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Dana Ashbrook

Dana Ashbrook

Actor · Born May 24, 1967 (59) · San Diego, California, USA

Dana Vernon Ashbrook (born May 24, 1967) is an American actor best known for his role as Bobby Briggs in David Lynch's television series "Twin Peaks" (1990-1991) and its revival "Twin Peaks: The Return" (2017).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 24, 1967 (59)
From
San Diego, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 36% in 30 days

What are Dana Ashbrook's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
29%
Self
24%
Bonds
21%
Morality
15%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 9 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 9
Shapeshifter
1 of 9
Ally
1 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Absurd
10
Melancholic
7
Dread
6
Contemplative
5
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dana Ashbrook's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dana Ashbrook's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

66 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Frankenbabes from Beyond the Grave! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Rev Timothy Vane

  • High Potential(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Morris Jardine

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Please Baby Please(2022)

    as Cal

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Slugfest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Minor Premise(2020)

    as Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Ice Cream in the Cupboard(2019)

    as Pat

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Framing John DeLorean(2019)

    as Ben Tisa

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Insatiable(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gordy Greer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Getting Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ron Christopher

  • The Resident(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin Fell

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Restraint(2017)

    as Jeff Burroughs

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Kensho at the Bedfellow(2017)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hitler's Folly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Josh

  • Rosewood(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff Groves

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Opposite Sex(2014)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Wolf(2014)

    as Westmark

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Bobby Briggs

  • The Aggression Scale(2012)

    as Lloyd

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Banks

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Carlisle

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Crash(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Kill Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Barker · as Jackson Hale

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Inner Balance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Mike Matoonk

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Hearst Goon

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Python 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Dwight Stoddard

  • Angels Don't Sleep Here(2002)

    as Michael / Jessie Daniels

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Last Place on Earth(2002)

    as Rob Baskin

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Boa(2001)

    as Kelly Mitich

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl

  • Puzzled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Ryan

  • Jack & Jill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank, Desperate Single Guy at Wedding

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Paddy Kendall

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Blink of an Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Mikey

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as T.J.

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Kisses in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ray (The Coriolis Effect)

  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 9 episodes · as Rich Rinaldi

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Crisis Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gary McDermott

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Cam Larsen

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Cityscrapes: Los Angeles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Hipster

  • W.E.I.R.D. World(1995)

    as Dylan Bledsoe

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Single Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Keith

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Cain

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Comfortably Numb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as William Best

  • The Coriolis Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Ray

  • Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story(1993)

    as Marc

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story(1992)

    as Clyde Barrow

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me(1992)

    as Bobby Briggs

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Jack's Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat(1989)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Hidden Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt

  • Message to the Allied Forces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Bobby Briggs

  • The Willies(1990)

    as Tough Dude

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Ghost Dad(1990)

    as Tony Ricker

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Twin Peaks(1990)

    Show 37 episodes · as Bobby Briggs

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Twin Peaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Bobby Briggs

  • Girlfriend from Hell(1989)

    as Chaser

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • She's Out of Control(1989)

    as Joey

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Waxwork(1988)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Return of the Living Dead II(1988)

    as Tom Essex

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Brian

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Stevens

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Teen

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!(1978)

    as Boy on Boat (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Unplugged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Gary / Jerome (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles, 65 of them dated from 1978 to 2025; peak year 1988.

Biggest box office

Ghost Dad (1990)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

Twin Peaks (1990)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19782025

Peak 1988 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting66 of 66: 66 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s8 · acting1990s24 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
8898

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Dana Ashbrook's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 42 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

The Last Place on Earth (2002)

86th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Twin Peaks (1990)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dana Ashbrook's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles17–65 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 87 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dana Ashbrook work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dana Ashbrook's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Karen shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers