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Brett Cullen

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brett Cullen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Aug 26, 1956 In Houston, Texas, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
83
First Appeared:
In the series The Incredible Hulk 1977-11-04
Latest Project:
Movie Hard Matter 2025
Known For
Poster of The Mountain
Poster of National Security
Poster of Something to Talk About
Filmography
Movie Hard Matter Sawyer 2025
Movie The Long Game Judge Milton Cox 2024-04-12
Movie It Snows All the Time Paul 2022-07-29
Movie Reminiscence Walter Sylvan 2021-08-18
Movie Joker Thomas Wayne 2019-10-01
Movie The Turkey Bowl Ed 2019-11-15
Movie The Riot Act Dr. Willard Pearrow 2018-09-14
Movie The Shallows Father 2016-06-24
Movie Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell Self - Friend 2015-01-09
Movie The Last Rescue Captain Beckett 2015-04-21
Series Narcos Arthur Crosby 2015-08-28
Movie 42 Clay Hopper 2013-04-12
Series Devious Maids Michael Stappord 2013-06-23
Series Under the Dome Don Barbara 2013-06-24
Movie Beneath the Darkness Sgt. Nickerson 2012-01-06
Movie Red Dawn Sgt. Tom Eckert 2012-03-15
Movie The Guilt Trip Ben 2012-12-19
Movie The Dark Knight Rises Congressman 2012-07-17
Movie Skateland David Wheeler 2011-05-13
Movie Monte Carlo Robert 2011-07-01
Series Person of Interest Nathan Ingram 2011-09-22
Movie Puncture Nathaniel Price 2011-09-23
Movie The Space Between Used Car Salesman 2011-09-11
Movie The Runaways Donald Currie 2010-03-19
Movie Reunion Jake 2009-03-06
Series Castle Christian Dahl 2009-03-09
Series Three Rivers Unknown 2009-10-04
Series White Collar Agent Patterson 2009-10-23
Series The Mentalist Dane Merrick 2008-09-23
Movie The Burning Plain Robert 2008-11-07
Series Burn Notice Unknown 2007-06-28
Movie The Life Before Her Eyes Paul McFee 2007-09-08
Series Friday Night Lights Walt Riggins 2006-10-03
Movie Gridiron Gang Frank Torrance 2006-09-15
Series Pepper Dennis Unknown 2006-04-04
Series Ugly Betty Unknown 2006-09-28
Series Ghost Whisperer Unknown 2005-09-23
Movie NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 Hub Weber 2004-03-21
Movie Life on Liberty Street Dr. Jake Mitchell 2004-01-01
Movie Pixel Perfect Xander 2004-01-16
Movie Deceit Sam Penny 2004-03-15
Movie Suburban Madness David Harris 2004-10-04
Series Lost Unknown 2004-09-22
Series The Mountain Unknown 2004-09-22
Movie National Security Heston 2003-01-17
Movie Learning Curves Brad, Sr. 2003-08-02
Series Monk Unknown 2002-07-12
Movie Nancy Drew Carson Drew 2002-12-15
Movie On Golden Pond Charlie Martin 2001-04-29
Movie The Expendables Deacon 2000-04-25
Series The Simple Life Luke Barton 1998-06-03
Series Legacy 1998-10-09
Movie Levitation James 1997-04-01
Movie The Killing Jar Michael Sanford 1997-05-27
Movie Perfect Body Coach David Blair 1997-09-08
Series Ally McBeal Unknown 1997-09-08
Movie Shattered Mind Sean 1996-05-27
Series Arliss Unknown 1996-08-10
Movie Apollo 13 CAPCOM 1 1995-06-30
Movie Something to Talk About Jamie Johnson 1995-08-04
Movie The Omen Jack Mann 1995-09-08
Movie A Kiss Goodnight Carl Jasper 1994-06-01
Movie Gambler V: Playing for Keeps Sundance Kid 1994-10-02
Movie Wyatt Earp Saddle Tramp 1994-06-24
Movie Complex of Fear Ed Wylie 1993-01-12
Movie Mother of the Bride Dennis Becker 1993-02-27
Series Walker, Texas Ranger Unknown 1993-04-21
Series Diagnosis: Murder Unknown 1993-10-29
Movie Prehysteria! Frank 1993-06-30
Movie Leaving Normal Kurt 1992-04-29
Movie By the Sword Gallagher 1991-10-07
Movie In a Stranger's Hand Peter Harmon 1991-09-29
Movie Where Sleeping Dogs Lie John Whitney 1991-11-13
Movie The Image Malcolm Dundee 1990-01-27
Series The Young Riders Marshal Sam Cain 1989-09-20
Series I'll Take Manhattan Dennis Brady 1987-03-01
Movie Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story Billy 1986-05-19
Movie Stewardess School Philo Henderson 1986-08-01
Series The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown 1985-09-29
Movie Eureka Stockade Charles Ross 1984-03-26
Series Falcon Crest 1981-12-04
Series The Chisholms 1979-03-29
Series The Incredible Hulk Unknown 1977-11-04
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