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Brett Cullen
Actor, ProducerBorn August 26, 1956 (68 years)
Peter Brett Cullen (born August 26, 1956) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous motion pictures and television programs. Early in 2007, he was cast as the role of an estranged father to one of the American football players, Tim Riggins (played by actor Taylor Kitsch), in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights.
Cullen was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Lucien Hugh Cullen, an oil industry executive, and Catherine Cullen. He graduated from Madison High School in Houston in 1974. Cullen graduated from the University of Houston, giving great credit to his highly acclaimed acting mentor and University of Houston professor, Cecil Pickett, who also mentored such Houston born actors as Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, & Brent Spiner among others. Cullen and Dennis Quaid's close friendship to this day dates back to the 1970s and it is Cullen who introduced Dennis Quaid to his current wife, Kimberly Buffington at a dinner in Austin, Texas.
Cullen played Dan Fixx in the 1980s CBS drama Falcon Crest for two seasons (1986–1988) and Marshal Sam Cain in the ABC western series The Young Riders for one season (1989–1990). In 1980, he appeared as the second Gideon Chisholm in the last nine episodes of the CBS western miniseries The Chisholms. In the four earlier episodes, the Gideon Chisholm role was played by Brian Kerwin. Cullen was the lead actor as Ned Logan in the short-lived Legacy, which lasted for just one season (1998–1999). On the series The West Wing Cullen played Ray Sullivan, a fictional governor of West Virginia and the Republican nominee for Vice President.
His guest appearances on TV include: The Incredible Hulk, Tales from the Crypt, MAS*H, V, Matlock, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Ally McBeal, Walker, Texas Ranger, Once and Again, Without a Trace, Cold Case, The Mountain, Monk, CSI: Miami, NCIS, Desperate Housewives, Pepper Dennis, Lost, Ghost Whisperer, Private Practice, Ugly Betty, and Friday Night Lights. In 2009, he had a recurring role in the ABC Family television series Make It or Break It.
He has played two real-life astronauts, Jack Lousma in Apollo 13 (Brett is the CapCom at the time of the explosion; at that shift Lousma was the CapCom in real life) and David Scott in the HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon.
His most recent appearance was in the role of Barton Blaze in the movie Ghost Rider. Other movie credits include Wyatt Earp (with Kevin Costner), Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (with Kenny Rogers and Bruce Boxleitner), Something to Talk About (with Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid), The Replacements (with Gene Hackman), On Golden Pond (with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer), Nancy Drew, and Gridiron Gang. He also played Bob Cleary in the 1983 mini-series The Thorn Birds.
Cullen was recently cast in the up-coming femme comedy Monte Carlo alongside Selena Gomez, Andie MacDowell and Leighton Meester and is playing the role of Tom Eckert in the upcoming war film Red Dawn.
On February 8, 2011, Brett was named the official spokesman for Houston Works which helps Houston residents with job training and placement, scholarships, consulting, technical initiatives focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics and summer job programs along with Youth Summits.
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Cullen was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Lucien Hugh Cullen, an oil industry executive, and Catherine Cullen. He graduated from Madison High School in Houston in 1974. Cullen graduated from the University of Houston, giving great credit to his highly acclaimed acting mentor and University of Houston professor, Cecil Pickett, who also mentored such Houston born actors as Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, & Brent Spiner among others. Cullen and Dennis Quaid's close friendship to this day dates back to the 1970s and it is Cullen who introduced Dennis Quaid to his current wife, Kimberly Buffington at a dinner in Austin, Texas.
Cullen played Dan Fixx in the 1980s CBS drama Falcon Crest for two seasons (1986–1988) and Marshal Sam Cain in the ABC western series The Young Riders for one season (1989–1990). In 1980, he appeared as the second Gideon Chisholm in the last nine episodes of the CBS western miniseries The Chisholms. In the four earlier episodes, the Gideon Chisholm role was played by Brian Kerwin. Cullen was the lead actor as Ned Logan in the short-lived Legacy, which lasted for just one season (1998–1999). On the series The West Wing Cullen played Ray Sullivan, a fictional governor of West Virginia and the Republican nominee for Vice President.
His guest appearances on TV include: The Incredible Hulk, Tales from the Crypt, MAS*H, V, Matlock, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Ally McBeal, Walker, Texas Ranger, Once and Again, Without a Trace, Cold Case, The Mountain, Monk, CSI: Miami, NCIS, Desperate Housewives, Pepper Dennis, Lost, Ghost Whisperer, Private Practice, Ugly Betty, and Friday Night Lights. In 2009, he had a recurring role in the ABC Family television series Make It or Break It.
