Ray Wise
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 20, 1947 in Akron, Ohio, USA
- Active Years
- 1951–2026 (76 Years)
- Total Credits
- 220 credits in database
Acting Born Aug 20, 1947 Akron, Ohio, USA 220 credits
Biography
Ray Wise is an American actor born on August 20, 1947, in Akron, Ohio, USA. He is known for his acting career which spans over 218 credits. Wise is a male actor who has appeared in various films and television shows. His known credits include roles in Swamp Thing, The Journey of Natty Gann, RoboCop, Twin Peaks, and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, among others. He has also appeared in films such as Bob Roberts, Jeepers Creepers 2, Good Night, and Good Luck, X-Men: First Class, and God's Not Dead 2. Wise's acting career has been active for over 40 years, with a content score of 100.
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Career overview
Ray Wise is an American actor known for his extensive career in film and television. He has appeared in numerous films, including Swamp Thing, The Journey of Natty Gann, RoboCop, Bob Roberts, Jeepers Creepers 2, Good Night, and Good Luck, X-Men: First Class, and God's Not Dead 2. Wise's filmography spans multiple genres, showcasing his versatility as an actor.
In addition to his film work, Wise has also had notable roles in television. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Leland Palmer in the series Twin Peaks, a role he played in both the original run and the 2017 revival. Wise's involvement in the Twin Peaks franchise also includes the prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.
Throughout his career, Wise has accumulated a significant number of credits, with over 218 known roles to his name. His extensive experience and range have made him a sought-after actor in the entertainment industry.
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Career timeline
NANOcellThe Napa Boys
PoolmanGod's Not Dead: In God We TrustThe Blue RoseThe Wolf in the WellGood Grief
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
King Knight
Home EconomicsPhysicalSlugfestPsych 3: This Is GusDinner Is Served
Beast Mode
All RiseThe Movies That Made UsUnholy 'MoleTo Your Last DeathThe Chain
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
ShatteredLittle EvilI Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeRelationship StatusBatman: The Killing JokeGod's Not Dead 2The Bronx Bull
Fresh Off the BoatMarvel's Agent CarterAdam Ruins EverythingThe Lazarus EffectDigging Up the Marrow
FargoTim and Eric's Bedtime StoriesTwin Peaks: The Missing PiecesAway From HereFarmed and Dangerous
NewsreadersBig Ass Spider!Out WestWrong CopsBrother's Keeper
PerceptionAtlas Shrugged: Part IIExcisionHollistonThe Butterfly Room
WorkaholicsBody of ProofWilfredChilleramaMr. Sunshine
Hawaii Five-0Rizzoli & IslesThe Good Guys
CastleDollhouseDrop Dead DivaInfomercialsPandemic
The Mentalist90210One Missed CallAM1200
Mad MenChuckBurn NoticeTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Reaper
PsychPsychSharkSix DegreesPeaceful Warrior
Criminal MindsBonesHow I Met Your MotherThe CloserNumb3rs
NCISJeepers Creepers 2Dead EndThe Battle of Shaker Heights
She SpiesWindfallLandspeedScream at the Sound of the Beep
24Two Can Play That GameAlmost SalinasPostcards From The CastReflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTeacher's Pet
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitThe West WingJudging AmyPopularPennyweight
CharmedDawson's CreekV.I.P.Sports NightEvasive Action
ProfilerSavannah
JAGStar Trek: VoyagerPowderLiz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
The CrewThe ChaseRoboCop: The Future of Law EnforcementBody Shot
Full Filmography
220 titles- NANOcell (2026) as Robert Cox
- The Napa Boys (2026) as Officer Toland
- Poolman (2024) as William Van Patterson
- God's Not Dead: In God We Trust (2024) as Peter Kane
- The Blue Rose (2024) as Mr. Vallens
- The Wolf in the Well (2024) as Roland Carmel
- Good Grief (2024) as Dr. Gariboldi
- RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (2023) as Self
- King Knight (2022) as Merlin
- Home Economics (2021) as Frank
- Physical (2021) as Sheila's Father
- Slugfest (2021) as Jack Kirby
- Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021) as Father Peter Westley
- Dinner Is Served (2021) as Headmaster Gustafson
- Beast Mode (2020) as Trammel Steadfast
- All Rise (2019) as Richard Walker
- The Movies That Made Us (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Unholy 'Mole (2019) as The Devil (voice)
- To Your Last Death (2019) as Cyrus DeKalb (voice)
- The Chain (2019) as Michael
- Tone-Deaf (2019) as Michael
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) as Enoch
