Eric Da Re (born March 3, 1965) is an American actor who played Leo Johnson on the TV show ''

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'' and its prequel film, '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me''. He has worked behind the scenes in several other films by ''Twin Peaks'' creator

David Lynch David Keith Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025) was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Lynch was often called a "visionary" and received acclaim f ...

. He is the son of the actor Aldo Da Re (stage name Aldo Ray) and the casting director Johanna Ray, a frequent Lynch collaborator.

Biography

Da Re was born in

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, United States. He is the son of the actor Aldo Ray (born Aldo Da Re), and is of Italian descent on his father's side. His mother is Johanna Ray, an award-winning casting director (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Showgirls), who did casting for ''Twin Peaks''. Da Re's first role was in the TV movie '' Into the Homeland'' in 1987, which was directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, who would direct Da Re on ''Twin Peaks''. Da Re appeared in the 1989 slasher film '' Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!'' (which also featured his future ''Twin Peaks'' co-star Richard Beymer); after a few more roles in TV movies, Da Re landed the role of Leo Johnson in the 1990 cult classic ''Twin Peaks'', created by Mark Frost and

. Da Re went on to work with Lynch again as a casting assistant for '' Wild at Heart'' (1990), as Leo Johnson in the ''

'' cinematic prequel, '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992) and as a property buyer for '' Lost Highway'' (1997). In 1992 he was Bernie in '' Critters 4''. He also had roles in the Paul Verhoeven film '' Starship Troopers'' (1997) and in '' Ted Bundy'' (2002). He is sometimes credited as Eric Da Re, Eric DaRae or Eric Dare. Eric attended Horace Mann elementary and Beverly Hills High School with fellow actor Nicolas Cage.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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