He has played two real-life astronauts, Jack Lousma in Apollo 13 (Brett is the CapCom at the time of the explosion; at that shift Lousma was the CapCom in real life) and David Scott in the HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon.
His most recent appearance was in the role of Barton Blaze in the movie Ghost Rider. Other movie credits include Wyatt Earp (with Kevin Costner), Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (with Kenny Rogers and Bruce Boxleitner), Something to Talk About (with Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid), The Replacements (with Gene Hackman), On Golden Pond (with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer), Nancy Drew, and Gridiron Gang. He also played Bob Cleary in the 1983 mini-series The Thorn Birds.
Cullen was recently cast in the up-coming femme comedy Monte Carlo alongside Selena Gomez, Andie MacDowell and Leighton Meester and is playing the role of Tom Eckert in the upcoming war film Red Dawn.
On February 8, 2011, Brett was named the official spokesman for Houston Works which helps Houston residents with job training and placement, scholarships, consulting, technical initiatives focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics and summer job programs along with Youth Summits.
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| 2023 | The Long Game · as Judge Milton Cox |
| 2022 | It Snows All the Time · as Paul |
| 2022 | American Carnage · as Harper Finn |
| 2022 | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (TV Series) · as Bill Sharman |
| 2021 | Reminiscence · as Walter Sylvan |
| 2020 | Big Dogs (TV Series) · as Captain Mckeutchen |
| 2019 | Truth Be Told (2019) (TV Series) · as Owen Cave |
| 2019 | The Turkey Bowl · as Ed |
| 2019 | Joker · as Thomas Wayne |
| 2018 | Marriage: Impossible · as Steve |
| 2018 | FBI (TV Series) · as Curtis Grange |
| 2018 | The Riot Act · as Dr. Willard Pearrow |
| 2016 | River Guard · as Chuck Flynn |
| 2016 | The Shallows · as Father |
| 2016 | Queen of the South (TV Series) · as Cole Van Awken |
| 2015 | Narcos (TV Series) · as Arthur Crosby |
| 2015 | The Last Rescue · as Captain Beckett |
| 2015 | Point of Honor (TV Series) · as Ralston Rhodes |
| 2015 | Point of Honor · as Ralston Rhodes |
| 2014 | Stalker (TV Series) · as Will Hayes |
| 2014 | True Detective (TV Series) · as Gerald Kindt |
| 2013 | The Blacklist (TV Series) · as The Stranger |
| 2013 | Under the Dome (TV Series) · as Don Barbara |
| 2013 | 42 · as Clay Hopper |
| 2013 | Devious Maids (TV Series) · as Michael Stappord |
| 2012 | The Guilt Trip · as Ben |
| 2012 | Red Dawn · as Sgt. Tom Eckert |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises · as Congressman |
| 2011 | Beneath the Darkness · as Sgt. Nickerson |
| 2011 | Puncture · as Nathaniel Price |
| 2011 | Person of Interest (TV Series) · as Nathan Ingram |
| 2011 | Revenge (TV Series) · as Jimmy Brennan |
| 2011 | Monte Carlo · as Robert |
| 2011 | Body of Proof (TV Series) · as Captain Perkins |
| 2011 | Hallelujah · as Sheriff Bob Clement |
| 2010 | The Space Between · as Used Car Salesman |
| 2010 | Skateland · as David Wheeler |
| 2010 | Lone Star (TV Series) · as Cooper Thomas |
| 2010 | The Gates (TV Series) · as Frank Buckley |
| 2010 | The Runaways · as Donald Currie |
| 2010 | Justified (TV Series) · as Greg Davis |
| 2009 | White Collar (TV Series) · as Agent Patterson |
| 2009 | Three Rivers (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Make It or Break It (TV Series) · as Mark Keeler |
| 2009 | Castle (2009) (TV Series) · as Christian Dahl |
| 2009 | Reunion · as Jake |
| 2009 | Lost: Destiny Calls · as Goodwin Stanhope |
| 2008 | The Burning Plain · as Robert |
| 2008 | The Mentalist (TV Series) · as Dane Kurtik |
| 2008 | 90210 (TV Series) · as Mr. Sullivan |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | Private Practice (TV Series) · as Allan |
| 2007 | The Life Before Her Eyes · as Paul Mcfee |
| 2007 | Damages (TV Series) · as Wayne Sutry |
| 2007 | Burn Notice (TV Series) · as Lawrence Henderson |
| 2007 | Ghost Rider · as Barton Blaze |
| 2006 | Friday Night Lights (TV Series) · as Walt Riggins |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty (TV Series) · as Ted Lebeau |
| 2006 | Gridiron Gang · as Frank Torrance |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis (TV Series) · as Jack Bell |
