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Chris Mulkey

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
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CHRIS MULKEY Far Haven
Chris Mulkey, Actor, Demo. Briar Patch, Captain Phillips, Whiplash, On The Basis Of Sex, Animal Kingdom, Hawaii Five-0.
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Award-winning American actor, writer and director, Chris Mulkey has a long and diverse career in film, television and stage. Chris is best known for Oikeuden puolesta (2018), Whiplash (2014), Captain Phillips (2013), Twin Peaks (1990), Castle Rock (2018), Broken Trail (2006), Any Day Now (1998) and Boardwalk Empire (2010).

Chris grew up in the Midwest, majored in acting at the University of Minnesota and spent four years as a company member of the Children's Theatre of Minneapolis. While in Minnesota, Chris starred in Loose Ends (1975), the Grand Prize winner at the USA film Festival. Chris moved to Hollywood 1975, married actress/artist Karen Landry and they moved to Venice Beach. The couple wrote and starred in Patti Rocks (1988), an independent film that won the Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival. Chris and Karen often worked together in film and on stage in LA, New York, and the Twin Cities.

Chris is also a songwriter with original songs featured in films and television and can be seen playing around the country with his band Chris Mulkey and Deluxe.
BornMay 3, 1948
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BornMay 3, 1948
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 3 nominations

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Chris Mulkey in Captain Phillips
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Chris Mulkey Actor on location in Hawaii
Michael Milhoan and Chris Mulkey in Koko kansan Bulworth (1998)
Sylvester Stallone, David Caruso, Chris Mulkey, and Jack Starrett in Taistelija (1982)
Sylvester Stallone, David Caruso, Chris Mulkey, and Jack Starrett in Taistelija (1982)
Chris Mulkey and Jack Starrett in Taistelija (1982)
Chris Mulkey in Taistelija (1982)
David Caruso and Chris Mulkey in Taistelija (1982)

Known for:

The Power (2023)
The Power
6.6
TV Series
  • Mr. Montgomery
Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
Captain Phillips
7.8
  • John Cronan
  • 2013
Felicity Jones in Oikeuden puolesta (2018)
Oikeuden puolesta
7.1
  • Charles Moritz
  • 2018
Miles Teller in Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash
8.5
  • Uncle Frank
  • 2014

Credits

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Actor

  • The Redeemer
    • Butch Nelson
    • Completed
  • Slingshot
    • Will
    • Completed
    • Short
  • Feeling Randy
    • The Teacher
    • Post-production
  • Last Dollar
    • Roy Holt
    • Post-production
  • The Method
    • Chris Valente
    • Post-production
  • The Empty Chair
    • Zack Semander
    • Completed
    • Short
  • Rockbottom
    • The Hand
    • Post-production
  • Buffalo Daze
    • Warden Frank Conley
    • Post-production
  • Another Life
    • Bill
    • In Production
  • Great Famine: Ottoman's Compassion and Mercy
    • Abraham
    • Pre-production
  • Kyle Gallner and Holland Roden in Mother, May I? (2023)
    Mother, May I?
    5.3
    • Bill
    • 2023
  • The Power (2023)
    The Power
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Mr. Montgomery
    • 2023
  • Deadland (2023)
    Deadland
    8.8
    • Charlie Hobbs
    • 2023
  • Wildflower (2022)
    Wildflower
    6.7
    • Hal
    • 2022
  • Pierre Dulat, Michael Walde-Berger, Mike Mitchell, Omer Sarikaya, Hripsime Sargsyan, and Fanny Torres in Islamophobia (2022)
    Islamophobia
    5.8
    • Chris
    • 2022
  • Mosquito (2022)
    Mosquito
    • Sheriff Linton Jones
    • 2022
  • The Hand That Feeds (2021)
    The Hand That Feeds
    7.4
    • Deputy Director Hank Mullen
    • 2021
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mr. Corman (2021)
    Mr. Corman
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Frank (voice)
    • 2021
  • Rosamund Pike in Edith! (2021)
    Edith!
    8.2
    Podcast Series
    • Louis Seibold
    • 2021
  • The Humming of the Beast (2021)
    The Humming of the Beast
    6.0
    Short
    • Tim
    • 2021
  • Gorica Popovic in Kaljave gume (2021)
    Kaljave gume
    5.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Robert
    • 2021
  • Erica Bardin in Shepherds (2020)
    Shepherds
    TV Series
    • Haylett Shepherds
    • 2020
  • A Safe Guide to Dying (2020)
    A Safe Guide to Dying
    Short
    • Linus
    • 2020
  • Camryn Manheim, David Eigenberg, Jane Kaczmarek, Chris Mulkey, Jenny O'Hara, Thomas Sadoski, Annika Marks, and Betsy Brandt in Killing Eleanor (2020)
    Killing Eleanor
    6.0
    • Edward Grillo
    • 2020
  • How to Deter a Robber (2020)
    How to Deter a Robber
    5.1
    • Andy Reynolds
    • 2020

