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Dana Ashbrook
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Dana Ashbrook

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Born 1967 · San Diego, California, USA · Active 1978–2026

Born in 1967 in San Diego, Dana Ashbrook is an American actor known for his diverse roles in cult cinema. He appears in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978), where his comedic timing enhances the film's absurdity, and in Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988), where he navigates the chaos of a zombie apocalypse. Ashbrook's work in Waxwork (1988) showcases his ability to blend horror and humor, making him a notable presence in the genre's landscape.

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Return of the Living Dead Part II

Return of the Living Dead Part II

1988 ★ 6.1
as Tom Essex

A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek out brains.

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Waxwork (1988) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Waxwork
1988 · ★6.0
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
1978 · ★4.9
Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Twin Peaks (1990)
Twin Peaks
1990
Charmed (1998)
Charmed
1998
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
Insatiable (2018)
Insatiable
2018
White Collar (2009)
White Collar
2009

Filmography

75 credits
2020s 7 credits
2026
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady as Self
Movie
2025
Frankenbabes from Beyond the Grave! as Rev Timothy Vane
Movie ★ 6.0
2024
High Potential as Morris Jardine
TV ★ 8.1
2022
Please Baby Please as Cal
Movie ★ 5.8
2021
kid 90 as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.0
2021
Slugfest
TV ★ 6.4
2020
Minor Premise as Malcolm
Movie ★ 5.2
2010s 17 credits
2019
Framing John DeLorean as Ben Tisa
Movie ★ 6.1
2019
Ice Cream in the Cupboard as Pat
Movie ★ 3.2
2018
Getting Grace as Ron Christopher
Movie ★ 3.9
2018
Insatiable as Gordy Greer
TV ★ 7.8
2018
The Resident as Kevin Fell
TV ★ 8.4
2017
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon as Self
Movie ★ 8.0
2017
Kensho at the Bedfellow as Scott
Movie ★ 7.5
2017
Restraint as Jeff Burroughs
Movie ★ 4.1
2017
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair as Self
Movie ★ 7.1
2017
Bad Binoculars as Self
Movie ★ 8.0
2016
Hitler's Folly as Josh
Movie ★ 4.2
2015
The Opposite Sex as Gary
Movie ★ 4.5
2015
Rosewood as Jeff Groves
TV ★ 6.5
2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Bobby Briggs
Movie ★ 7.2
2014
Late Phases as Westmark
Movie ★ 6.0
2012
The Aggression Scale as Lloyd
Movie ★ 5.6
2010
Blue Bloods as Tommy Banks
TV ★ 7.8
2000s 16 credits
2009
White Collar as Thomas Carlisle
TV ★ 8.2
2008
Crash as Jimmy
TV ★ 5.0
2007
The Kill Point
TV ★ 6.5
2007
Head Case as Self
TV ★ 6.3
2006
Psych as Bob Barker
TV ★ 7.9
2006
Psych as Jackson Hale
TV ★ 7.9
2005
Inner Balance as Mike Matoonk
Movie
2004
Deadwood as Hearst Goon
TV ★ 8.1
2002
Python 2 as Dwight Stoddard
Movie ★ 5.5
2002
Angels Don't Sleep Here as Michael / Jessie Daniels
Movie ★ 2.8
2002
The Last Place on Earth as Rob Baskin
Movie ★ 5.7
2001
Puzzled as Ryan
Movie ★ 7.0
2001
New Alcatraz as Kelly Mitich
Movie ★ 3.9
2001
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks as Self
Movie ★ 6.0
2001
Postcards From The Cast as Self
Movie
2001
The Division as Carl
TV ★ 7.1
1990s 24 credits
1999
Blink of an Eye as Mikey
Movie ★ 9.0
1999
Jack & Jill
TV ★ 7.6
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Paddy Kendall
TV ★ 7.9
1998
Kisses in the Dark as Ray (The Coriolis Effect)
Movie ★ 7.0
1998
Dawson's Creek
TV ★ 7.3
1998
Charmed as T.J.
TV ★ 8.2
1998
Dawson's Creek as Rich Rinaldi
TV ★ 7.3
1997
Crisis Center as Gary McDermott
TV ★ 4.7
1996
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles as Hipster
Movie ★ 5.0
1996
The Pretender as Cam Larsen
TV ★ 7.4
1995
Comfortably Numb as William Best
Movie ★ 3.3
1995
W.E.I.R.D. World as Dylan Bledsoe
Movie ★ 3.5
1995
The Single Guy as Keith
TV ★ 5.8
1995
The Outer Limits as Cain
TV ★ 7.7
1994
The Coriolis Effect as Ray
Movie ★ 4.7
1993
Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story as Marc
Movie ★ 6.5
1992
Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story as Clyde Barrow
Movie ★ 4.9
1992
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Bobby Briggs
Movie ★ 7.4
1992
Jack's Place
TV ★ 8.0
1991
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat as Jack
Movie ★ 6.0
1991
The Hidden Room as Matt
TV ★ 6.0
1990
Ghost Dad as Tony Ricker
Movie ★ 5.1
1990
The Willies as Tough Dude
Movie ★ 5.7
1990
Twin Peaks as Bobby Briggs
TV ★ 8.3
1980s 8 credits
1989
She's Out of Control as Joey
Movie ★ 5.2
1989
Girlfriend from Hell as Chaser
Movie ★ 5.0
1989
Twin Peaks as Bobby Briggs
Movie ★ 8.5
1988
Return of the Living Dead Part II● as Tom Essex
Movie ★ 6.4
1988
Waxwork● as Tony
Movie ★ 6.1
1987
Just A Regular Kid: An AIDS Story as Brian
Movie
1987
21 Jump Street as Mark Stevens
TV ★ 7.2
1982
Cagney & Lacey
TV ★ 7.0
1970s 2 credits
1979
Knots Landing as Teen
TV ★ 6.9
1978
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!● as Boy on Boat (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.0
s 1 credit
—
Unplugged as Gary / Jerome (voice)
Movie