| 2006 | Faceless · as John Robson |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer (TV Series) · as Jack Applewhite |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Preacher Justin Mills |
| 2004 | Suburban Madness · as David Harris |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives (TV Series) · as Detective Burnett |
| 2004 | The Mountain (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Lost (TV Series) · as Goodwin Stanhope |
| 2004 | Life on Liberty Street · as Dr. Jake Mitchell |
| 2004 | NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 · as Hub Weber |
| 2004 | Deceit · as Sam Penny |
| 2004 | Pixel Perfect · as Xander |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Rob Deamer (2003) |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Todd Gelfand |
| 2003 | Learning Curves · as Brad, Sr. |
| 2003 | National Security · as Heston |
| 2002 | Nancy Drew · as Carson Drew |
| 2002 | Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Greg Pritchard |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami (TV Series) · as Michael Boland |
| 2002 | Monk (TV Series) · as James Duffy |
| 2001 | On Golden Pond · as Charlie Martin |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as John Nolan |
| 2000 | The Replacements · as Eddie Martel |
| 2000 | The Expendables · as Deacon |
| 1999 | Once And Again (TV Series) |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Governor Ray Sullivan R-Wv |
| 1999 | Family Law (TV Series) · as Dan Fortano |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Judge Leonard Andrews |
| 1999 | Special Delivery · as William Rayman |
| 1998 | Legacy (TV Series) |
| 1998 | The Simple Life (1998) (TV Series) · as Luke Barton |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon (TV Series) · as Dave Scott |
| 1997 | The Hired Heart · as Bryan |
| 1997 | Perfect Body · as Coach David Blair |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal (TV Series) |
| 1997 | The Killing Jar · as Michael Sanford |
| 1997 | Levitation · as James |
| 1997 | Something Borrowed, Something Blue · as Pete |
| 1997 | Orleans (TV Series) · as Clade Charbonnet |
| 1996 | Suddenly Susan (TV Series) · as Adam |
| 1996 | Arli$$ (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Shattered Mind · as Sean |
| 1995 | The Omen · as Jack Mann |
| 1995 | Something to Talk About · as Jamie Johnson |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 · as Capcom 1 |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Dr. James Martin |
| 1994 | Family Album (TV Series) · as George Waterson |
| 1994 | Gambler V: Playing for Keeps · as Sundance Kid |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp · as Saddle Tramp |
| 1994 | A Kiss Goodnight · as Carl Jasper |
| 1994 | Keys · as Police Chief Sam Wasser |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Tim Rutland |
| 1993 | Prehysteria! · as Frank |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Pete Drayton |
| 1993 | Mother of the Bride · as Dennis Becker |
| 1993 | Complex of Fear · as Ed Wylie |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) · as Deral |
| 1992 | Grapevine (1992) (TV Series) · as Ken |
| 1992 | Leaving Normal · as Kurt |
| 1991 | Where Sleeping Dogs Lie · as John Whitney |
| 1991 | By the Sword · as Gallagher |
| 1991 | ...And Then She Was Gone · as Peter Harmon |
| 1991 | The Sitter · as Jeff Harper |
| 1990 | The Image · as Malcolm Dundee |
| 1989 | The Young Riders (TV Series) · as Marshal Sam Cain |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Ronnie Price |
| 1988 | Dead Solid Perfect · as Donny Smithern |
| 1988 | Freddy's Nightmares (TV Series) · as Carl |
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattan (TV Series) · as Dennis Brady |
| 1986 | Stewardess School · as Philo Henderson |
| 1986 | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story · as Billy |
| 1986 | Matlock (TV Series) |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Cooper |
| 1984 | Single Bars, Single Women · as Duane |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Eureka Stockade (TV Series) · as Charles Ross |
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds (TV Series) · as Bob Cleary |
| 1982 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV Series) · as Hoops |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Dan Fixx |
| 1979 | The Chisholms (TV Series) · as Gideon Chisholm |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Mckegney |