Leland Palmer
| Leland Palmer | |
|---|---|
| Twin Peaks character | |
Ray Wise as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992) | |
| First appearance | "Pilot" (1990) |
| Last appearance | "Part 18" (2017) |
| Created by | Mark Frost David Lynch |
| Portrayed by | Ray Wise Phil Hartman (SNL) |
| Duration | 1990–1992, 2017 |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Attorney at law |
| Affiliation | Benjamin Horne (client) Black Lodge (through BOB) |
| Family | Palmer |
| Relatives | Sarah Palmer (wife) Laura Palmer (daughter, deceased) Beth (sister-in-law) Maddy Ferguson (niece) |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Washington |
| Date of birth | February 26, 1944 |
| Date of death | March 11, 1989 February 24, 1990 |
Leland Palmer is a fictional character from the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991; 2017), and one of the main characters in the prequel film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. He was created by Mark Frost and David Lynch, and is portrayed in all his appearances by Ray Wise.
Leland is an attorney, with his primary client being local businessman Ben Horne (Richard Beymer). He is well-known and respected in the town of Twin Peaks. Together with his wife Sarah (Grace Zabriskie) and his daughter Laura (Sheryl Lee), his family seems to be perfect. When Laura is murdered, however, Leland's psychological foundations begin to crumble, and it is gradually revealed that extreme dysfunction, including incest, lies beneath the Palmer family's idyllic surface.