Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey Actor - Born 3 May 1948 Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA

Birth Name Christian Homer Mulkey Jr.

Height 6' 1" (1.85 m)

Mini Bio (1) Chris Mulkey grew up in the Midwest. The second of five children, son of Chris and Peg Mulkey, he spent his childhood swimming in lakes and camping. Attending high school in St. Paul at Cretin Military Academy, Chis then went on to the University of Minnesota. After majoring in acting at the U of M, he left to spend 4 years as a company member of the Children's Theatre of Minneapolis. He then got involved in the Minnesota film scene and produced and starred in two movies in set in Minnesota, A Suitcase and Loose Ends- the latter one the Grand Prize at the USA film Festival.

Chris moved to Hollywood 1975 and began working in television. He met and married actress/artist Karen Landry and moved to Venice Beach. The couple wrote and starred in Patti Rocks, an indie movie that won the Jury Prize at Sundance. Chris and Karen would go on to work often together on film and on stage in LA, NYC, and the Twin Cities.

Chris has enjoyed a long and diverse career in film and television. Some of his favorite projects include Twin Peaks, Bakersfield PD, Any Day Now, Broken Trail, Captain Phillips, Boardwalk Empire, and The John Gotti story.

Chris still lives in Venice and can be seen playing around Los Angeles with his band Chris Mulkey and Deluxe.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Chris Mulkey

Karen Landry (25 July 1981 - 31 December 2015) her death 2 children F1. Amelia Mulkey F2. Elizabeth Mulkey (7 Sep 1984)

Lorraine M Smith (29 September 1972 - 7 August 1978) divorced

Lives in Los Angeles with his daughters.

Currently recording an album. Release date is unconfirmed. [August 2005]

Appeared in the movie, Any Day Now (2012), which dealt with bigotry against gays in the 70's. Also starred in the television show, Any Day Now (1998), which addressed racial prejudice in the 60's.

Appeared in the music video Supertramp: Brother Where You Bound (1985) with his wife, Karen Landry. The video, in which Mulkey plays a renegade defense technician, was controversial due to its (then) perceived graphic depiction of violence. Coincidentally, it was the longest song Supertramp ever recorded clocking in at 16 and a half minutes.

Is naturally left-handed, but plays the guitar with his right hand.

Father, with Karen Landry, of Amelia Mulkey & Elizabeth Mulkey.

Bio Character actor and screenwriter Chris Mulkey is best remembered for his convincing portrayal of creepy former convict Hank Jennings in David Lynch's innovative television series Twin Peaks. A five-year veteran of the Children's Theatre Company of Minnesota, Mulkey, who had previously studied theater at the University of Minnesota, made his feature film debut in the comedy Loose Ends (1975). He made his screenwriting debut in 1988, with Patti Rocks.

Biography by Sandra Brennan

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