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Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

American film and television actor (born 1948)


Chris Mulkey (born May 3, 1948) is an American film and television actor and blues and Americana singer-songwriter.

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Career

Mulkey played the supporting role of husband to Annie Potts's character in Any Day Now from 1998 to 2002. He has also appeared in Captain Phillips,[1] Against the Wall, Cloverfield, the NBC TV movie Knight Rider, 24, Boardwalk Empire,[1] Friday Night Lights, Boomtown, Justified, Baretta, and Twin Peaks.[1]

He played the main character in the controversial 1985 Supertramp music video "Brother Where You Bound".[2] He appeared in the Wing Commander franchise as Jacob "Hawk" Manley. He costarred with John Jenkins and Karen Landry in the 1988 indie film Patti Rocks.[3] He appeared in the science fiction action film The Hidden, and the 1989 sci-fi cop film K-9000.[4] He has appeared in more recent films as The Purge, Slow Burn, Sanitarium, The Identical and On the Basis of Sex. In 2014, he had a cameo role in Whiplash.

His southern blues band is called Chris Mulkey and Blue Highway.

Personal life

Mulkey was born in Viroqua, Wisconsin. He was married to actress Karen Landry until her death in 2015.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Television

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References

  1. Paulson, Dave (July 4, 2013). "Actor Chris Mulkey shares musical side with Nashville at 'Let Freedom Sing!'". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  2. Melhuish, Martin (1986). The Supertramp Book. Toronto, Canada: Omnibus Press. p. 192. ISBN 0-9691272-2-7.
  3. Wilmington, Michael (January 15, 1988). "MOVIE REVIEW : Fire and Ice Fuel a Low-Budget, High-Intensity 'Patti Rocks'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  4. Sandra Brennan (2008). "Chris Mulkey profile". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  5. Mubi, Desk (February 1, 2021). "Mud on the Tires". Mubi. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

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