A person mistaken as former FBI agent Phillip Jeffries communicated with Dale Cooper's doppelganger.
Biography[]
After discovering and evading Ray Monroe and Darya's assassination attempt in South Dakota, Cooper set up a communications device in his motel room and contacted who he believed was Phillip Jeffries. A short conversation ensued:[1]
- Cooper: "Phillip?"
Voice: "You're late."
"Couldn't be helped."
"I missed you in New York. I see you're still in Buckhorn."
"And you're still nowhere, is that correct?"
"You met with Major Garland Briggs."
"How did you know that? Phillip?"
"Actually, I just called to say goodbye."
"This is Phillip Jeffries, right?"
"You're going back in tomorrow, and I will be with BOB again."
"Who is this?"[1]
Ray later stated that he had been ordered to kill Cooper by someone calling himself Phillip Jeffries, who had then arranged with Ray and prison warden Dwight Murphy to set Cooper up after they were released from Yankton Federal Prison. This person had also instructed Ray to then place a ring on Cooper's hand, as he had something inside him that "they" wanted.[2]
When confronted, the real Jeffries did not appear to remember speaking to Cooper on the night in question, leading Cooper to suspect it had been someone else.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
The identity of the voice is not disclosed, and the voice actor for the role was uncredited in Part 2. Sound mixer and supervising sound editor Dean Hurley eventually revealed he provided the voice at the 2025 marathon of the season at the Metrograph in New York City.[4] He does not know any lore-compliant reason as to why it was his voice, offering that David Lynch often left what would otherwise be temporary performances in when he decided they were sufficient.[5]
Appearances[]
- Twin Peaks – 2017
- "Part 2" (Voice only)