Personal Info
Birth date
1967-05-24 (58 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
San Diego, California, USA
Also known as
Dana V. Ashbrook
دانا اشبروک
Dana Ashbrook
Biography
Dana Ashbrook is an American actor best known for his role as Bobby Briggs in David Lynch's television series "Twin Peaks" (1990-1991) and its revival "Twin Peaks: The Return" (2017). He was born in San Diego, California on May 24, 1967. Ashbrook began his acting career in the 1980s with small roles in television shows. His breakthrough came with "Twin Peaks," where he played the troubled teenager Bobby Briggs, a character who evolved from a rebellious high school student to a deputy sheriff in the later series. Beyond "Twin Peaks," Ashbrook has appeared in various TV shows and movies, including: "Crisis" (1995) "The Kill Point" (2007) "White Collar" "The Following" "Chicago P.D." He has maintained a steady acting career, primarily in television, though his role as Bobby Briggs remains his most recognized work.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.936
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.Blue Bloods
7.801
Overview:
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.Dawson's Creek
7.3
Overview:
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.Psych
7.873
Overview:
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.Twin Peaks
8.3
Overview:
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.Charmed
8.18
Overview:
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.The Resident
8.402
Overview:
A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.White Collar
8.247
Overview:
In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.Knots Landing
6.868
Overview:
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.The Outer Limits
7.719
Overview:
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.High Potential
8.023
Overview:
Morgan is a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective.21 Jump Street
7.173
Overview:
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.Deadwood
8.125
Overview:
The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.Rosewood
6.5
Overview:
Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. is a brilliant private pathologist who uses wildly sophisticated technology and his drive to live life to the fullest to help a tough-as-nails detective and the Miami PD uncover clues no one else can see.Insatiable
7.784
Overview:
A bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a disgraced coach who soon realizes he's in over his head.The Pretender
7.4
Overview:
Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity, Jarod helps those he encounters and tries to avoid the woman sent to retrieve him.Jack's Place
8
Overview:
Jack Evans is a retired jazz musician who runs a restaurant where romances tend to start.The Division
7
Overview:
The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focused on a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.Head Case
6.286
Overview:
Meet Therapist Dr Elizabeth Goode. She's brash, unconventional, judgmental, but undeniably thriving as the "it" therapist to Hollywood's maladjusted elite. On a daily basis Dr Goode dishes her own unique methodology to a waiting room filled with a who's who from the world of entertainment, sports and music. (Celebrities appear on the show as themselves.)Crash
5.2
Overview:
Crash is an American television drama series that tells the story of how the lives of how several very diverse Southern Californians intersect.Cagney & Lacey
6.9
Overview:
Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the great crime-fighting duos of all time.The Kill Point
6.55
Overview:
A small group of military veterans sets out to rob a major bank in Pittsburgh. When things go awry, they're forced to take more than a dozen hostages from all walks of life, including a wealthy and powerful businessman's daughter.Crisis Center
2
Overview:
Crisis Center is an American drama television series that aired from February 28 until April 4, 1997.Jack & Jill
7.5
Overview:
A lighthearted romantic comedy about post-collegiate life, love and career in New York City.Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
7.377
Overview:
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.Slugfest
6.429
Overview:
A chronicle of the growth of comic books as a new American art form exploring the decades-long relationship and rivalry between Marvel and DC Comics.Return of the Living Dead Part II
6.354
Overview:
A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek out brains.Acting
TBAFrankenbabes From Beyond The Grave! as Father Timothy Vanes
2025I Know Catherine, the Log Lady as Self
2024High Potential (1 Episode) as Morris Jardine
2022Please Baby Please as Cal
2021Slugfest (10 Episodes) as Unknown
2021kid 90 as Self (archive footage)
2020Minor Premise as Malcolm
2019Ice Cream in the Cupboard as Pat
2019Framing John DeLorean as Ben Tisa
2018Insatiable (2 Episodes) as Gordy Greer
2018Getting Grace as Ron Christopher
2018The Resident (1 Episode) as Kevin Fell
2017Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon as Self
2017Bad Binoculars as Self
2017The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair as Self
2017Restraint as Jeff Burroughs
2017Kensho at the Bedfellow as Scott
2016Hitler's Folly as Josh
2015Rosewood (1 Episode) as Jeff Groves
2015The Opposite Sex as Gary
2014Late Phases as Westmark
2014Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Bobby Briggs
2012The Aggression Scale as Lloyd
2010Blue Bloods (1 Episode) as Tommy Banks
2009White Collar (1 Episode) as Thomas Carlisle
2008Crash (13 Episodes) as Jimmy
2007The Kill Point (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2007Head Case (1 Episode) as Self
2006Psych (1, 1 Episode) as Bob Barker, Jackson Hale
2004Deadwood (1 Episode) as Hearst Goon
2002Python 2 as Dwight Stoddard
2002Angels Don't Sleep Here as Michael / Jessie Daniels
2002The Last Place on Earth as Rob Baskin
2001Postcards From The Cast as Self
2001New Alcatraz as Kelly Mitich
2001Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks as Self
2001The Division (1 Episode) as Carl
2001Puzzled as Ryan
1999Jack & Jill (1 Episode) as Unknown
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Paddy Kendall
1999Blink of an Eye as Mikey
1998Charmed (1 Episode) as T.J.
1998Kisses in the Dark as Ray (The Coriolis Effect)
1998Dawson's Creek (6, 3 Episode) as Unknown, Rich Rinaldi
1997Crisis Center (6 Episodes) as Gary McDermott
1996The Pretender (1 Episode) as Cam Larsen
1996Cityscrapes: Los Angeles as Hipster
1995W.E.I.R.D. World as Dylan Bledsoe
1995The Single Guy (1 Episode) as Keith
1995The Outer Limits (1 Episode) as Cain
1995Comfortably Numb as William Best
1994The Coriolis Effect as Ray
1993Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story as Marc
1992Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story as Clyde Barrow
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Bobby Briggs
1992Jack's Place (1 Episode) as Unknown
1990The Willies as Tough Dude
1990Ghost Dad as Tony Ricker
1990Twin Peaks (37 Episodes) as Bobby Briggs
1989Twin Peaks as Bobby Briggs
1989Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat as Jack
1989Girlfriend from Hell as Chaser
1989She's Out of Control as Joey
1988Waxwork as Tony
1988Return of the Living Dead Part II as Tom Essex
1987Just A Regular Kid: An AIDS Story as Brian
198721 Jump Street (1 Episode) as Mark Stevens
1982Cagney & Lacey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1979Knots Landing (2 Episodes) as Teen
1978Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! as Boy on Boat (Uncredited)