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