Eric Da Re

{{short description|American actor}} {{multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=February 2017}} {{BLP one source|date=February 2017}} {{original research|date=February 2017}} }} {{Infobox person | name = Eric Da Re | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1965|3|3}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1987—2002 | parents = {{plainlist| *Johanna Ray *Aldo Ray }} }}

'''Eric Da Re''' (born March 3, 1965) is an American actor who played Leo Johnson on the TV show ''Twin Peaks'' 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. 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 Los Angeles, California, 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''.<ref name=NYT/> 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 David Lynch. Da Re went on to work with Lynch again as a casting assistant for ''Wild at Heart'' (1990), as Leo Johnson in the ''Twin Peaks'' cinematic prequel, ''Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992)<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Eric Da Re|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/16516/Eric-DaRe/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129095225/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/16516/Eric-DaRe/filmography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2014|archive-date=2014-11-29}}</ref> and as a property buyer for ''Lost Highway'' (1997).

In 1992 he was Bernie in ''Critters 4''.<ref name=NYT/> He also had roles in the Paul Verhoeven film ''Starship Troopers'' (1997)<ref name=NYT/> 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===  {| class = "wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |- | 1987 | ''Into the Homeland'' | Male Surfer #1 | TV movie |- | 1989 | ''Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!'' | Chris (as Eric Da Re) | Direct-to-video |- | 1992 | ''Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' | Leo Johnson | |- | 1992 | ''Critters 4'' | Bernie | |- | 1994 | ''Dead Connection'' | Anthony the Bouncer | |- | 1995 |'' The Takeover'' | Venoku | Direct-to-video |- | 1995 | ''Number One Fan'' | Randall McSwain | |- | 1996 | ''The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson'' | Apartment Manager (as Eric da Re) | |- | 1997 |''Playing God'' | Digiacomo | |- | 1997 | ''Starship Troopers'' | Medic | |- | 1997 |'' The Player'' | | TV movie |- | 1998 | ''Poodle Springs'' | Guard | TV movie |- | 2000 | ''Lured Innocence'' | Bartender (as Eric DaRae) | |- | 2001 | ''Delivering Milo'' | Doctor | |- | 2002 | ''Ted Bundy'' | Male Partygoer (as Eric Dare) | |- |}

===Television===  {| class = "wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |- | 1990 | ''The Flash'' | Tyrone | Episode: "Pilot" |- | 1990–1991 | ''Twin Peaks'' | Leo Johnson | 24 episodes |- | 1993 | ''SeaQuest DSV'' | Maxwell | Episode: "To Be or Not to Be" |- | 2000 | ''NieA under 7'' | Nenji Yoshioka (voice only) | 13 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Twin Peaks'' | Leo Johnson | Episode: "Part 17" (archive footage) |- |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|name=Eric Da Re|id=0201121}}

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