Twin Peaks - where are they now?

Have you ever wondered what happened to the cast of the cult-series "Twin Peaks"? The show was cancelled after 2 seasons, but those two seasons were enough to create some of the most memorable characters ever in TV. David Lynch definitely has his own way of doing things, and "Twin Peaks" was no different. The show was a mix of suspense, humor, horror, who-dun-it and well... weirdness. It also gave us a good portion of elements from the soap-operas. Love it or hate it, (or do both), here are a few of the characters (big and small), and what they´ve done since the show:

Kyle MacLachlan - Special Agent Dale Cooper

Kyle Machlaclan as Special Agent Dale Cooper in "Twin Peaks"

Kyle Maclachlan not being Special Agent Dale Cooper

The main character of the show, this lover of coffee and pie is more then anyone else the heart of the story. He won a Golden Globe for his performance, but he´s never really made it big time in the movies. He has however done a decent amount of work in TV, such as in "Sex and The City" and "Desperate Housewives". And let´s not forget that he also did the voice of Donald Love in the Video Game "Grand Theft Auto 3". Oh, and an uncredited role in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2"...

Michael Ontkean - Sheriff Harry S. Truman

Michael Ontkean as Sheriff Harry S. Truman in "Twin Peaks"

Michael Ontkean, slightly more grey-haired, in "The Descendants"

Michael Ontkean played the likable Sheriff in the town of Twin Peaks, who took a liking to Dale Cooper despite all his peculiarities. His most famous role besides "Twin Peaks" is in the 1977 movie "Slap Shot". After "Twin Peaks" he has mostly appeared in TV movies and on various TV-Series. He lives in Hawaii, which could possibly be one of the reasons why he suddenly appeared in the George Clooney film "The Descendants". 

Mädchen Amick - Shelly Johnson

Mädchen Amick as Shelly Johnson in "Twin Peaks"

Mädchen Amick in "Beauty and the Beast" from 2012

Mädchen Amick was fairly new to the world of entertainment when she was cast as Shelly Johnson in Twin Peaks. Only 20 years old, she played the part of Leo Johnson´s wife, and Bobby´s lover. She is half-German, a quarter Norwegian and a quarter Swedish. After "Twin Peaks", she has featured in many TV-shows, such as "ER", "Dawsons Creek", "Gilmore Girls", "Damages", "Californication" and "My Own Worst Enemy". She also appeared in an episode of "Mad Men".

Dana Ashbrook - Bobby Briggs

Dana Ashbrook as Bobby Briggs in "Twin Peaks"

Dana Ashbrook in the Twin Peaks-tribute episode of "Psych"

Dana played Bobby Briggs on the show, and was your typical jock from High School. He had dated Laura, but was having an affair with Shelly Johnson. Ambitious, but let down by his lack of intelligence and his overdose of naivety, his character on "Twin Peaks" is still his most famous one. He has appeared in a bunch of TV-movies, as well as a couple of TV-shows. His appearance in the Twin Peaks-tribute episode from "Psych" is golden!

Peggy Lipton - Norma Jennings

Peggy Lipton as Norma Jennings in "Twin Peaks"

Mother and daughter: Peggy Lipton and Rashida Jones.

Peggy Lipton was in the long-tunning TV-show "Mod Squad" prior to her role in "Twin Peaks". She has continued doing TV-shows and movies, including "The Postman", "Alias" and "When In Rome". However, she has also contributed more indirectly to the world of Film and TV, as she is the mother of actress Rashida Jones. Peggy Lipton was married to famous music producer Quincy Jones, and they had two kids together. In addition to the aforementioned Rashida Jones, they also had Kidada Jones, who used to date Tupac. The rapper was supposedly on his way to pick up Kidada when he was shot in Las Vegas in 1996. 

Sherilyn Fenn - Audrey Horne

Sherilynn Fenn as Audrey Horne in "Twin Peaks"

Sherilynn Fenn in a tribute episode to Twin Peaks on "Psych"

The mysterious Audrey Horne was one of the most interesting characters of the show, and a Norwegian hard rock band also took the characters name as their band name. Sherilyn has continued featuring in movies and TV-shows, such as "Of Mice and Men", "Rude Awakening", "Dawsons Creek", "Boston Public" and "Gilmore Girls". She was also in the Twin Peaks tribute episode of "Psych". 

Others

Eric DaRe played Leo Johnson on "Twin Peaks". His career didn´t exactly take off after the show, and he has 14 credits in movies and TV-shows after the cult series, his last one was in 2002. Just taking a look at the credits says pretty much all you need to know about how his career went; Anthony the Bouncer (Dead Connection), Medic (Starship Troopers), Guard (Poodle Springs) and my favorite... Male Partygoer (Ted Bundy).

Bellina Logan played Desk Clerk in episode 4 of Season 2. Not a big role, but a little fun fact. About 20 years later she has been in 7 episodes of "Sons of Anarchy" playing Fiona Larkin.

Bellina Logan as Desk Clerk in an episode of "Twin Peaks"

Bellina Logan as Fiona Larkin in "Sons of Anarchy"

Speaking of mothers of actresses, there is another actress on "Twin Peaks" who has a famous actress for a daughter. Mary Jo Deschanel played Eileen Hayward on the show, and is the mother of Zooey Deschanel ((500) Days of Summer, Yes Man, The Happening) and Emily Deschanel (Bones).

Frank Silva who played Bob have possibly caused many young viewers of the show to loose a good night´s sleep. Frank Silva was an Art Decorator, and it was just a coincidence that led David Lynch to cast him as the scary character of Bob. Unfortunately, Frank Silva died in 1995 (only 45 years old) of AIDS.


Miguel Ferrer is one of the actors from the show who has had most success (at least he´s kept busy), although he does have a couple of bad films under his belt as well. Nevertheless, his role in "Twin Peaks" is one of the most memorable ones. As F.B.I. Agent Albert Rosenfield he gives the show a lot of hilarious moments with his dry humor and awesome delivery.

Heather Graham was only 20 years old when she joined the cast of "Twin Peaks" as Annie, sister of Norma Jennings. Speaking of actors from the show with the most success, Heather Graham is probably one of them. She went on to feature in movies such as "From Hell", "Boogie Nights" and "Hangover".


Last, but not least... David Duchovny. Although most famous for his job as Mulder in "X-Files" and later as Hank Moody in "Californication", one must never forget that one of his first jobs was on "Twin Peaks". As the cross-dressing DEA Agent Dennis/Denise Bryson. Before he was a hand model in "Zoolander". Before he studied Serial Killers in "Kalifornia". Before all of those things... he was a cross-dressing DEA Agent.

David Duchovny as DEA Agent Dennis/Denise Bryson in "Twin Peaks"