rookie Blue, and Cal Sweeney on Alcatraz, and he voiced and physically played Sam Fisher in Splinter Cell: Blacklist. Other credits include The Work and the Glory along with its sequels, the Cinemax drama The Knick, and Jack Hyde in Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and the follow-up Fifty Shades Freed (2018). In 2022 he played a corrupt sheriff on Pretty Little Liars.

47years old

Turns 48 on August 7in 298 days

Born August 7, 1979Edmonton
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Also credited as Eric Johann Johnson

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 30 years1994 to 2024

Genres

Drama75%, 9 films
Romance33%, 4 films
Thriller33%, 4 films
Comedy25%, 3 films
Action17%, 2 films

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Big break
In 2001, Johnson landed what became his break-out role: Whitney Fordman, a football jock and rival to Clark Kent, on Smallville.

Eric Johnson movies on Netflix

A Christmas Less Traveled2024IMDb rating 6.7as Greyson
Fight Another Day2024IMDb rating 4.6as Ryan Taylor
A Million Miles Away2023IMDb rating 7.3as Clint Logan
Disappearance at Clifton Hill2019IMDb rating 5.4as Charlie Lake
Fifty Shades Freed2018IMDb rating 4.6as Jack Hyde
Fifty Shades Darker2017IMDb rating 4.6as Jack Hyde
Valentine Ever After2016IMDb rating 6.7as Ben Thomas
Call Me Mrs. Miracle2010IMDb rating 6.8as Jake
Meteor Storm2010IMDb rating 3.6as Kyle
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed2004IMDb rating 6.3as Tyler
Bang Bang You're Dead2002IMDb rating 7.7as Mark Kenworth
Legends of the Fall1994IMDb rating 7.5as Teen Tristan

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Fifty Shades Darker2017 Drama, Romanceas Jack Hyde
IMDb rating 4.6123K votes
Fifty Shades Freed2018 Drama, Romance, Thrilleras Jack Hyde
IMDb rating 4.685K votes
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed2004as Tyler
IMDb rating 6.317K votes
Bang Bang You're Dead2002as Mark Kenworth
IMDb rating 7.713K votes
A Million Miles Away2023as Clint Logan
IMDb rating 7.327K votes
Legends of the Fall1994as Teen Tristan
IMDb rating 7.5202K votes
Valentine Ever After2016as Ben Thomas
IMDb rating 6.72.5K votes
Call Me Mrs. Miracle2010as Jake
IMDb rating 6.82.7K votes

Most often with

James Foley directed two of these films. Sixteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Marcia Gay Harden

Kim Basinger

Bruce Altman

Jennifer Ehle

Dakota Johnson

Andrew AirlieJames FoleyDirector, 2 films

Films together

Marcia Gay Harden2 films together, 2017 to 2018
Marcia Gay Harden's page
- Fifty Shades Freed2018IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack HydeHarden as Grace Grey
- Fifty Shades Darker2017IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack HydeHarden as Grace Trevelyan Grey
Kim Basinger2 films together, 2017 to 2018
Kim Basinger's page
- Fifty Shades Freed2018IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack HydeBasinger as Elena Lincoln
- Fifty Shades Darker2017IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack HydeBasinger as Elena Lincoln
Bruce Altman2 films together, 2017 to 2018
Bruce Altman's page
- Fifty Shades Freed2018IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack HydeAltman as Jerry Roach
- Fifty Shades Darker2017IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack HydeAltman as Jerry Roach
Jennifer Ehle2 films together, 2017 to 2018
Jennifer Ehle's page
- Fifty Shades Freed2018IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack HydeEhle as Carla
- Fifty Shades Darker2017IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack HydeEhle as Carla
Dakota Johnson2 films together, 2017 to 2018
Dakota Johnson's page
- Fifty Shades Freed2018IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack HydeJohnson as Anastasia Steele
- Fifty Shades Darker2017IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack HydeJohnson as Anastasia Steele
Andrew Airlie2 films together, 2017 to 2018
Andrew Airlie's page
- Fifty Shades Freed2018IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack HydeAirlie as Carrick Grey
- Fifty Shades Darker2017IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack HydeAirlie as Carrick Grey
James FoleyDirector, 2 films, 2017 to 2018
All films by James Foley
- Fifty Shades Freed2018IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack Hyde
- Fifty Shades Darker2017IMDb rating 4.6Johnson as Jack Hyde
Also two films together10 more actors
- Nigel BennettValentine Ever After (2016) and Legends of the Fall (1994)
- Max MartiniFifty Shades Freed (2018) and Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
- Jamie DornanFifty Shades Freed (2018) and Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
- Victor RasukFifty Shades Freed (2018) and Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
- Eloise MumfordFifty Shades Freed (2018) and Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
- Fay MastersonFifty Shades Freed (2018) and Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
- Luke GrimesFifty Shades Freed (2018) and Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
- Rita OraFifty Shades Freed (2018) and Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
- Robinne LeeFifty Shades Freed (2018) and Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
- Amy Price-FrancisFifty Shades Freed (2018) and Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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