Chris Mulkey

July 2024 · 2 minute read

LOS ANGELES – FEB 10: Mulkey at the The Hollywood Reporter’s Annual Nominees Night Party at Spago on February 10, 2014 in Beverly Hills, CA, kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Christian Homer Mulkey, Jr.

Place of Birth: Viroqua, Wisconsin, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 3, 1948

Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, 1/16th Spanish, remote Swedish

Chris Mulkey is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films First Blood, Captain Phillips, and Whiplash, and on the series Any Day Now, Twin Peaks, Boardwalk Empire, and Friday Night Lights.

Chris is the son of Juanita and Christian Mulkey. He was married to actress Karen Landry, until her death, with whom he has two children.

Chris’ paternal grandfather was Cicero Hurley Mulkey (the son of Homer Moses Mulkey and Martha Elizabeth Holland). Cicero was born in Georgia. Homer was born in Georgia, the son of Benjamin Franklin Mulkey and Frances Williams. Martha was born in Alabama, the daughter of Jordan William Holland and Mary Ann Whitehead.

Chris’ paternal grandmother was Mattie D. Veates (the daughter of Christian Baker Yeats/Veates and Mary Ann Sease). Mattie was born in Georgia. Christian was born in South Carolina, to a Spanish-born father, and Matilda “Mattie” Gladden; he added the surnames of his stepfathers, Chaplin and Baker, and then the name Veates. A picture of Christian can be seen here. Mary was the daughter of George Washington Sease and Martha Frances Wilson.

Chris’ maternal grandfather was William M. Martin, Jr. (the son of William M. Martin and Mary). Chris’ grandfather William was born in Illinois, to a Scottish father and an Irish mother.

Chris’ maternal grandmother was named Juanita Winn. Juanita was born in Illinois, to an English father and a Louisiana-born mother.

Sources: Chris Mulkey on the 1950 U.S. census – https://www.familysearch.org

Death certificate of Chris’ paternal great-grandfather, Christian Baker Veates – https://www.familysearch.org

Chris’ mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Chris’ maternal grandfather, William M. Martin, Jr., on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Chris’ mother – https://www.startribune.com

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