- Eric Da Re
Eric Da Re is an American
actor who is primarily famous for playing the notorious criminalLeo Johnson on thecult TV show, "Twin Peaks " and itsprequel , "".Biography
Da Re was born on
March 3 ,1965 inLos Angeles ,California ,United States . He is the son of the late actorAldo Ray , and is of Italian descent.Da Re's first role was in the TV movie "
Into the Homeland " in 1987, which was directed byLesli Linka Glatter , who would later go on to direct Da Re in the show that brought him fame, "Twin Peaks". After a few more roles in TV movies he landed the role of Leo Johnson in the 1990 cult classic "Twin Peaks", created byDavid Lynch . Da Re went on to work with Lynch again as a casting assistant for "Wild at Heart" (1990), as Leo Johnson in the "Twin Peaks" prequel, "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me" (1992) and as a property buyer for "Lost Highway " (1997).He also had cameos in the
Paul Verhoeven film "Starship Troopers" (1996) and in "Ted Bundy" (2002).Trivia
*He is sometimes credited as Eric Da Re, Eric DaRae or Eric Dare.
*His mother is casting assistant Johanna Ray (Da Re), who did casting for Twin peaks and a lot of Eric's other movies.
*Has acted in films withDennis Hopper ,Brad Dourif ,David Duchovny ,Michael Massee andTracey Walter , all of whom had been cast in a David Lynch film. He also starred next toLaura Harring andEmily Stofle before they were cast in a David Lynch film.External links
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