Ray Wise

Personal Info

Birthday

August 20, 1947

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Akron, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Raymond Herbert Wise

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Ray Wise

Biography

Raymond Herbert Wise is an American actor best known for his role as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He has appeared in films such as Swamp Thing (1982), The Journey of Natty Gann (1985), RoboCop (1987), Bob Roberts (1992), Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), X-Men: First Class (2011) and God's Not Dead 2 (2016).

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

NCIS

Criminal Minds

The Mentalist

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Bones

Castle

Filmography

2025
The Napa Boys
as Officer Toland
2024
The Wolf in the Well
as Roland Carmel
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
as Peter Kane
The Blue Rose
as Mr. Vallens
Poolman
as William Van Patterson
2022
King Knight
as Merlin
2021
Psych 3: This Is Gus
as Father Peter Westley
Dinner Is Served
as Headmaster Gustafson
2020
Beast Mode
as Trammel Steadfast
2019
To Your Last Death
as Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
Unholy 'Mole
as The Devil (voice)
The Chain
as Michael
Tone-Deaf
as Michael
2017
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
as Self
Little Evil
as Guy On TV (uncredited)
Shattered
as Forest Burnett
2016
Halloweed
as Judge Plimington
Batman: The Killing Joke
as Commissioner James Gordon (voice)
The Bronx Bull
as Father Father Joseph
All the Way
as Senator Everett Dirksen
God's Not Dead 2
as Peter Kane
2015
Unnatural
as Victor Clobirch
Taking Flight
as Nonno (voice)
The Breakup Girl
as Bob Baker
Night of the Living Deb
as Frank Waverly
Digging Up the Marrow
as William Dekker
The Lazarus Effect
as Mr. Wallace
Jurassic City
as Warden Lewis
2014
Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino
as Frank Pierre
Dead Still
as Wenton Davies
Guardian Angel
as Attorney Kaufman
Between Two Worlds
as Self
Land of Leopold
as Deece Warren
Suburban Gothic
as Donald
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Leland Palmer
Away From Here
as Paul
No God, No Master
as A. Mitchell Palmer
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
as Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
2013
Wrong Cops
as Captain Andy
Big Ass Spider!
as Major Braxton Tanner
Out West
as Phillip Alcott
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
as Frank
Brother's Keeper
as Herbert Leemaster
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
as Frank
Inventing Adam
as J.B.
2012
Nuclear Family
as The Man
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
as Head of State Thompson
FDR: American Badass!
as Douglas MacArthur
Excision
as Principal Campbell
The Butterfly Room
as Nick
Crazy Eyes
as Zach's Father
Brother White
as Pastor Johnny Kingman
The Aggression Scale
as Bellavance
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend
as Wade Dawkins
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
as Dr. Doone Struts
2011
Rosewood Lane
as Det. Briggs
Chillerama
as Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
X-Men: First Class
as Secretary of State
2009
Pandemic
as General Matthews
Iodine
as Avery
Stuntmen
as Jack Strongbow
Infestation
as Ethan
Love at First Hiccup
as Roger
2008
AM1200
as Harry Jones
One Missed Call
as Ted Summers
2007
Superman: Doomsday
as Perry White (voice)
The Flock
as Bobby Stiles
The Election
as John
7-10 Split
as Buddy Kendrick
2006
The Substance of Things Hoped For
as Dr. Lessing
Peaceful Warrior
as Doctor Hayden
Cyxork 7
as Kommander 88
2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.
as Don Hollenbeck
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
as Fleming
The Rain Makers
as Harris
Sharkskin 6
as Sam
2003
Dead End
as Frank Harrington
The Battle of Shaker Heights
as Harrison
Jeepers Creepers 2
as Jack Taggart, Sr.
2002
Windfall
as John Wescott
Landspeed
as Brian Sanger
Scream at the Sound of the Beep
as Brother Jake
2001
Postcards From The Cast
as Self
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
as Self
Two Can Play That Game
as Bill Parker
Almost Salinas
as Jack Tynan
1999
Pennyweight
as Mr. Pennyweight
1998
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
as Randolph Pratt
Evasive Action
as Sheriff Wes Blaidek
1995
Powder
as Dr. Aaron Stripler
1994
The Crew
as Charles Pierce
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement
as Leon Nash
Body Shot
as Dwight Frye
The Chase
as Dalton Voss
1993
Rising Sun
as Senator John Morton
Grey Knight
as Col. George Thalman
RoboCop 3
as Leon Nash (archive footage)
1992
Sunstroke
as Larry
Bob Roberts
as Chet MacGregor
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
as Leland Palmer
1991
Write to Kill
as Mark Gaston
Fire in the Dark
as Richard
1990
Runaway Heart
as Archie
The Rift
as Robbins
1989
Race for Glory
as Jack Davis
Season of Fear
as Fred Drummond
1988
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
as Phil Maresca
1987
RoboCop
as Leon Nash
Repairs
as Stan the Bartender
1986
Condor
as Christopher Proctor
1985
The Journey of Natty Gann
as Sol Gann
Seduced
as Bartecki
1982
Cat People
as Soap Opera Man
Swamp Thing
as Doctor Alec Holland
1981
Madame X
as Bellman (uncredited)
1980
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II
as Dr. Simmons
1978
Tartuffe
as Damis
1976
Love in the Hamptons
as Myron
1969
Dare the Devil
as David Keller