David Jensen

Acting

David Jensen

Born September 23, 1952Pinckneyville, Illinois, USA80 credits

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.

Known For

The Hunting Wives
6.7

The Hunting Wives

TV

2025

Average Joe
3.9

Average Joe

Movie

2024

Off Ramp
4.7

Off Ramp

Movie

2023

Bingo Hell
4.7

Bingo Hell

Movie

2021

Hillbilly Elegy
6.7

Hillbilly Elegy

Movie

2020

Walkaway Joe
6.0

Walkaway Joe

Movie

2020

Filmography

The Hunting Wives
2025The Hunting Wivesas Doc BlevinsTV
Average Joe
2024Average Joeas ThomasMovie
Off Ramp
2023Off Rampas VirileMovie
Bingo Hell
2021Bingo Hellas MarioMovie
Hillbilly Elegy
2020Hillbilly Elegyas Mr. SelbyMovie
Walkaway Joe
2020Walkaway Joeas MerleMovie
The Long Shadow
2020The Long Shadowas DocMovie
The Quarry
2020The Quarryas JudgeMovie
Outer Banks
2020Outer Banksas Wes GenretteTV
Toto
2018Totoas ActorMovie
Hover
2018Hoveras Farm IntruderMovie
The Domestics
2018The Domesticsas Old ManMovie
Manhunt
2017Manhuntas Jerry BurnsTV
Camera Obscura
2017Camera Obscuraas BernardMovie
The King of New Orleans
2017The King of New Orleansas Larry ShirtMovie
Loving
2016Lovingas Judge BazileMovie
Like Son
2016Like Sonas WileyMovie
Free State of Jones
2016Free State of Jonesas QuitmanMovie
Smothered
2016Smotheredas AssholeMovie
Midnight Special
2016Midnight Specialas EldenMovie
T
2015The Parallax Theoryas Phillip CooperTV
Fantastic Four
2015Fantastic Fouras War Room Soldier (uncredited)Movie
Zoo
2015Zooas Victor HolmanTV
Hot Pursuit
2015Hot Pursuitas WayneMovie
Black or White
2015Black or Whiteas EldridgeMovie
The Best of Me
2014The Best of Meas Dr. PundtMovie
Kristy
2014Kristyas ClerkMovie
Delirium
2014DeliriumTV
King of Herrings
2014King of Herringsas GatMovie
Barefoot
2014Barefootas Mr. PhelpmitterMovie
True Detective
2014True Detectiveas Roy PurcellTV
This Is the End
2013This Is the Endas Cannibal #1Movie
Days of Reckoning: The Making of Universal Soldier 4
2013Days of Reckoning: The Making of Universal Soldier 4as SelfMovie
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
2012Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoningas Dr. SuMovie
Looper
2012Looperas Apt SuperMovie
Alien Tornado
2012Alien Tornadoas ArmstrongMovie
Battleship
2012Battleshipas NASA DirectorMovie
The Courier
2012The Courieras San Fran TannaMovie
Carjacked
2011Carjackedas CustomerMovie
Creature
2011Creatureas JimmyMovie
Seeking Justice
2011Seeking Justiceas Gas AttendantMovie
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2011Apocalypse 2012: The World After Time Endsas CannibalMovie
Battle: Los Angeles
2011Battle: Los Angelesas PsychiatristMovie
The Mortician
2011The Morticianas Officier LaurelMovie
Ticking Clock
2011Ticking Clockas JaxMovie
Welcome to the Rileys
2010Welcome to the Rileysas EdMovie
Cool Dog
2010Cool Dogas Reuben LedgerMovie
Jonah Hex
2010Jonah Hexas Turnbull's GuardMovie
I Love You Phillip Morris
2010I Love You Phillip Morrisas JudgeMovie
Taking Chances
2009Taking Chancesas Samuel Many BullsMovie
Wolvesbayne
2009Wolvesbayneas DraculaMovie
Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou
2009Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayouas RealtorMovie
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
2009Beyond a Reasonable Doubtas Gary SpotaMovie
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonas Doctor at Benjamin's BirthMovie
Warbirds
2008Warbirdsas Colonel W.R. HamiltonMovie
The Mist
2007The Mistas MyronMovie
The Reaping
2007The Reapingas Jim WakemanMovie
Déjà Vu
2006Déjà Vuas Ferry OfficialMovie
The Last Time
2006The Last Timeas J.D.Movie
Just My Luck
2006Just My Luckas Stage Manager (as David E. Jensen)Movie
Lethal Seduction
2005Lethal Seductionas Mitchel HardingMovie
Searching for David's Heart
2004Searching for David's Heartas Mr. CaseyMovie
Pop Rocks
2004Pop Rocksas IzzyMovie
A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004A Love Song for Bobby Longas JuniorMovie
Infidelity
2004Infidelityas Dr. ConwayMovie
Runaway Jury
2003Runaway Juryas ShamburgMovie
Sonny
2002Sonnyas Mr. PennMovie
Ocean's Eleven
2001Ocean's Elevenas Eye-in-the-Sky Technician #2Movie
Tempted
2001Temptedas Blades ManMovie
Traffic
2000Trafficas JohnMovie
The Newton Boys
1998The Newton Boysas William FahyMovie
Schizopolis
1997Schizopolisas Elmo OxygenMovie
Profiler
1996Profileras GetzTV
The Underneath
1995The Underneathas Satellite Dish InstallerMovie
Body Count
1995Body Countas Forensics #1Movie
King of the Hill
1993King of the Hillas Front Desk ClerkMovie
Kafka
1991Kafkaas The Laughing ManMovie
Reservoir Dogs
1991Reservoir Dogsas Joe CabotMovie
Winston
1987Winstonas DavidMovie
God Hospital
—God Hospitalas DoveMovie