Erik Knudsen (born March 25, 1988) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Daniel Matthews in ''
Saw II
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,
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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 '' Mental Block''. He co-starred as Leroy "Lefty" in the film adaptation 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 ''
Saw II
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''. From 2006 to 2008 he played the series regular role, Dale Turner in the CBS series '' Jericho''.
Knudsen portrayed Robbie in the 2011 slasher film '' Scream 4''. Knudsen played Ryan in '' The Barrens'', co-starring
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He portrayed teen tech genius Alec Sadler in the Canadian science fiction series '' Continuum'', 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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