Dana Ashbrook

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Dana Ashbrook
Agency photo of actor Dana Ashbrook
Born	May 24, 1967 (age 39) San Diego, California
Notable roles	Bobby Briggs in Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

Dana Ashbrook (born May 24, 1967 in San Diego, California) is an American actor, best known for playing Bobby Briggs on the cult TV series Twin Peaks (1990-1991) and its 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.

After Twin Peaks went off the air, Ashbrook portrayed Clyde Barrow in the 1992 TV film, Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story alongside Tracey Needham and starred in the 1995 sci-fi TV film W.E.I.R.D. World, written and produced by the makers of the Tales from the Crypt TV show Gilbert Adler, Richard Donner, David Giler, Walter Hill, A.L. Katz, Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis. In 1997, he won the starring role of Gary McDermott on the short-lived TV series Crisis Center. He also starred in the films She's Out of Control (1989),Comfortably Numb (1995), The Last Place On Earth (2002) and Python II (2002). He played the recurring role of Rich Rinaldi on the TV series Dawson's Creek (2002-2003).

Dana Ashbrook has appeared on The WB's Charmed in the 2001 episode Just Harried, on NBC's The Pretender in the 2000 episode Rules of Engagement, and on The Outer Limits in the 1996 episode Resurrection.

Dana Ashbrook is the brother of actress Daphne Ashbrook.

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Mark Harris. "Close-up: Dana Ashbrook." Entertainment Weekly. Issue 42. November 30, 1990.
Robert Ellsworth. "Peak Performance." Detour. July-August 1992. p.26-29.
Terry Flambé. "California Man." Sky magazine. October 1992. p.32-33.
Craig Miller & John Thorne. "Dana Ashbrook Interview." Wrapped In Plastic. Issue 69. March 2004. p.2-7, 21.