Eric Da Re
Eric Da Re 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 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, and is of Italian descent on his father's side. His mother is Johanna Ray, an award-winning casting director, 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. Da Re appeared in the 1989 slasher film Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! ; 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, as Leo Johnson in the Twin Peaks cinematic prequel, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and as a property buyer for Lost Highway.
In 1992 he was Bernie in Critters 4.
He also had roles in the Paul Verhoeven film Starship Troopers and in Ted Bundy.
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.