Brett Cullen
Acting
Born: August 26, 1956 (age 70) · Houston, Texas, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Joker
2019
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
Ghost Rider
2007
Apollo 13
1995
The Shallows
2016
Lost
2004
The Mentalist
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
True Detective
2014
Criminal Minds
2005
Under the Dome
2013
The Blacklist
2013
Photos (2)
Movies (66)
The Dark Knight Rises
Congressman
Joker
Thomas Wayne
Kill Code
Sawyer
Ghost Rider
Barton Blaze
The Breadwinner
Walter Wilcox
Apollo 13
CAPCOM 1
The Shallows
Father
Reminiscence
Walter Sylvan
42
Clay Hopper
The Replacements
Eddie Martel
Safe House
Marshall
National Security
Heston
Red Dawn
Sgt. Tom Eckert
Gridiron Gang
Frank Torrance
Wyatt Earp
Saddle Tramp
The Guilt Trip
Ben
Puncture
Nathaniel Price
Something to Talk About
Jamie Johnson
The Burning Plain
Robert
American Carnage
Harper Finn
Monte Carlo
Robert
The Life Before Her Eyes
Paul McFee
The Runaways
Donald Currie
The Long Game
Judge Milton Cox
Shattered Mind
Sean
By the Sword
Gallagher
Beneath the Darkness
Sgt. Nickerson
The Turkey Bowl
Ed
Stewardess School
Philo Henderson
Pixel Perfect
Xander
Reunion
Jake
Leaving Normal
Kurt
Prehysteria!
Frank
Dead Solid Perfect
Donny Smithern
Life on Liberty Street
Dr. Jake Mitchell
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie
John Whitney
In a Stranger's Hand
Peter Harmon
The Riot Act
Dr. Willard Pearrow
The Hired Heart
Bryan
Perfect Body
Coach David Blair
Nancy Drew
Carson Drew
Midas Valley
Brad Turner
Mother of the Bride
Dennis
The Last Rescue
Captain Beckett
The Omen
Jack Mann
The Killing Jar
Michael Sanford
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
Sundance Kid
Skateland
David Wheeler
The Image
Malcolm Dundee
Suburban Madness
David Harris
It Snows All the Time
Paul
The Sitter
Jeff Harper
Single Bars, Single Women
Duane
On Golden Pond
Charlie Martin
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
Hub Weber
The Space Between
Used Car Salesman
Complex of Fear
Ed Wylie
Levitation
James
A Kiss Goodnight
Carl Jasper
The Expendables
Deacon
Keys
Police Chief Sam Wasser
Brothel
Avery
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Billy
Deceit
Sam Penny
White Lie
Steve
River Guard
Chuck Flynn
TV Shows (73)
The Mentalist
Dane Kurtik · 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Judge Leonard Andrews · 1 eps
NCIS
Todd Gelfand · 2 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
John Nolan · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Preacher Justin Mills · 2 eps
The Blacklist
The Stranger · 6 eps
The Blacklist
Ilya Koslov · 2 eps
FBI
Curtis Grange · 1 eps
Desperate Housewives
Detective Burnett · 2 eps
Person of Interest
Nathan Ingram · 11 eps
CSI: Miami
Michael Boland · 1 eps
The West Wing
Ray Sullivan · 5 eps
Castle
Christian Dahl · 1 eps
Lost
Goodwin Stanhope · 4 eps
Monk
James Duffy · 1 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Deral · 1 eps
Cold Case
Rob Deamer (2003) · 1 eps
Without a Trace
Greg Pritchard · 1 eps
Ghost Whisperer
Jack Applewhite · 1 eps
True Detective
Gerald Kindt · 3 eps
M*A*S*H
McKegney · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Tim Rutland · 1 eps
White Collar
Agent Patterson · 2 eps
Falcon Crest
Dan Fixx · 56 eps
Marshals
Harry Gifford · 6 eps
Private Practice
Allan · 1 eps
Burn Notice
Lawrence Henderson · 1 eps
Narcos
Arthur Crosby · 10 eps
Justified
Greg Davis · 1 eps
Damages
Wayne Sutry · 6 eps
The Outer Limits
Dr. James Martin · 1 eps
Matlock
Kevin Gilliam · 1 eps
The Incredible Hulk
1 eps
Ugly Betty
Ted LeBeau · 3 eps
Friday Night Lights
Walt Riggins · 4 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Ronnie Price · 1 eps
Revenge
Jimmy Brennan · 2 eps
Under the Dome
Don Barbara · 5 eps
BEEF
Kenny · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Pete Drayton · 1 eps
Body of Proof
Captain Perkins · 1 eps
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Cooper · 1 eps
Arli$$
Ryan Mason III · 1 eps
Family Law
Dan Fortano · 1 eps
Devious Maids
Michael Stappord · 26 eps
From the Earth to the Moon
Dave Scott · 3 eps
Ally McBeal
Professor James Dawson · 1 eps
Truth Be Told
Owen Cave · 7 eps
Ransom Canyon
Sam Kirkland · 18 eps
Freddy's Nightmares
Carl · 1 eps
V
Robert · 1 eps
Once and Again
1 eps
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Bill Sharman · 10 eps
The Young Riders
Marshal Sam Cain · 24 eps
The Thorn Birds
Bob Cleary · 4 eps
Make It or Break It
Mark Keeler · 18 eps
Suddenly Susan
Adam · 3 eps
Stalker
Will Hayes · 1 eps
The Gates
Frank Buckley · 6 eps
Legacy
Ned Logan · 18 eps
Pepper Dennis
Jack Bell · 5 eps
Three Rivers
1 eps
Big Dogs
Captain McKeutchen · 8 eps
The Mountain
4 eps
Lone Star
Cooper Thomas · 1 eps
The Chisholms
Gideon Chisholm · 9 eps
Orleans
Clade Charbonnet · 8 eps
Grapevine
Ken · 1 eps
The Simple Life
Luke Barton · 7 eps
Point of Honor
Ralston Rhodes · 1 eps
The Omen
Jack Mann · 1 eps
Eureka Stockade
Charles Ross · 3 eps
I'll Take Manhattan
Dennis Brady · 4 eps
