Chris Mulkey
Birthdate: May 3, 1948
Birthplace: Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA
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.
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Chris Mulkey Movies
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- 2025 |
The Long Game
asChris Valente
Ambitious young actress Holly Sloan agrees to help her boyfriend Richard Metzger scam Hollywood legend Mariah McKay, but the two women strike up an unlikely friendship instead. Soon Holly must decide where her true loyalties lie.
- 2025 |
Inheritance
asDoug Forester
When Maya learns her father Sam was once a spy, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an international conspiracy.
- 2024 | Feeling Randyas The Teacher
- 2024 | Rockbottomas The Hand
- 2024 | Universal Grooveas The Agent
- 2023 | Far Havenas Sheriff King
- 2023 | Mother, May I?as Bill
- 2023 | Deadlandas Charlie Hobbs
- 2022 | Islamophobiaas Chris
- 2022 | Wildfloweras Hal
- 2021 | The Hand That Feedsas Deputy Director Hank Mullen
- 2021 |
How to Deter a Robber
asAndy Reynolds
In a desolate town in Northern Wisconsin, a stubborn young woman and her naïve boyfriend face off against a pair of amateur burglars.
- 2020 | Emerald Runas Alfio Sarda
- 2020 | Killing Eleanoras Edward Grillo
- 2020 | Rogue Warfare: Death of a Nationas Commander Brisco
- 2019 | Roads, Trees and Honey Beesas Mark Anderson
- 2019 | Rogue Warfareas Commander Brisco
- 2019 | Rogue Warfare: The Huntas Commander Brisco
- 2019 | Spinning Dryas Jackie
- 2019 | The World Without Youas David
- 2019 |
- 2018 | Make Love Great Againas Agent Riley
- 2018 | Ouija Houseas Tomas
- 2018 | Spare Roomas Mac
- 2018 | The Clinicas Dr. Ballard
- 2018 | The Standoff at Sparrow Creekas Ford
- 2018 | When I Singas Rock Doc
- 2018 |
On the Basis of Sex
asCharles Moritz
On the Basis of Sex
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
- 2018 |
- 2017 | Call Me Kingas Angelo
- 2017 | Dead on Arrivalas Hans Dunkel
- 2017 | Mad Familiesas Tommy
- 2017 | Quality Problemsas Clyde
- 2017 | This Is Christmas
- 2017 | Treasuresas Jeno
- 2016 | Car Dogsas Malcolm Chamberlain
- 2016 | Killer Wavesas Micky Barrels
- 2016 | Wolves at the Dooras John
- 2015 | Cheeseheads: The Documentary
- 2014 | The Livingas Howard
- 2014 | The Jersey Devilas God
- 2014 | The Surfaceas Kelly
- 2014 |
- 2014 | Last Weekendas Malcolm Green
- 2013 | Sanitariumas Father (segment "Monsters are Real")
- 2013 | The Levenger Tapesas Stackman
- 2013 |
Captain Phillips
asJohn Cronan
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
- 2013 |
- 2012 | Any Day Nowas DA Wilson
- 2011 | Bad Actressas Bernie Pillage
- 2011 | Collapse of the Living Deadas Robert Morgan
- 2011 | Narxas Sergeant Rhodes
- 2011 | Rehab
- 2010 | Bare Knucklesas Al the Boxing Trainer
- 2009 | Dark Moon Risingas John
- 2008 | Older Than Americaas Paul Gunderson
- 2006 | Little Chenieras Sheriff Kline Lebauve
- 2007 | I Triedas Strank
- 2007 | Nankingas Mills McCallum
- 2007 | Dragon Wars: D-Waras Agent Frank Pinsky
- 2006 | Love and Debateas Austin
- 2006 | One Night with Youas Detective Brown
- 2006 | The Curiosity of Chanceas Sir
- 2006 | Wastedas Father Collins
- 2006 | Dreamlandas Herb
- 2006 | Unknownas Detective James Curtis
- 2004 | Mysterious Skinas Mr. Lackey
- 2003 | Radioas Frank
- 2002 | American Girlas John Grubb
- 1999 | Requiem for Murderas Richard Poe
- 1998 | Twist of Fateas Lennox
- 1997 | Behind Enemy Linesas Jones
- 1996 | Amandaas Caleb Farnsworth
- 1996 | Bad Business
- 1996 | Bad Businessas Vic Bolsa
- 1996 | Full Moon Risingas Dirk Jaspers
- 1996 | The Fanas Tim
- 1993 | Bound and Gagged: A Love Storyas Steve
- 1993 | Ghost in the Machineas Bram
- 1992 | The Silenceras George
- 1992 | Gas Food Lodgingas Raymond
- 1990 | Denialas Chad
- 1988 | From Hollywood to Deadwoodas Nick Detroit
- 1988 | In Dangerous Companyas Chris
- 1988 | Jack's Backas Scott Morofsky
- 1988 | Patti Rocks
- 1988 | Patti Rocksas Billy Regis
- 1988 | Heartbreak Hotelas Steve Ayres
- 1987 | Under the Gunas Larry
- 1986 | Quiet Coolas Red
- 1984 | Runawayas Johnson
- 1982 | Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swannas Daniels
- 1982 |
First Blood
asWard
A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
- 1981 | Night City Angelsas Charles
- 1979 | Sunnysideas Reggie Flynn
- 1978 | The Boss' Sonas Fred
- 1976 | Tomcatsas Cullen Garrett
- 1975 | Loose Endsas Billy Regis
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