- Shattered (2017) as Forest Burnett
- Little Evil (2017) as Guy On TV (uncredited)
- I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun (2017) as Self
- Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016) as Jack Smith
- Relationship Status (2016) as Grace's Dad
- Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
- God's Not Dead 2 (2016) as Peter Kane
- The Bronx Bull (2016) as Father Father Joseph
- All the Way (2016) as Senator Everett Dirksen
- Halloweed (2016) as Judge Plimington
- Fresh Off the Boat (2015) as Marvin
- Marvel's Agent Carter (2015) as Hugh Jones
- Adam Ruins Everything (2015) as Netflix Executive
- The Lazarus Effect (2015) as Mr. Wallace
- Digging Up the Marrow (2015) as William Dekker
- The Breakup Girl (2015) as Bob Baker
- Jurassic City (2015) as Warden Lewis
- Night of the Living Deb (2015) as Frank Waverly
- Unnatural (2015) as Victor Clobirch
- Taking Flight (2015) as Nonno (voice)
- Fargo (2014) as Paul Marrane
- Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories (2014) as The Duke
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) as Leland Palmer
- Away From Here (2014) as Paul
- Farmed and Dangerous (2014) as Buck Marshall
- Suburban Gothic (2014) as Donald
- Tom Holland's Twisted Tales (2014) as Mongo the Magnificent (segment "Mongo's Magik Mirror")
- No God, No Master (2014) as A. Mitchell Palmer
- Dead Still (2014) as Wenton Davies
- Land of Leopold (2014) as Deece Warren
- Between Two Worlds (2014) as Self
- Guardian Angel (2014) as Attorney Kaufman
- Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino (2014) as Frank Pierre
- Newsreaders (2013) as Skip Reming
- Big Ass Spider! (2013) as Major Braxton Tanner
- Out West (2013) as Phillip Alcott
- Wrong Cops (2013) as Captain Andy
- Brother's Keeper (2013) as Herbert Leemaster
- Tom Holland's Twisted Tales (2013) as Mongo the Magnificent
- Inventing Adam (2013) as J.B.
- Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End (2013) as Frank
- Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire (2013) as Frank
- Perception (2012) as Martin Sullivan
- Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012) as Head of State Thompson
- Excision (2012) as Principal Campbell
- Holliston (2012) as Landlord
- The Butterfly Room (2012) as Nick
- The Aggression Scale (2012) as Bellavance
- Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012) as Dr. Doone Struts
- FDR: American Badass! (2012) as Douglas MacArthur
- Brother White (2012) as Pastor Johnny Kingman
- Crazy Eyes (2012) as Zach's Father
- Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend (2012) as Wade Dawkins
- Nuclear Family (2012) as The Man
- Workaholics (2011) as Kyle Walsh
- Body of Proof (2011) as Michael Davis
- Wilfred (2011) as Colt St. Cloud
- Chillerama (2011) as Dr. Weems (segment "Wadzilla")
- Mr. Sunshine (2011) as Macaulay
- Rosewood Lane (2011) as Det. Briggs
- X-Men: First Class (2011) as Secretary of State
- The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo (2011)
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Morris Brown
- Rizzoli & Isles (2010) as Judge Eugene Allen
- The Good Guys (2010) as Buddy
- Castle (2009) as Bobby Fox
- Dollhouse (2009) as Howard Lipman
- Drop Dead Diva (2009) as Frank Dodd
- Infomercials (2009) as Frank Pierre
- Pandemic (2009) as General Matthews
- Infestation (2009) as Ethan
- Love at First Hiccup (2009) as Roger
- Iodine (2009) as Avery
- Stuntmen (2009) as Jack Strongbow
- The Mentalist (2008) as Dennis Victor
- 90210 (2008) as Dean Thomas
- One Missed Call (2008) as Ted Summers
- AM1200 (2008) as Harry Jones
- Mad Men (2007) as Ed Baxter
- Chuck (2007) as Riley
- Burn Notice (2007) as Mr. Pyne
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007) as Grill Vogel
- Reaper (2007) as The Devil
- Superman: Doomsday (2007) as Perry White (voice)
- The Flock (2007) as Bobby Stiles
- Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007) as Self
- 7-10 Split (2007) as Buddy Kendrick
- The Election (2007) as John
- Psych (2006) as Peter Westley
- Psych (2006) as Horace Leland
- Shark (2006) as Lloyd Holcomb
- Six Degrees (2006)
- Peaceful Warrior (2006) as Doctor Hayden
- Cyxork 7 (2006) as Kommander 88
- The Substance of Things Hoped For (2006) as Dr. Lessing
- Criminal Minds (2005) as John Nelson
- Bones (2005) as Rick Turco
- How I Met Your Mother (2005) as Robin Scherbatsky Sr.
- The Closer (2005) as Tom Blanchard
- Numb3rs (2005) as Mitch Langford
- Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) as Don Hollenbeck
- Jane Doe: The Wrong Face (2005) as Fleming
- The Rain Makers (2005) as Harris
- Sharkskin 6 (2005) as Sam
- NCIS (2003) as Wayne Tobett
- Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) as Jack Taggart, Sr.
