Ray Wise Biography

Fast Facts

• Wise studied at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio
• Quote: "I've always been a Dracula/vampire aficionado, being half-Romanian myself․ Dracula has always been close to my heart--in fact, I have a first edition of Bram Stoker's book․ I read it over and over again as a young kid․"
• Quote: "I've known since I was a young man that I wanted to be a professional actor․ In fact in my junior high school year book - when I was about 13 years old - I believe under my picture it listed my goal in life as wanting to become an actor․"
• Quote: "Of all my roles, Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks was the one that had the biggest impact on the world, but even after that I wasn't typecast, so I feel very fortunate in the way my career has progressed․"
• Quote: "(Regarding "Swamp Thing") "My fondest memories are of Adrienne Barbeau and her cavorting around the swamp․ We had a great time down there in Charleston, South Carolina, Wes Craven and the whole bunch of us․""
• Quote: "(Regarding whether he worries about being typecast) "The only thing I worry about is whether I like the role and the story․""
• Quote: "(On the casting process for his role in the series "Reaper") "They were having trouble finding the devil․ They had seen almost 100 actors for the role․ I got the script and I liked it--it was clever and witty and very, very funny, and a nice, fresh take on an old story․ I went in and did a scene for the producers․․․At the end of it, they all had a smile on their face, and they realized they had found their devil․""
• Wise keeps the torn clothes he wore in the film "Robocop" wrapped in plastic in his bedroom closet
• Appeared in Beach House's music video for their song "Wishes," in 2013