Brett Cullen
Age: 68 | From: Houston, Texas, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1956-08-26 07:47:07
Aliases: Peter Brett Cullen , Μπρέτρ Κάλλεν
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Homepage: http://brettcullen.com
Movie Involvements: 54
TV Involvements: 45
Most Famous Work
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brett Cullen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
NCIS
(2003) Todd Gelfand
Criminal Minds
(2005) Preacher Justin Mills
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(2000) John Nolan
The Blacklist
(2013) Ilya Koslov
Castle
(2009) Christian Dahl
The Mentalist
(2008) Dane Kurtik
CSI: Miami
(2002) Michael Boland
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(1993) DeralActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Judge Milton Cox | |
| Self | ||
| 2022 | Paul | |
| Harper Finn | ||
| Bill Sharman | ||
| 2021 | Walter Sylvan | |
| 2020 | Captain McKeutchen | |
| 2019 | Ed | |
| Thomas Wayne | ||
| 2018 | Steve | |
| Curtis Grange | ||
| Dr. Willard Pearrow | ||
| 2016 | Chuck Flynn | |
| Father | ||
| 2015 | Arthur Crosby | |
| Captain Beckett | ||
| Ralston Rhodes | ||
| Self - Friend | ||
| 2014 | Greg Larson | |
| Gerald Kindt | ||
| 2013 | The Stranger | |
| Ilya | ||
| Ilya Koslov | ||
| Don Barbara | ||
| Michael Stappord | ||
| Clay Hopper | ||
| 2012 | Ben | |
| Congressman | ||
| Sgt. Tom Eckert | ||
| Sgt. Nickerson | ||
| 2011 | Nathaniel Price | |
| Nathan Ingram | ||
| Jimmy Brennan | ||
| Used Car Salesman | ||
| Robert | ||
| David Wheeler | ||
| Captain Perkins | ||
| 2010 | Frank Buckley | |
| Donald Currie | ||
| 2009 | Agent Patterson | |
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Mark Keeler | ||
| Christian Dahl | ||
| Jake | ||
| 2008 | Robert | |
| Dane Kurtik | ||
| Avery | ||
| 2007 | Allan | |
| Paul McFee | ||
| Lawrence Henderson | ||
| Barton Blaze | ||
| 2006 | Walt Riggins | |
| Ted LeBeau | ||
| Frank Torrance | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2005 | Jack Applewhite | |
| Preacher Justin Mills | ||
| 2004 | David Harris | |
| N/A | ||
| Goodwin Stanhope | ||
| N/A | ||
| Hub Weber | ||
| Sam Penny | ||
| Xander | ||
| Dr. Jake Mitchell | ||
| 2003 | Rob Deamer (2003) | |
| Todd Gelfand | ||
| Brad, Sr. | ||
| Heston | ||
| 2002 | Carson Drew | |
| Greg Pritchard | ||
| Michael Boland | ||
| James Duffy | ||
| 2001 | Charlie Martin | |
| 2000 | John Nolan | |
| Eddie Martel | ||
| Deacon | ||
| 1999 | Governor Ray Sullivan R-WV | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1998 | N/A | |
| Luke Barton | ||
| Dave Scott | ||
| 1997 | Bryan | |
| N/A | ||
| Coach David Blair | ||
| Self | ||
| Michael Sanford | ||
| James | ||
| Clade Charbonnet | ||
| 1996 | N/A | |
| Sean | ||
| 1995 | Jack Mann | |
| Jamie Johnson | ||
| CAPCOM 1 | ||
| Dr. James Martin | ||
| 1994 | Sundance Kid | |
| Saddle Tramp | ||
| Carl Jasper | ||
| Police Chief Sam Wasser | ||
| 1993 | Tim Rutland | |
| Frank | ||
| Pete Drayton | ||
| Dennis Becker | ||
| Ed Wylie | ||
| Deral | ||
| 1992 | Ken | |
| Kurt | ||
| 1991 | John Whitney | |
| Gallagher | ||
| Peter Harmon | ||
| Jeff Harper | ||
| 1990 | Malcolm Dundee | |
| 1989 | Marshal Sam Cain | |
| Ronnie Price | ||
| 1988 | Donny Smithern | |
| 1987 | Dennis Brady | |
| 1986 | Philo Henderson | |
| Billy | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1985 | Cooper | |
| Brad Turner | ||
| 1984 | Robert | |
| Duane | ||
| 1983 | Bob Cleary | |
| 1981 | Dan Fixx | |
| 1979 | N/A | |
| 1977 | N/A | |
| 1972 | McKegney | |
| Sawyer | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Co-Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |