# Eric Da Re > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eric_Da_Re > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eric_Da_Re.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Da_Re > Source revision: 1356062768 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California), U.S. | occupation = [Actor](/source/Actor) | years_active = 1987—2002 | parents = {{plainlist| *[Johanna Ray](/source/Johanna_Ray) *[Aldo Ray](/source/Aldo_Ray) }} }} '''Eric Da Re''' (born March 3, 1965) is an American actor who played [Leo Johnson](/source/Leo_Johnson_(Twin_Peaks)) on the TV show ''[Twin Peaks](/source/Twin_Peaks)'' and its prequel film, ''[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me](/source/Twin_Peaks%3A_Fire_Walk_with_Me)''. He has worked behind the scenes in several other films by ''Twin Peaks'' creator [David Lynch](/source/David_Lynch). He is the son of the actor Aldo Da Re (stage name [Aldo Ray](/source/Aldo_Ray)) and the casting director [Johanna Ray](/source/Johanna_Ray), a frequent Lynch collaborator. == Biography== Da Re was born in [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), United States. He is the son of the actor [Aldo Ray](/source/Aldo_Ray) (born Aldo Da Re), and is of Italian descent on his father's side. His mother is [Johanna Ray](/source/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](/source/Into_the_Homeland)'' in 1987, which was directed by [Lesli Linka Glatter](/source/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!](/source/Silent_Night%2C_Deadly_Night_3%3A_Better_Watch_Out!)'' (which also featured his future ''Twin Peaks'' co-star [Richard Beymer](/source/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](/source/Mark_Frost) and [David Lynch](/source/David_Lynch). Da Re went on to work with Lynch again as a casting assistant for ''[Wild at Heart](/source/Wild_at_Heart_(film))'' (1990), as Leo Johnson in the ''[Twin Peaks](/source/Twin_Peaks)'' cinematic prequel, ''[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me](/source/Twin_Peaks%3A_Fire_Walk_with_Me)'' (1992){{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](/source/The_New_York_Times)|date=2014|archive-date=2014-11-29}} and as a property buyer for ''[Lost Highway](/source/Lost_Highway_(film))'' (1997). In 1992 he was Bernie in ''[Critters 4](/source/Critters_4)''. He also had roles in the [Paul Verhoeven](/source/Paul_Verhoeven) film ''[Starship Troopers](/source/Starship_Troopers_(film))'' (1997) and in ''[Ted Bundy](/source/Ted_Bundy_(film))'' (2002). He is sometimes credited as Eric Da Re, Eric DaRae or Eric Dare. Eric attended [Horace Mann elementary](/source/Horace_Mann_School_Beverly_Hills) and [Beverly Hills High School](/source/Beverly_Hills_High_School) with fellow actor [Nicolas Cage](/source/Nicolas_Cage). ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class = "wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |- | 1987 | ''[Into the Homeland](/source/Into_the_Homeland)'' | Male Surfer #1 | TV movie |- | 1989 | ''[Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!](/source/Silent_Night%2C_Deadly_Night_3%3A_Better_Watch_Out!)'' | Chris (as Eric Da Re) | Direct-to-video |- | 1992 | ''[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me](/source/Twin_Peaks%3A_Fire_Walk_with_Me)'' | Leo Johnson | |- | 1992 | ''[Critters 4](/source/Critters_4)'' | Bernie | |- | 1994 | ''[Dead Connection](/source/Dead_Connection_(film))'' | Anthony the Bouncer | |- | 1995 |'' [The Takeover](/source/The_Takeover_(film))'' | Venoku | Direct-to-video |- | 1995 | ''Number One Fan'' | Randall McSwain | |- | 1996 | ''[The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson](/source/The_Disappearance_of_Kevin_Johnson)'' | Apartment Manager (as Eric da Re) | |- | 1997 |''[Playing God](/source/Playing_God_(1997_film))'' | Digiacomo | |- | 1997 | ''[Starship Troopers](/source/Starship_Troopers_(film))'' | Medic | |- | 1997 |'' The Player'' | | TV movie |- | 1998 | ''[Poodle Springs](/source/Poodle_Springs_(film))'' | Guard | TV movie |- | 2000 | ''Lured Innocence'' | Bartender (as Eric DaRae) | |- | 2001 | ''[Delivering Milo](/source/Delivering_Milo)'' | Doctor | |- | 2002 | ''[Ted Bundy](/source/Ted_Bundy_(film))'' | Male Partygoer (as Eric Dare) | |- |} ===Television=== {| class = "wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |- | 1990 | ''[The Flash](/source/The_Flash_(1990_TV_series))'' | Tyrone | Episode: "Pilot" |- | 1990–1991 | ''[Twin Peaks](/source/Twin_Peaks)'' | [Leo Johnson](/source/Leo_Johnson_(Twin_Peaks)) | 24 episodes |- | 1993 | ''[SeaQuest DSV](/source/SeaQuest_DSV)'' | Maxwell | Episode: "To Be or Not to Be" |- | 2000 | ''[NieA under 7](/source/NieA_7)'' | Nenji Yoshioka (voice only) | 13 episodes |- | 2017 | ''[Twin Peaks](/source/Twin_Peaks_(season_3))'' | Leo Johnson | Episode: "Part 17" (archive footage) |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|name=Eric Da Re|id=0201121}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Da Re, Eric}} Category:1965 births Category:American male television actors Category:American male film actors Category:American people of Italian descent Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Los Angeles {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Eric Da Re](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Da_Re) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Da_Re?action=history)). 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