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Chris Mulkey

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
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The Twin Cities Film Fest Lifetime Achievement Award video presentation. Awarded to actor Chris Mulkey in 2022
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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 On the Basis of Sex (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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Michael Milhoan and Chris Mulkey in Bulworth (1998)
Sylvester Stallone, David Caruso, Chris Mulkey, and Jack Starrett in First Blood (1982)
Sylvester Stallone, David Caruso, Chris Mulkey, and Jack Starrett in First Blood (1982)
Chris Mulkey and Jack Starrett in First Blood (1982)
Chris Mulkey in First Blood (1982)
David Caruso and Chris Mulkey in First Blood (1982)

Known for

Felicity Jones in On the Basis of Sex (2018)
On the Basis of Sex
7.1
  • Charles Moritz
  • 2018
Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
Captain Phillips
7.8
  • John Cronan
  • 2013
Twin Peaks (1990)
Twin Peaks
8.8
TV Series
  • Hank Jennings
Miles Teller in Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash
8.5
  • Uncle Frank
  • 2014

Credits

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Actor

  • The Power
    • Mr. Montgomery
    • Completed
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • The Redeemer
    • Butch Nelson
    • Completed
  • Slingshot
    • Will
    • Completed
    • Short
  • Mother, May I?
    • Bill
    • Completed
  • Feeling Randy
    • The Teacher
    • Post-production
  • The Empty Chair
    • Zack Semander
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Rockbottom
    • The Hand
    • Post-production
  • Famine
    • Frank
    • Pre-production
  • Fallen Cards
    • Jonathan Archer
    • Completed
  • Deadland (2023)
    Deadland
    • Charlie Hobbs
    • 2023
  • Wildflower (2022)
    Wildflower
    • Hal
    • 2022
  • Pierre Dulat, Michael Walde-Berger, Mike Mitchell, Omer Sarikaya, Hripsime Sargsyan, and Fanny Torres in Islamophobia (2022)
    Islamophobia
    • Chris
    • 2022
  • Mosquito (2022)
    Mosquito
    • Sheriff Linton Jones
    • 2022
  • The Hand That Feeds (2021)
    The Hand That Feeds
    • Deputy Director Hank Mullen
    • 2021
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mr. Corman (2021)
    Mr. Corman
    • Frank (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Rosamund Pike in Edith! (2021)
    Edith!
    • Louis Seibold
    • Podcast Series
    • 2021
  • The Humming of the Beast (2021)
    The Humming of the Beast
    • Tim
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Gorica Popovic in Kaljave gume (2021)
    Kaljave gume
    • Robert
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Erica Bardin in Shepherds (2020)
    Shepherds
    • Haylett Shepherds
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • A Safe Guide to Dying (2020)
    A Safe Guide to Dying
    • Linus
    • Short
    • 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
    • Edward Grillo
    • 2020
  • How to Deter a Robber (2020)
    How to Deter a Robber
    • Andy Reynolds
    • 2020
  • David Chokachi in Emerald Run (2020)
    Emerald Run
    • Alfio Sarda
    • 2020
  • Rogue Warfare: Death of a Nation (2020)
    Rogue Warfare: Death of a Nation
    • Commander Brisco
    • 2020

Producer

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

Writer

  • The Block (2008)
    The Block
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Fire Line
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Patti Rocks (1988)
    Patti Rocks
    • writer
    • 1988
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Chris Mulkey TCFF Lifetime Achievement Award
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Chris Mulkey TCFF Lifetime Achievement Award
CHRIS MULKEY - ANIMAL KINGDOM
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CHRIS MULKEY - ANIMAL KINGDOM
CHRIS MULKEY - BRIARPATCH
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CHRIS MULKEY - BRIARPATCH
CHRIS MULKEY - WHIPLASH
Demo Reel 1:34
CHRIS MULKEY - WHIPLASH
CHRIS MULKEY - ON THE BASIS OF SEX
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CHRIS MULKEY - ON THE BASIS OF SEX
CHRIS MULKEY - CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Demo Reel 1:23
CHRIS MULKEY - CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Chris Mulkey
Interview 0:28
Chris Mulkey
Dead on Arrival - Hollywood Premiere
Interview 3:01
Dead on Arrival - Hollywood Premiere
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Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Chris Mulkey Band Site
    • Getty Images
  • Alternative name
    • Kris Malki
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (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.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Male

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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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