Christophe Zajac-Denek
Acting
Biography
Christophe Zajac-Denek is an American actor, drummer, and stuntman. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he moved to Los Angeles in 2009. Most recently, Christophe stars in Sasquatch Sunset (2024) alongside Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough. Christophe is a cast member in The Return Season of Twin Peaks (2017), directed by David Lynch. He plays Ike "The Spike" Stadtler, a vicious hitman. Christophe has co-starred on 10 episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live (2016-2020) as various principal comedic characters. Other co-starring roles include Lemon (2017), Fresh Off The Boat (2016), Tales of Halloween (2015), A Million Ways To Die In The West (2014), and Paul (2011). As a professional drummer, Christophe has played on Jimmy Kimmel Live (2016) with house band: Cleto and the Cletones and on Ellen Degeneres Show (2009-2010) with Yuto Miyazawa. He is featured as the drumming baby in the film Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016). Before moving to Hollywood, Christophe co-founded an original band from Detroit called The Hard Lessons (2003-2008) in which he toured the US and Europe. Being a little person and very athletic, Christophe has been called for all sorts of stunt work. On Twin Peaks (2017) he wielded multiple weapons and performed combat choreography in scenes with stars Kyle MacLaughlin and Naomi Watts. On Deadpool Musical 2 (2018) Christophe stars as the superhero Puck and showcases extensive combat choreography. OZ: The Great and Powerful (2013) found Christophe flying on wires and driving a team of horses. Paul (2011) called on Christophe to be the movement and motion reference for the CGI lead/title character. In addition to acting in film and TV, Christophe hosts and produces a podcast about the exceptional lives of people with dwarfism. The show is called I'm Kind Of A Big Deal. Christophe also advocates for people of short stature by creating media and journalism works that have been featured on ipondr.com. He has starred in multiple projects that have been screened at various film festivals across the globe. Christophe is also a speaker who has presented to major corporations and conferences. His life's mission is to work to elevate little people to a level of parity in Hollywood and society.
Known For
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
Twin Peaks
A '90s-set single-camera comedy about a hip-hop-loving Asian kid growing up in suburban Orlando, being raised by an immigrant father obsessed with all things American and an immigrant mother often bewildered by white culture.
Fresh Off the Boat
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
Oz the Great and Powerful
Isaac has seen better days. His acting career is tanking, his blind girlfriend of 10 years plans to leave him, and his own family singles him out as a constant disappointment. Even as he takes a chance on new romance, he struggles to define his place in a world that has seemingly turned against him.
Lemon
Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night. This creepy anthology combines classic Halloween tales with the stuff of nightmares.
Tales of Halloween
In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind—embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they find themselves on a collision course with the ever-changing world around them.
Sasquatch Sunset
Short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return.
Tell It Martin
Felix McCoy is a young boy grappling with the loss of his mother, the beloved creator of the town’s annual holiday pageant. When the production is hijacked and rebranded into a shallow spectacle by cocksure director Hamilton Lydell, Felix secretly sabotages the event, only to realize that saving the show might be the only way to keep his late mother’s spirit alive.
Reimagined
THE GET LOST LOSERS follows the most cantankerous rock band in Hollywood as it prepares for a super-clutch industry showcase and one last shot at fame. Official Selection: Montauk Film Festival & Culver City Film Festival. Winner at FOTA, The Canadian Cinematography Awards and The Studio City Film Festival.
The Get Lost Losers
Legend tells of a creature unlike any known to man. Some say it's the devil's most prized invention. A creature which takes on the characteristics of those who have slain it, as well as those which it has slain. A creature that can be destroyed again and again only to come back stronger every time. A creature named The Sorcalak. Unfortunately, seven stereotypical horror film characters on a religious retreat are headed straight for it.
Dead/Undead
Sometime Before Yesterday... Or After Tomorrow. Somewhere Out In The Yonder. There Was This Guy...
Astral Plane Drifter
A hot cougar dumps her mooching boyfriend after he cheats on her then goes on the prowl to find a new cub the 21st century way - via the newest dating website, match.con, yes you read that right.
Match.con
Following a devastating breakup, former sitcom star 'Jett the Cheese' sets out to reinvent himself as he city bikes across America to star in a production of Shakespeare's violent and fatalistic play.