Chris Mulkey

About Chris Mulkey

Mulkey began as an ensemble member of the Children's Theatre Company of Minnesota, where he stayed for five years. He made his feature debut in the offbeat comedy "Loose Ends" (1975). Other feature credits include Walter Hill's "The Long Riders" (1980) and "48 Hrs." (1982), "Patti Rocks" (1987), which gave Mulkey his first credit as a screenwriter, "The Hidden" (1987), "Gas Food Lodging" (1992) and "Broken Arrow" (1996). Mulkey is probably best remembered for his portrayal of sleazy ex-con Hank Jennings in the cult soap-opera "Twin Peaks" (ABC, 1990-91). He also displayed comic prowess in the intelligent cop comedy "Bakersfield P.D." (Fox, 1993-94).

Partners

Wife

Karen Landry.

Education

University of Minnesota, Minnesota

Career Milestones

Appeared with the Children's Theatre Company of Minnesota for five years

Raised in St Paul, Minnesota

1975

Feature acting debut, "Loose Ends"

1980

TV movie debut, "Act of Love"

1987

Feature screenwriting debut (also starred), "Patti Rocks"

1990

Appeared as Hank Jennings, the ex-con husband of Norma (Peggy Lipton), on the cult series "Twin Peaks"

1992

Co-starred in the series "Arresting Behavior"

1993

Appeared as a regular in the series "Bakersfield P.D."

1997

Cast in the HBO film, "Weapons of Mass Distraction"

1998

Played Annie Potts' husband in the Lifetime drama series "Any Day Now"

2005

Appeared in "North Country" starring Charlize Theron

2006

Co-starred in AMC's western mini-series "Broken Trail," starring Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church

2007

Cast in the Korean dragon fantasy feature, "Dragon Wars"