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Christophe Zajac-Denek

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Christophe Zajac-Denek is an American actor, drummer, and stuntman. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he moved to Los Angeles in 2009. In 2022, Christophe starred in a feature alongside award-winning, A-listers. Details of this project will be available once the release date is set. Christophe is a cast member on The Return Season of Twin Peaks (2017), directed by David Lynch. He plays Ike "The Spike" Stadtler, a vicious hitman. Christophe has co-starred on 10 episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live (2016-2020) as various principal comedic characters. Other co-starring roles include Lemon (2017), Fresh Off The Boat (2016), Tales of Halloween (2015), A Million Ways To Die In The West (2014), and Paul (2011).

As a professional drummer, Christophe has played on Jimmy Kimmel Live (2016) with house band: Cleto and the Cletones, on Ellen Degeneres Show (2009-2010) with Yuto Miyazawa, and was featured as the drumming baby in the film Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016). Prior to moving to Hollywood, Christophe co-founded an original band from Detroit called The Hard Lessons (2003-2008) in which he toured the US and Europe.

Being a little person and very athletic, Christophe has been called for all sorts of stunt work. On Deadpool Musical 2 (2018) Christophe stars as the superhero Puck and showcased extensive combat choreography. On Twin Peaks (2017) he wielded multiple weapons and performed combat choreography in scenes with stars Kyle MacLaughlin and Naomi Watts. OZ: The Great and Powerful (2013) found Christophe flying on wires and driving a team of horses. Paul (2011) called on Christophe to be the movement and motion reference for the CGI lead/title character.

In addition to acting for film and TV, Christophe hosts and produces a podcast about the exceptional lives of people with dwarfism. The show is called I'm Kind Of A Big Deal. Christophe also advocates for people of short stature by creating media and journalism works that have been featured on ipondr.com. He has starred in multiple projects that have screened at various film festivals across the globe. Christophe is also a speaker who has presented to major corporations and conferences. His life's mission is to work to elevate little people to a level of parity in Hollywood and society.
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Larry Clarke, David Koechner, Christophe Zajac-Denek, and Eric Edelstein in Twin Peaks (2017)
Hungry Monster from 2016 Foster Farms commercial
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As a Troompa Loompa on set at Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Mordecai from the Darren Bousman production "Tales Of Halloween"
Christophe Zajac-Denek in Kim Planert: Dawn (2021)
Christophe Zajac-Denek in Kim Planert: Dawn (2021)
Christophe Zajac-Denek in Kim Planert: Dawn (2021)
Christophe Zajac-Denek, Brett Gelman, and Hank Chen in Lemon (2017)
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Known for

Twin Peaks (2017)
Twin Peaks
8.5
TV Series
  • Ike 'The Spike' Stadtler
Lucille Soong, Randall Park, Constance Wu, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, and Hudson Yang in Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
Fresh Off the Boat
7.8
TV Series
  • La Chouffe
Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Oz the Great and Powerful
6.3
  • Dancing Munchkin
  • 2013
Tales of Halloween (2015)
Tales of Halloween
5.5
  • Mordecai
  • The Little Devil (segment "The Night Billy Raised Hell")
  • 2015

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Actor

  • Broken Dreams
    • Steven
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • The Role-play of Life
    • David
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Trust in Love
    • Lawyer #1
    • In Production
  • Orly Gal, Christophe Zajac-Denek, Jason Sereno, and Anthony Marks in The Get Lost Losers (2022)
    The Get Lost Losers
    • Christophe
    • 2022
  • Ass Clowns: Constipated (2021)
    Ass Clowns: Constipated
    • Jimmy the Pirate
    • 2021
  • Jimmy Kimmel in Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
    Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    • Oscar The Fauch
    • Twinkie the Kid
    • Guacamol-E.T. ...
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2021
  • Deadpool The Musical 2 - Ultimate Disney Parody (2018)
    Deadpool The Musical 2 - Ultimate Disney Parody
    • Puck
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Twin Peaks (2017)
    Twin Peaks
    • Ike 'The Spike' Stadtler
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Nia Long, Shiri Appleby, Michael Cera, Judy Greer, Brett Gelman, and Gillian Jacobs in Lemon (2017)
    Lemon
    • Background
    • 2017
  • Lucille Soong, Randall Park, Constance Wu, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, and Hudson Yang in Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
    Fresh Off the Boat
    • La Chouffe
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Match.con (2016)
    Match.con
    • Toto
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Tis the Season (2015)
    Tis the Season
    • Pengrove the Elf
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Flight of the Jue Jue Bee
    • Chief Headly
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Tales of Halloween (2015)
    Tales of Halloween
    • Mordecai
    • The Little Devil (segment "The Night Billy Raised Hell")
    • 2015
  • Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, and Seth MacFarlane in A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
    A Million Ways to Die in the West
    • Angry Cowboy (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
    Oz the Great and Powerful
    • Dancing Munchkin
    • 2013
  • Matthew Perry in Mr. Sunshine (2011)
    Mr. Sunshine
    • Clown (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Guillermo (2010)
    Guillermo
    • Boom Operator
    • Short
    • 2010

Writer

  • I'm Kind of A Big Deal (2019)
    I'm Kind of A Big Deal
    • writer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2019

Camera and Electrical Department

  • The T.O. Show (2009)
    The T.O. Show
    • electrician
    • TV Series
    • 2009

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  • Height
    • 4′ 4″ (1.32 m)

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    • Male

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    Drummer for Detroit band "The Hard Lessons"

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