- Dead End (2003) as Frank Harrington
- The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) as Harrison
- She Spies (2002) as Ambassador Blaine
- Windfall (2002) as John Wescott
- Landspeed (2002) as Brian Sanger
- Scream at the Sound of the Beep (2002) as Brother Jake
- 24 (2001) as Vice-President Hal Gardner
- Two Can Play That Game (2001) as Bill Parker
- Almost Salinas (2001) as Jack Tynan
- Postcards From The Cast (2001) as Self
- Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks (2001) as Self
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Ernest Chase
- Teacher's Pet (2000)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Roger Hanley
- The West Wing (1999) as Governor Tillman D-CA
- Judging Amy (1999) as Atty. Rhodes
- Popular (1999) as Barton
- Pennyweight (1999) as Mr. Pennyweight
- Charmed (1998) as Ludlow
- Dawson's Creek (1998) as Roger Stepavich
- V.I.P. (1998) as Judge Kreiger
- Sports Night (1998) as Evans
- Evasive Action (1998) as Sheriff Wes Blaidek
- The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon (1998) as Randolph Pratt
- Profiler (1996) as James Perrone
- Savannah (1996) as Edward Burton
- JAG (1995) as Congressman Marvin Bolton
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995) as Arturis
- Powder (1995) as Dr. Aaron Stripler
- Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995) as Mike Todd
- The Crew (1994) as Charles Pierce
- The Chase (1994) as Dalton Voss
- RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement (1994) as Leon Nash
- Body Shot (1994) as Dwight Frye
- Diagnosis: Murder (1993) as John Parkinson
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Garrett Carlson
- RoboCop 3 (1993) as Leon Nash (archive footage)
- Rising Sun (1993) as Senator John Morton
- The Secrets of Lake Success (1993) as Henry Fleming
- Second Chances (1993) as Judge Jim Stinson
- Grey Knight (1993) as Col. George Thalman
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992) as Lloyd Simon
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) as Leland Palmer
- Sunstroke (1992) as Larry
- Bob Roberts (1992) as Chet MacGregor
- Write to Kill (1991) as Mark Gaston
- Fire in the Dark (1991) as Richard
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Leland Palmer
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Leland Palmer (archive footage)
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) as Daniel Hunter
- Dream On (1990) as Maddox March
- Runaway Heart (1990) as Archie
- The Rift (1990) as Robbins
- Twin Peaks (1989) as Leland Palmer
- Season of Fear (1989) as Fred Drummond
- Race for Glory (1989) as Jack Davis
- The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988) as Phil Maresca
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Liko
- Jake and the Fatman (1987)
- RoboCop (1987) as Leon Nash
- Repairs (1987) as Stan the Bartender
- Beauty and the Beast (1987) as Tom
- L.A. Law (1986) as D.A. Walter Platt
- Condor (1986) as Christopher Proctor
- Moonlighting (1985)
- Moonlighting (1985) as Murderer
- The Colbys (1985)
- Stingray (1985)
- Seduced (1985) as Bartecki
- The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) as Sol Gann
- Hunter (1984) as Alex Parker
- Airwolf (1984) as Victor Resnick
- Blue Thunder (1984) as J.D. Kraft
- The A-Team (1983) as Phillip Chadway
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
- Trauma Center (1983)
- T. J. Hooker (1982) as Harrison Mackenzie
- Remington Steele (1982) as Schwimmer
- Cat People (1982) as Soap Opera Man
- Swamp Thing (1982) as Dr. Alec Holland
- Madame X (1981) as Bellman (uncredited)
- Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II (1980) as Dr. Simmons
- Knots Landing (1979) as The Dealer
- Hart to Hart (1979)
- Tartuffe (1978) as Damis
- Lou Grant (1977)
- Charlie's Angels (1976) as Evan Wilcox
- Love in the Hamptons (1976) as Myron
- Dare the Devil (1969) as David Keller
- Love of Life (1951)
- The Good Dark as Edward Penth
- Nightmare City
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Ray Wise best known for?
Ray Wise is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Napa Boys (2026), Poolman (2024), God's Not Dead: In God We Trust (2024), King Knight (2022).
When and where was Ray Wise born?
Ray Wise was born on August 20, 1947 in Akron, Ohio, USA.
How many credits does Ray Wise have?
Ray Wise has accumulated over 220 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 2026.
What is Ray Wise's background in cinema and television?
Ray Wise is an American actor born on August 20, 1947, in Akron, Ohio, USA. He is known for his acting career which spans over 218 credits. Wise is a male actor who has appeared in various films and television shows. His known credits include roles in Swamp Thing, The Journey of Natty Gann, RoboCop, Twin Peaks, and its...
Ray Wise by the numbers
220credits
126films
94TV series
1951–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Fire in the Dark (1991) as Richard — aged about 43
- The Mentalist (2008) as Dennis Victor — aged about 60
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Liko — aged about 39
- Fargo (2014) as Paul Marrane — aged about 66
- Criminal Minds (2005) as John Nelson — aged about 57
- The West Wing (1999) as Governor Tillman D-CA — aged about 51
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