Erik Rondell (born July 8, 1967) (also credited as Eric Rondell, Erick Rondell and Erik L. Rondell) is an American actor, stuntman, and stunt co-ordinator with an almost forty year career in film and television. He is best known for his work on 24 and Nebraska and many more major series and movie franchises, plus most recently portraying the character of Johnny Horne in Twin Peaks: The Return.[1][2]

Career

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Rondell started his career in Hollywood in 1982 or 1983, working on the film Private School, followed by several others, including: Dances with Wolves, Blade, Pearl Harbor, The Matrix Reloaded, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.[1][3][4] He has also worked on TV shows like True Detective, Sleeper Cell, Heroes, Westworld, NCIS: Los Angeles, True Blood, and Gilmore Girls.[5][2] As a stunt coordinator, he has worked on music videos and commercials as well as on television shows and films. Among the notable shows and films in which he has appeared are 24 (stunts and several acting roles), Nebraska, Hurricane Heist, Daredevil, Gangster Squad, Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Patriot, The Darkest Minds, Blue Streak, G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra, Waterworld, Deep Blue Sea and The Million Dollar Hotel.[5][3][2] Recently, his highest profile work has been portraying Johnny Horne in Twin Peaks, playing him in two episodes of the revival, Twin Peaks: The Return in 2017, replacing Robert Davenport, who played the character in the pilot, and Robert Bauer, who played him in four episodes of the original series.[6][7] He has also recently acted in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in 2020.[8]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 Kuffs Laundry Counterman
1999 Blue Streak Francois
2000 The Million Dollar Hotel Punk #2
2009 Banana Bread Gunman (Short)
2010 Skyline Soldier #2
2018 The Hurricane Heist Bruce

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1988 The Magical World of Disney Student Episode: "The Absent-Minded Professor"
1991 The Chase Television film
1992 Baywatch Danny Episode: "Shark's Cove"
1993 Men Don't Tell Mugger Television film
2006 24 Agent McCullough Episode: "Day 5: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m."
2009 Lie to Me Firefighter / Elevator Worker 2 episodes
2011 The Nine Lives of Chloe King Bum Episode: "Pilot"
2015 Stitchers Van Driver Episode: "I See You"
2017 Twin Peaks: The Return Johnny Horne 2 episodes
2019 Dead to Me Aggro Man Episode: "Maybe I'm Crazy"
2020 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode: “Adapt or Die” (Season 7, Episode 6)

Stunts / Stunt Co-ordinator

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(Table needs to be added. For credits, see: Talk:Erik Rondell#Filmography Table for Stunt Roles.)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Eric Rondell". BFI. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Erik Rondell". Stunts Unlimited. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  3. ^ a b "Erik Rondell". www.aveleyman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  4. ^ "Erik Rondell". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  5. ^ a b "Erik Rondell". Trakt.tv. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  6. ^ "'Twin Peaks': Part 10 | Who Are Richard Horne's Parents?". The Hollywood Reporter. 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  7. ^ TVLine, Team (2017-07-17). "Twin Peaks Episode 10 Recap: Mom's (Most Likely) the Word". TVLine. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  8. ^ Murray, Rebecca (2020-06-26). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 7 Episode 6 Photos: Preview of "Adapt or Die"". ShowbizJunkies. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
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