Table of Biography
Dana Ashbrook is an actor and writer based in America. Dana Ashbrook is most popular for his role,’ as Bobby Briggs in the TV series,’ Twin Peaks’. Likewise, he has played roles in documentaries, short films, TV series, and big screens like ‘She’s Out of Control’, ‘Inner Balance’, and ‘Darkmatter’ to name a few.
Early Life
Dana Ashbrook’s full name is Dana Vernon Ashbrook. He was born on May 24, 1967, and has turned 55 years as of now. He is originally from the United States of America and his birthplace is San Diego. Ashbrook’s father Vernon L. was a director of the Palomar College drama department while his mother, D’Ann Paton is a teacher, who performs in a local theatre. His parents got divorced later whom he loves unconditionally and regards his family as a normal, healthy, all-American divorced family.
Dana Ashbrook is an American by nationality while his ethnicity is White Caucasian. His birth sign is Gemini. Furthermore, he is the brother of a writer, Taylor Ashbrook, and actress, Daphne Ashbrook. He grew up in Spring Valley, El Cajon, and La Mesa.
Education
Regarding their educational background, he attended Monte Vista High School in Spring Valley. He graduated high school in 1985. He studied acting with Harry Mastrogeorge.
Dana Ashbrook – Net Worth 2023
Writer and actor, Dana has earned a handsome amount of money. As per the other online sources, he earns $100k annually while his net worth is $2M as mentioned. No doubt he is living the best of his life.
Career
Dana is still stealing the limelight with amazing natural acting skills. Initially, his career in acting commenced when he left a good impression on Danphe’s agent while performing a high school play. His first-ever film debut is an uncredited role of Boy of Boat in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. After that, he did a few series in the year 1987 like Cagney & Lacey, Days of Our Lives, Knots Landing, and ABD Afterschool Specials.
Talking more about his acting career, he played the role of Tom Essex in the horror film Return of the Living Dead Part II. Alongside Deborah Foreman, he was cast as Tony in another horror movie, Waxwork in the year 1988. Similarly, he appeared as Mark Stevens in one of the episodes of 21 Jump Street in 1988. At the same time, he was doing another movie named, ‘A Place To Hide’. In the year 1989, he played the character of Joey in ‘She’s Out of Control’. Likewise, he was offered movies such as Ghost Dad and The Willies in 1990. He was cast as Tony Ricker in the former while he played the role of Tough Dude in the latter.
His breakthrough was in 1990 when he got the role of ‘Bobby Briggs’ in the TV series ‘Twin Peaks’. Moreover, his portrayal of volatile-tempered high school athletes with his shaggy hair, soulful appearance, and intense personality was lauded by the audience. His portrayal of volatile-tempered high school athletes with his shaggy hair, soulful appearance, and intense personality was lauded by the audience. When the show went off the air, he continued to make appearances on television and film.
Caption: Dana with his co-actors from Twin Peaks(Source: The New York Times)
Further Career Details
He ingeminated Bobby Briggs in the prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and also portrayed Clyde Barrow in the television film, ‘Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story..’ Ashbrook starred alongside Jennifer Rubin and Quentin Tarantino in the short film ‘The Coriolis Effect. In the year 1995 science fiction television pilot W.E.I.R.D. World, he was cast as a ‘Hipster’. Before guest-starring on the television series, The Outer Limits, he did the role of William Best in ‘Comfortably Numb’.
In the year 1997, he played the role of. Gary McDermott in Crisis Center. There was no break in his acting career. He was a guest star as Federal Police Marshal Stu Clemes in the TV series, ‘Welcome To Paradox’. In the same year, he portrayed the role of Seth in ‘Interstate 5′.
In the year 1997, he played the role of. Gary McDermott in Crisis Center. There was no break in his acting career. He guest stars as Federal Police Marshal Stu Clemes in the TV series, Welcome To Paradox. In the same year, he portrayed the role of Seth in Interstate 5. In 1999, Ashbrook adapted the role of Mikey in ‘Blink Of an Eye’.
After 2001-Present
He was doing two films, ‘Puzzled’ and ‘Angels Don’t Sleep Here’ along with the series, ‘Jack Hill’ and ‘Charmed’ in 2001. He was guest-starred in both of the series. From 2002-2003, he was seen as Rich Rinaldi in the recurring role in the TV series ‘Dawson’s Creek. Talking more about his acting career, he did a few short films like ‘Inner Balance’, ‘Darkmatter’, and ‘Lightweight’. His role as ‘Bobby Brings’ was again seen in the sequel ‘Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces’. Before this, he had done a movie, ‘The Opposite Sex’ where he played the role of ‘Gary’.
Similarly, his recurring role on Twin Peaks never failed to astound the audience. He appeared as ‘Deputy Bobby Briggs’ in the TV series ‘Twin Peaks’. He was guest-starred as ‘Jeff Grooves’ in ‘Rosewood’. Likewise, he had done two other films in 2017 named ‘Getting Grace’ and ‘Restraint’. Ashbrook appeared on-screen as ‘Ron Christopher’ in the former while he played the role of ‘Jeff Burroughs’ in the latter.
Ashbrook was seen as Ben Pisa in the documentary, named ‘Framing John DeLorean’. In 2019, other on-screen in which he made his appearances were ‘Insatiable’ and ‘Ice Cream in the Cupboard’. As of now, The movie ‘Minor Premise was recently released on the 26th of August amid a lockdown in Canada.
Writer
His writing career has been overshadowed by his acting career. However, he has established himself as a writer via one of the episodes, ‘Ralph Macchi and Liz Phair’ of the TV series, “Head Case”. Unfortunately, his road movie script called “Driven To It” with friend Robert Bauer that David Lynch offered to executive produce (in name only) to help them, but Ashbrook and Bauer couldn’t get financing for it. Hopefully, we can see more writing about Ashbrook in the upcoming days.
Caption: Dana Ashbrook with David Lynch(Source: Instagram)
Relationship Status
Ashbrook’s sexual orientation is straight and his marital status is married. He exchanged vows with Kate Rogal on August 15, 2015, in a private ceremony in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Furthermore, Dana was romantically involved with Marisa Tomei. Marisa Tomei is an American actress famous for My Cousin Vinny (1992), Untamed Heart (1993), Only You (1994), and The Wrestler (2008). Unfortunately, the duo parted ways within a year in 1999. As of now, he is having a happy conjugal life with Kate Rogal.
Caption: Wedding photo of Dana Ashbrook and Kate(Source: Twitter)
Dana Ashbrook – Body Measurements
Dana Ashbrook stands tall with a height of 6 feet and weighs 93 kg. His other body measurements are not recorded but he has an average build. Likewise, his eyes color is blue while his hair is Dark Brown color.
Social Media
Actor Dana has a massive fan following on social media sites like Instagram and Twitter. He owns a verified account with the username @danaashbrook on Instagram. His followers have reached 29.2K followers while his Twitter handle, @DanaAshbrook has 14.8K followers. In comparison to his other social media accounts, his Facebook account, Dana Ashbrook has only 6K followers.