Ashbrook Biography
Dana Ashbrook is an actor from the United States best known for his role as Bobby Briggs in the 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and the television series Twin Peaks.
How old is Ashbrook? – Age
Born Dana Vernon Ashbrook, the actress is 57 years old as of 24 May 2024. She was born in 1967 in San Diego, California, United States.
Ashbrook Family – Education
Ashbrook was raised in San Diego, California. His father, Vernon L. “Buddy” Ashbrook, was the director of the drama department at Palomar College, and his mother, D’Ann (née Paton), is a teacher. He is the brother of Daphne Ashbrook, an actress, and writer Taylor Ashbrook.
Ashbrook Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $3.7 million.
Charmed
Dana appeared in the third season episode “Just Harried” as T.J.While the real Prue Halliwell was asleep, T.J., a mortal, encountered the embodiment of her desires, astral Prue Halliwell, at a bar. Prue’s Id showed up as her astral self since she was all about taking responsibility for her actions and against giving in to her wants.
She imagined herself going to a pub, where she met T.J. and made love to him. But every time, she had to hurry away, saying him she had other commitments. After winning a game of pool one evening, T.J. stepped in to help the loser who refused to pay. Prue left after they kissed and the man tormented her. The man was later fatally stabbed, but not before she had beaten him up and vanished.
Inspector Krutchen questioned T.J. as he waited for Prue at the pub the next day. They attempted to flee when the cops showed up later that day when astral Prue appeared. After being placed in the police car, Prue eventually informed T.J. her name before being taken into custody.
T.J. smashed his bike into the manor during Piper and Leo’s wedding. Prue’s astral self materialized once more upon seeing him, and she departed with him. They took a drive to the park, where they made out until Phoebe used a spell to call Prue back. After this, T.J. was never seen or heard from again.
Twin Peaks
He appeared as Bobby Briggs in Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and Twin Peaks. One of the first suspects in Laura Palmer’s murder was Robert “Bobby” Briggs, a boisterous and sardonic young man active in local crime in Twin Peaks, Washington. The son of U.S. Air Force Major Garland Briggs, he trafficked cocaine, even killed someone, and was often associated with gangsters like Leo Johnson and Jacques Renault.
Bobby later made amends, got married to Shelly Johnson, had a daughter, and rose through the ranks to become a well-liked deputy in the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department. He played a significant role in the 2016 inquiry into his late father’s research on Judy and the Black Lodge ghosts. In February 1989, Bobby and Mike Nelson were worried about their cocaine supply running out due to a $5,000 debt to Leo. They proclaimed Mike the “man” and left Laura missing. Bobby asked Leo Johnson for more cocaine but was denied. Jacques Renault suggested a source for Bobby, and they had drinks in the woods until a drug dealer arrived. Laura claimed Bobby killed Mike, but Bobby panicked and killed him. Bobby instructed Laura to hide $10,000 in her safety deposit box the next day.
Psych
Additionally, he played Jackson Hale in Remake A.K.A. Cloudy… With a Chance of Improvement and Robert Barker in Dual Spires, two episodes of Psych. One of the original families of Dual Spires is the source of Robert “Bob” Barker, proprietor of the Sawmill Diner. He discovers their niece Paula drowned in a lake while attending a cinnamon festival. Although they find out Paula was pronounced dead seven years prior, they still assume she was killed. The group, lead by Juliet and Lassiter, discovers Paula is actually his daughter from a previous relationship with Lucy. They have Lassiter and Juliet save them at the last minute from being killed together with Westley, Shawn, Gus, and Bob.
After seeing bizarre happenings, such as unusual dancing and a teenager barking at a dog, Shawn and Juliet make the decision to leave the area. The narrative emphasizes the perils of a family’s past as well as the fallout from a sad incident. One of the original families of Dual Spires is the source of Robert “Bob” Barker, proprietor of the Sawmill Diner. When Shawn and Gus go to his diner, they hear about Paula’s passing at a celebration. They believe Paula was killed by her unstable sister Lucy, who removed her from Dual Spires after raising her with Bob and Michelle. Paula was actually Lassiter’s kid from an affair with Lucy, as Juliet and Lassiter find out.
Lassiter and Juliet foil the two brothers’ plot to murder Bob, Gus, Shawn, and Westley. Sandra Panitch, who was last seen fleeing the scene, fatally stabs Jackson Hale, a weatherman for KRXJ. Newscaster Mortimer Camp, who was in the studio with his wife Connie, is the main person accused of the murder. The narrative looks at issues of identity, family, and the fallout from a sad incident.
Ashbrook Movies and TV Credits
Ashbrook has appeared in varous films including;
Movies
♦ 2022 – Please Baby Please
♦ 2020 – Minor Premise
♦ 2019 – Framing John DeLorean
♦ 2019 – Ice Cream in the Cupboard
♦ 2017 – Kensho at the Bedfellow
♦ 2017 – Getting Grace
♦ 2017 – Restraint
♦ 2016 – Hitler’s Folly
♦ 2014 – Late Phases
♦ 2014 – The Opposite Sex
♦ 2012 – The Aggression Scale
♦ 2011 – Lightweight
♦ 2010 – Darkmatter
♦ 2005 – Inner Balance
♦ 2002 – The Last Place on Earth
TV Shows
♦ 2019 – Insatiable
♦ 2018 – The Resident
♦ 2017 – Rosewood
♦ 2017 – Chicago P.D.
♦ 2017 – Twin Peaks
♦ 2013 – Blue Bloods
♦ 2013 – Hostages
♦ 2011 – White Collar
♦ 2010, 2014 – Psych
♦ 2009 – Crash
♦ 2007 – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
♦ 2007 – The Kill Point
♦ 2006 – Deadwood
♦ 2004 – The Division
♦ 2002–2003 – Dawson’s Creek