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name: "Dana Ashbrook"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dana-ashbrook"
fi1m_id: "dana-ashbrook"
imdb_id: "nm0000796"
tmdb_id: 6715
wikidata_id: "Q552424"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 May 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T21:38:05.963089+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."
---

# Dana Ashbrook

## Identity

Dana Ashbrook

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dana-ashbrook
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dana-ashbrook
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000796
- **TMDB ID:** 6715
- **Wikidata ID:** Q552424
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Ashbrook, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552424, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000796/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6715

Actor. Born 24 May 1967 in San Diego, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 May 1967, San Diego, California, USA
- **Active:** 1990–2004
- **Also known as:** Dana V. Ashbrook , Dana Vernon Ashbrook
- **Average Fi1m score:** 88, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (1), 2000s 91 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Ashbrook, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552424, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000796/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6715

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Twin Peaks*](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md) (86)

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

## Biography

Dana Vernon Ashbrook is an American actor. He was born on 24 May 1967 in San Diego, California. He is best known for playing Bobby Briggs in the television series *Twin Peaks* (1990–1991) and its 2017 revival *Twin Peaks: The Return*, as well as in the 1992 film *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me*.

Ashbrook began acting in the late 1970s with an uncredited role in *Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!* (1978). His father directed the drama department at Palomar College, and his sister Daphne Ashbrook is also an actress. Subsequent credits include recurring roles in *Dawson's Creek* (2002–2003) and guest appearances in series such as *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* and *Psych*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Deadwood* (2004), Fi1m 91, as Hearst Goon — [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), Fi1m 86, as Bobby Briggs — [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

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

- *Frankenbabes from Beyond the Grave!* (2025), as Rev Timothy Vane
- *High Potential* (2024), series, as Morris Jardine — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md)
- *Please Baby Please* (2022), as Cal
- *Slugfest* (2021), series, Actor
- *Minor Premise* (2020), as Malcolm
- *Ice Cream in the Cupboard* (2019), as Pat
- *Framing John DeLorean* (2019), as Ben Tisa
- *Insatiable* (2018), series, as Gordy Greer
- *Getting Grace* (2018), as Ron Christopher
- *The Resident* (2018), series, as Kevin Fell
- *Restraint* (2017), as Jeff Burroughs
- *Kensho at the Bedfellow* (2017), as Scott
- *Hitler's Folly* (2016), as Josh
- *Rosewood* (2015), series, as Jeff Groves
- *The Opposite Sex* (2015), as Gary
- *Late Phases* (2014), as Westmark
- *Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces* (2014), as Bobby Briggs
- *The Aggression Scale* (2012), as Lloyd
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Tommy Banks
- *White Collar* (2009), series, as Thomas Carlisle
- *Crash* (2008), series, as Jimmy
- *The Kill Point* (2007), series, Actor
- *Psych* (2006), series, as Bob Barker, Jackson Hale
- *Inner Balance* (2005), as Mike Matoonk
- *Deadwood* (2004), series, as Hearst Goon — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *Python 2* (2002), as Dwight Stoddard
- *Angels Don't Sleep Here* (2002), as Michael / Jessie Daniels
- *The Last Place on Earth* (2002), as Rob Baskin
- *New Alcatraz* (2001), as Kelly Mitich
- *The Division* (2001), series, as Carl
- *Puzzled* (2001), as Ryan
- *Jack & Jill* (1999), series, as Frank, Desperate Single Guy at Wedding
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Paddy Kendall
- *Blink of an Eye* (1999), as Mikey
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as T.J.
- *Kisses in the Dark* (1998), as Ray (The Coriolis Effect)
- *Dawson's Creek* (1998), series, as Rich Rinaldi
- *Crisis Center* (1997), series, as Gary McDermott
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Cam Larsen
- *Cityscrapes: Los Angeles* (1996), as Hipster
- *W.E.I.R.D. World* (1995), as Dylan Bledsoe
- *The Single Guy* (1995), series, as Keith
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Cain
- *Comfortably Numb* (1995), as William Best
- *The Coriolis Effect* (1994), as Ray
- *Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story* (1993), as Marc
- *Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story* (1992), as Clyde Barrow
- *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me* (1992), as Bobby Briggs
- *Jack's Place* (1992), series, Actor
- *Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat* (1991), as Jack
- *The Hidden Room* (1991), series, as Matt
- *The Willies* (1990), as Tough Dude
- *Ghost Dad* (1990), as Tony Ricker
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), series, as Bobby Briggs — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *Twin Peaks* (1989), as Bobby Briggs
- *Girlfriend from Hell* (1989), as Chaser
- *She's Out of Control* (1989), as Joey
- *Waxwork* (1988), as Tony
- *Return of the Living Dead Part II* (1988), as Tom Essex
- *Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story* (1987), as Brian
- *21 Jump Street* (1987), series, as Mark Stevens
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, Actor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Teen
- *Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!* (1978), as Boy on Boat (Uncredited)
- *Unplugged*, as Gary / Jerome (voice)

