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name: "Chris Isaak"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chris-isaak"
roles: []
born: "26 June 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T22:06:52.235156+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Chris Isaak

Actor. Born 26 June 1956 in Stockton, California, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 26 June 1956, Stockton, California, USA
- **Active:** 1991–2014
- **Also known as:** Christopher Joseph Isaak
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 91 (1), 2010s 86 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Isaak, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313009, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001389/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6591

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Over the Garden Wall*](https://film.one/tv/over-the-garden-wall.md) (86)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Chris Isaak is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor. Born Christopher Joseph Isaak on 26 June 1956 in Stockton, California, he is best known for his music but has appeared in supporting film and television roles.

As an actor, Isaak is closely associated with director David Lynch, playing Special Agent Chester Desmond in *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me* (1992) and appearing in other Lynch projects. His other film credits include *Married to the Mob* (1988), *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), *Little Buddha* (1993) and *That Thing You Do!* (1996). He voiced Enoch and additional voices in the animated miniseries *Over the Garden Wall* (2014).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, over-the-garden-wall.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Over the Garden Wall* (2014), Fi1m 86, as Enoch / Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/over-the-garden-wall.md)
- *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), Fi1m 91, as SWAT Commander — [page](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Over the Garden Wall* (2014), series, as Enoch / Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/over-the-garden-wall.md)
- *Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces* (2014), as Special Agent Chester Desmond
- *Hot in Cleveland* (2010), series, as Chase Jackson
- *The Best Of Sound Stage* (2008), Acting
- *The Informers* (2008), as Les Price
- *Best of Chris Isaak* (2006), Director
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as (voice)
- *A Dirty Shame* (2004), as Vaughn Stickles
- *American Dreams* (2002), series, as Roy Orbison
- *The Chris Isaak Show* (2001), series, as Chris Isaak, Producer
- *Ed* (2000), series, as Jamie Decker
- *Blue Ridge Fall* (1999), as Emerson Cotswold
- *From the Earth to the Moon* (1998), series, as Ed White
- *That Thing You Do!* (1996), as Uncle Bob
- *Grace of My Heart* (1996), as Matthew Lewis
- *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Acting
- *Friends* (1994), series, as Rob Donnen — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/friends.md)
- *Little Buddha* (1993), as Dean Conrad
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, as Chris Isaak — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, as Chris Isaak
- *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me* (1992), as Special Agent Chester Desmond
- *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), as SWAT Commander — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md)
- *The Preppie Murder* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Married to the Mob* (1988), as 'The Clown'
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, Songs — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)

## Gallery

- ![Chris Isaak](https://film.one/media/person/348385/gallery-195ebb3f03b8.jpg) Chris Isaak — Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Chris_Isaak_at_NAMM_1_25_2014_-15_%2812243161146%29.jpg/1280px-Chris_Isaak_at_NAMM_1_25_2014_-15_%2812243161146%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Isaak in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California. (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/348385/gallery-67e1fd080d23.jpg) Chris Isaak in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California. (2006) — Dwight McCann, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/ChrisIsaakCollage-1000.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Chris Isaak, Xardíns do Posío, Ourense. 24 Jun 2010](https://film.one/media/person/348385/gallery-0558b1657174.jpg) Chris Isaak, Xardíns do Posío, Ourense. 24 Jun 2010 — Alberto Garcia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Chris_Isaak._Xard%C3%ADns_do_Pos%C3%ADo%2C_Ourense.jpg/1280px-Chris_Isaak._Xard%C3%ADns_do_Pos%C3%ADo%2C_Ourense.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Singer Chris Isaak was one of many celebrities who turned out for the USO gala in Washington Oct. 10. Isaak took a break from filming in nearby Baltimore to per](https://film.one/media/person/348385/gallery-b9f4befe0930.jpg) Singer Chris Isaak was one of many celebrities who turned out for the USO gala in Washington Oct. 10. Isaak took a break from filming in nearby Baltimore to per — Doug Sample, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Chris_Isaak.jpg/1280px-Chris_Isaak.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Isaak](https://film.one/media/person/348385/gallery-8cda94fc4997.jpg) Chris Isaak — Image via TMDB
- ![Chris Isaak](https://film.one/media/person/348385/gallery-1e45f9a4c81c.jpg) Chris Isaak — Image via TMDB
- ![Chris Isaak](https://film.one/media/person/348385/gallery-04af42c359ab.jpg) Chris Isaak — Image via TMDB
- ![Pompano Beach Amphitheater taken by Elizabeth Lender (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/348385/gallery-175d57081315.jpg) Pompano Beach Amphitheater taken by Elizabeth Lender (2006) — Carl Lender, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Chris_Isaak_1.jpg/1280px-Chris_Isaak_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Isaak at 2024 Lokerse Feesten](https://film.one/media/person/348385/gallery-0ac691f36e6c.jpg) Chris Isaak at 2024 Lokerse Feesten — Haggis MacHaggis, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Chris_Isaak_at_2024_Lokerse_Feesten.jpg/1280px-Chris_Isaak_at_2024_Lokerse_Feesten.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Isaak](https://film.one/media/person/348385/gallery-f59f47e1f952.jpg) Chris Isaak — Image via TMDB

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