Handsome, weathered, character player of film, TV and stage. Mulkey began as an ensemble member of the Children's Theatre Company of Minnesota, where he stayed for five years. He made his feature debut in the offbeat comedy "Loose Ends" (1975). Other feature credits include Walter Hill's "The Long Riders" (1980) and "48 Hrs." (1982), "Patti Rocks" (1987), which gave Mulkey his first credit as a screenwriter, "The Hidden" (1987), "Gas Food Lodging" (1992) and "Broken Arrow" (1996). Mulkey is probably best remembered for his portrayal of sleazy ex-con Hank Jennings in the cult soap-opera "Twin Peaks" (ABC, 1990-91). He also displayed comic prowess in the intelligent cop comedy "Bakersfield P.D." (Fox, 1993-94).
Family
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Daughter: Amelia Mulkey. born c. 1982; mother, Karen Landry
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Daughter: ELizabeth Landry. born c. 1985; mother, Karen Landry
Education
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University of Minnesota, Minnesota, theater
Milestones
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1975 Feature acting debut, Loose Ends
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1980 TV movie debut, Act of Love
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1987 Feature screenwriting debut (also starred), Patti Rocks
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1990 Appeared as Hank Jennings, the ex-con husband of Norma (Peggy Lipton), on the cult series Twin Peaks
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1992 Co-starred in the series Arresting Behavior
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1993 Appeared as a regular in the series Bakersfield P.D.
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1997 Cast in the HBO film, Weapons of Mass Distraction
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1998 Played Annie Potts husband in the Lifetime drama series Any Day Now
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2005 Appeared in North Country starring Charlize Theron
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2006 Co-starred in AMC s western mini-series Broken Trail, starring Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church
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2007 Cast in the Korean dragon fantasy feature, Dragon Wars
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Appeared with the Children s Theatre Company of Minnesota for five years
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Raised in St Paul, Minnesota