Kaj-Erik Erikson
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Kaj-Erik Eriksen (Kaj-Erik is pronounced "Kai"-Erik) was born in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Kaj begin acting at the age of six. After only a few jobs as an
extra and a couple of small speaking roles, He got his first break
when he landed a role in the independent film Quarantine (1989). The
shoot was so low budget cast and crew had to climb through broken
windows to get to the set inside an abandoned, rat-infested
warehouse. Kaj loved it and was hooked on acting right away.
Shortly after "Quarantine", Kaj did his first of two guest star
roles on "MacGyver" (1985), which was his favorite show as a kid.
In 1991, after working on various movies-of-the-week, and guest
starring in a number of series, Kaj booked the role of David Scali,
the son of Michael Chiklis's character on the long-running ABC
drama, "The Commish" (1991). The well-respected show catapulted
Eriksen into the mainstream American TV world, earning him
nominations for a Hollywood Reporter Youth Star Award, a Youth in
Film Award, and two YTV Youth Achievement awards.
During The Commish's four and a half year run, Eriksen worked on
numerous other projects including the re-make of Captains Courageous
(1996) (TV), starring Robert Urich. He had also landed a lead role
in the first The Mighty Ducks (1992) movie, but his work schedule on
"The Commish" prevented him from taking it.
Shortly after "The Commish" ended, at the age of seventeen, Kaj
moved to Los Angeles and continued his career there.
In 1999 Kaj returned to Vancouver to shoot two seasons of "Beggars
and Choosers" (1999), a short-lived series that received critical
praise as well as a wonderful cult following.
When "Beggars" was not picked up for a third season in 2001, Kaj
headed back to L.A. where he landed the coveted role of Jeremy
Peters on David E. Kelley's "Boston Public" (2000). What was
supposed to be four episodes turned into a two-season gig, and one
of his most recognizable parts to date.
Kaj is currently starring as Danny Farrell in the USA Network series
"The 4400" (2004), from executive producer Francis Ford Coppola's
production company, "American Zoetrope". He has also recently worked
on the feature film, 88 Minutes (2007) starring Al Pacino.
Kaj currently divides his time between Vancouver and Los Angeles.
When he is not working he enjoys spending time at his log cabin on a
lake in the interior of British Columbia.