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David Jensen

Acting

Born September 23, 1952 · Pinckneyville, Illinois, USA

Also known as David E. Jensen

Biography

Character actor David Jensen was born in DuQuoin, Illinois. He studied theater at LSU with John Dennis and worked on the early film work of Steven Soderbergh, culminating with Schizopolis a low-budget comedy in the spirit of Richard Lester and Bunuel. He is known for The Mist, Midnight Special, Benjamin Button, and Love Song for Bobby Long.

Filmography50+ titles

Outer Banks

2020as Wes Genrette

True Detective

2014as Roy Purcell

Manhunt

2017as Jerry Burns

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008as Doctor at Benjamin's Birth

The Best of Me

2014as Dr. Pundt

Ocean's Eleven

2001as Eye-in-the-Sky Technician #2

Traffic

2000as John

Profiler

1996as Getz

Looper

2012as Apt Super

The Mist

2007as Myron

Deja Vu

2006as Ferry Official

Runaway Jury

2003as Shamburg

Sex, Lies, and Videotape

1989Best Boy Grip

The Hunting Wives

2025as Doc Blevins

Free State of Jones

2016as Quitman

Zoo

2015as Victor Holman

Black or White

2014as Eldridge

A Love Song for Bobby Long

2004as Junior

King of the Hill

1993as Front Desk Clerk

Hillbilly Elegy

2020as Mr. Selby

Loving

2016as Judge Bazile

Barefoot

2014as Mr. Phelpmitter

Out of Sight

1998Grip

Welcome to the Rileys

2010as Ed

Gray's Anatomy

1996Casting, Electrician

I Love You Phillip Morris

2009as Judge

Kafka

1991as The Laughing Man

Midnight Special

2016as Elden

This Is the End

2013as Cannibal #1

Just My Luck

2006as Stage Manager (as David E. Jensen)

Schizopolis

1996as Elmo Oxygen

The Domestics

2018as Old Man

The Newton Boys

1998as William Fahy

Walkaway Joe

2020as Merle

Kristy

2014as Clerk

Solaris

2002Grip

Battleship

2012as NASA Director

Seeking Justice

2011as Gas Attendant

Battle Los Angeles

2011as Psychiatrist

The Reaping

2007as Jim Wakeman

The Last Time

2006as J.D.

A Very Brady Sequel

1996Grip

Hot Pursuit

2015as Wayne

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

2009as Gary Spota

The Underneath

1995as Satellite Dish Installer

Convicts

1991Electrician

Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning

2012as Dr. Su

Camera Obscura

2017as Bernard

Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou

2009as Realtor

Body Count

1995as Forensics #1