Happy Anderson

Happy Anderson
Born	(1976-11-19) November 19, 1976 (age 48) High Falls, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Meg Anderson (m. 2011)

Happy (Eric) Anderson (born November 19, 1976) is an American actor who has worked in film, television, and on and off Broadway. He is best known for his roles as Mr. James "Jimmy" Fester ^[1] on Cinemax's The Knick , and Jerry Brudos in the Netflix 2025 series Monster: The Ed Gein Story (TV series) reprising his role from series Mindhunter (TV series), from executive producer and director David Fincher.

Anderson also appears in the Netflix films Bird Box as River Man, and Bright as Montehugh, a human who works for the FBI's magic division.

Early life and education

Anderson was born in High Falls, New York. He graduated from Rondout Valley High School in 1995. He received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Ithaca College in 1999, graduating alongside Larry Teng, Kevin Deiboldt, Ben Wilson and Brantley Aufill. He graduated with a master's of fine arts from Indiana University Bloomington in 2002. In 2003, he moved to New York City.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Brutal Massacre: A Comedy	Ivan
	Redacted	Battalion Commander/Prosecutor
2009	Duplicity	Physec
2010	Going the Distance	Terry
2011	Postures	Preacher	Short
2013	Blue Caprice	Car Salesman	AKA The Washington Snipers
2014	Cold in July	Ted
2015	Addiction: A 60's Love Story	Lanny Gann
2016	Hit Men	Charlie Wolczek
	The Comedian	Heckler
2017	Bright	Hildebrandt Ulysses Montehugh
2018	Bird Box	River Man
	The Standoff at Sparrow Creek	Morris
2020	Bad Boys for Life	Jenkins
	The New Mutants	Reverend Craig
2023	Maggie Moore(s)	Kosco
	The Bikeriders	Big Jack
TBA	Lear Rex	The Captain	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Law & Order	Jim Matthrews	Guest role; 1 episode
2009	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Frank	Guest role; 1 episode
2010	Army Wives	Bear	Guest role; 1 episode
2011	Eden	Prison Guard #1	Guest role; 1 episode
	Bar Karma	William Wallace	Guest role; 1 episode
	Onion SportsDome	Jim Weiss	Guest role; 1 episode
	White Collar	Rusty	Guest role; 1 episode
	Blue Bloods	Bartender	Guest role; 1 episode
	Boardwalk Empire	Waiter	Guest role; 1 episode
2013	The Carrie Diaries	Bear Man	Guest role; 1 episode
	Smash	Doorman	Guest role; 1 episode
	Win	Stevy D	Television film
2014	Unforgettable	Gavin	Guest role; 1 episode
2014–15	The Knick	Mr. James "Jimmy" Fester	Recurring role; 10 episodes
2015	Forever	Lachlann	Guest role; 1 episode
	Banshee	Bones Tuesday	Guest role; 1 episode
	Deadbeat	Santa Dylan	Guest role; 1 episode
2016	Elementary	Nick Farris	Guest role; 1 episode
	Turn: Washington's Spies	Henry Dawkins	Guest role; 1 episode
	BrainDead	Butch	Guest role; 1 episode
	Quarry	Detective Verne Ratliff	Recurring role; 6 episodes
	Gotham	Deever Tweed / Tweedle Dee	Recurring role; 3 episodes
	Henry the 9th	Henry	Television film
2017	The Deuce	Phil Traub	Guest role; 1 episode
	Claws	Lamont	Recurring role; 3 episodes
	Mindhunter	Jerry Brudos	Recurring role; 2 episodes
2017–18	The Blacklist	Bobby Navarro	4 episodes
2019	The Tick	Donny	4 episodes
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Tim Stanton	Guest role; 1 episode
	Reprisal	Bolo	2 episodes
2020	Prodigal Son	Curtis	1 episode
	Snowpiercer	Klimpt	Recurring role
2023	Full Circle	Joey	Miniseries
2025	Monster: The Ed Gein Story	Jerry Brudos	1 episode

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2012	Max Payne 3	The Local Population
2013	Grand Theft Auto V	The Local Population
2018	Red Dead Redemption 2	The Local Pedestrian Population
2020	Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask	Davor Gorski

Theater

• 1999–2000: Creede Repertory Theatre
• 2003: Kentucky Shakespeare Festival
• 2004: Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
• 2006: Texas Shakespeare Festival
• 2008: Emancipation, Classical Theatre of Harlem ^[2]
• 2010: The Merchant of Venice and A Winter's Tale , Shakespeare in the Park
• 2011: The Merchant of Venice , Broadway (dir. Daniel J. Sullivan)
• 2012: Richard III/As You Like It/Inherit The Wind , Old Globe Theatre ^[3]
• 2013: The Twenty-Seventh Man, The Public Theatre
• 2014: As You Like It , Shakespeare Theatre Company ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. Macfarlane, Steve (October 30, 2015). "The Knick Recap: Season 2, Episode 3, "The Best with the Best to Get the Best"". Slant . Brooklyn, New York: Slant Magazine LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
2. Zinoman, Jason (April 22, 2008). "Nat Turner Shares Stage With Ghost". The New York Times . New York City. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
3. Smith, Jason (July 4, 2012). "The Old Globe stages Richard III". San Diego Reader . Retrieved June 18, 2016.
4. Howes, Sophia (November 5, 2014). "'As You Like It' at the Shakespeare Theatre Company". DCMetroTheaterArts. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
5. White, Andrew (November 6, 2014). "BWW Reviews: Attenborough's AS YOU LIKE IT a Brilliant but Strangely Melancholy Comedy". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
6. Trainin Blank, Barbara (November 4, 2014). "Theatre Review: 'As You Like It' at Shakespeare Theatre Company". Maryland Theatre Guide. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Happy Anderson at IMDb