## Gallery

- ![Dana Ashbrook](https://film.one/media/person/61415/gallery-97ea5ebf469a.jpg) Dana Ashbrook — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Dana_Ashbrook_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Dana_Ashbrook_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damon Lindelof, Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson, James Marshall, Everett McGill, Matthew Lillard and Don Murray speaking  (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/61415/gallery-b8a6fbb0af75.jpg) Damon Lindelof, Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson, James Marshall, Everett McGill, Matthew Lillard and Don Murray speaking  (2017) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Damon_Lindelof%2C_Kyle_MacLachlan%2C_Naomi_Watts%2C_Tim_Roth%2C_Dana_Ashbrook%2C_Kimmy_Robertson%2C_James_Marshall%2C_Everett_McGill%2C_Matthew_Lillard_%26_Don_Murray_%2836037865311%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damon Lindelof, Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson, James Marshall, Everett McGill, Matthew Lillard and Don Murray speaking  (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/61415/gallery-d9bb08793178.jpg) Damon Lindelof, Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson, James Marshall, Everett McGill, Matthew Lillard and Don Murray speaking  (2017) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Damon_Lindelof%2C_Kyle_MacLachlan%2C_Naomi_Watts%2C_Tim_Roth%2C_Dana_Ashbrook%2C_Kimmy_Robertson%2C_James_Marshall%2C_Everett_McGill%2C_Matthew_Lillard_%26_Don_Murray_%2836129623406%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dana Ashbrook speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attr](https://film.one/media/person/61415/gallery-56eb3b7d8514.jpg) Dana Ashbrook speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attr — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Dana_Ashbrook_%2835778198940%29.jpg/1280px-Dana_Ashbrook_%2835778198940%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dana Ashbrook](https://film.one/media/person/61415/gallery-ac8c0b0c6ab7.jpg) Dana Ashbrook — Image via TMDB
- ![Dana Ashbrook](https://film.one/media/person/61415/gallery-29c72d87d1a1.jpg) Dana Ashbrook — Image via TMDB
- ![Dana Ashbrook](https://film.one/media/person/61415/gallery-9e2bd0fa7c85.jpg) Dana Ashbrook — Image via TMDB
- ![Dana Ashbrook speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attr](https://film.one/media/person/61415/gallery-8e9e804fdc35.jpg) Dana Ashbrook speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attr — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Dana_Ashbrook_%2835778359250%29.jpg/1280px-Dana_Ashbrook_%2835778359250%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dana Ashbrook speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attr](https://film.one/media/person/61415/gallery-9255ce44c8f1.jpg) Dana Ashbrook speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attr — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Dana_Ashbrook_%2836037877011%29.jpg/1280px-Dana_Ashbrook_%2836037877011%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dana Ashbrook](https://film.one/media/person/61415/gallery-11e79e336bb6.jpg) Dana Ashbrook — Image via TMDB
- ![Dana Ashbrook](https://film.one/media/person/61415/gallery-ba521b7e0d0d.jpg) Dana Ashbrook — Image via TMDB

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