Producer

  • Stephen Lang and Will Yun Lee in Rogue Warfare: The Hunt (2019)
    Rogue Warfare: The Hunt
    3.2
    • co-executive producer
    • 2019
  • Blue Highway (2011)
    Blue Highway
    Short
    • producer
    • 2011
  • Flowers for Norma (2010)
    Flowers for Norma
    6.9
    Short
    • associate producer
    • 2010
  • Dark Moon Rising (2009)
    Dark Moon Rising
    3.9
    • co-producer
    • 2009
  • The Block (2008)
    The Block
    8.7
    Short
    • associate producer
    • 2008
  • Joe Pantoliano, Murray Mintz, and Chris Mulkey in Bad Business (1996)
    Bad Business
    7.8
    • producer
    • 1996

Writer

  • The Block (2008)
    The Block
    8.7
    Short
    • written by
    • 2008
  • Fire Line
    Short
    • written by
    • 2008
  • Patti Rocks (1988)
    Patti Rocks
    6.2
    • writer
    • 1988
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Videos37

Chris Mulkey Demo
Demo Reel 4:43
Chris Mulkey Demo
CHRIS MULKEY - ANIMAL KINGDOM
Demo Reel 1:03
CHRIS MULKEY - ANIMAL KINGDOM
CHRIS MULKEY - BRIARPATCH
Demo Reel 1:01
CHRIS MULKEY - BRIARPATCH
CHRIS MULKEY - WHIPLASH
Demo Reel 1:34
CHRIS MULKEY - WHIPLASH
CHRIS MULKEY - ON THE BASIS OF SEX
Demo Reel 2:50
CHRIS MULKEY - ON THE BASIS OF SEX
CHRIS MULKEY - CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Demo Reel 1:23
CHRIS MULKEY - CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Chris Mulkey TCFF Lifetime Achievement Award
Demo Reel 2:20
Chris Mulkey TCFF Lifetime Achievement Award
Chris Mulkey
Interview 0:28
Chris Mulkey
Dead on Arrival - Hollywood Premiere
Interview 3:01
Dead on Arrival - Hollywood Premiere
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:31
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:44
Official Trailer
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Personal details

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    • Chris Mulkey Band Site
  • Alternative name
    • Kris Malki
  • Height
    • 1.85 m
  • Born
    • May 3, 1948
    • Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA
  • Spouses
      Karen LandryJuly 25, 1981 - December 31, 2015 (her death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Amelia Mulkey
  • Parents
    • Christian Mulkey Sr.
  • Other works
    Stage Play: "Flags" Playing Eddie Desmopoulis at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Los Angeles, CA.
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    • 1 Interview

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    Appeared in the movie, Any Day Now (2012), which dealt with bigotry against gays in the 70s. Also starred in the television show, Any Day Now (1998), which addressed racial prejudice in the 60s.

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