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Brett Cullen

Brett Cullen

Birthday: 1956-08-26 | Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, USA

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

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
It Snows All the Time

as    Paul

2021
Reminiscence

as    Walter Sylvan

2020
Big Dogs

as    Captain McKeutchen

2019
The Turkey Bowl

as    Ed

2019
Joker

as    Thomas Wayne

2018
The Riot Act

as    Dr. Willard Pearrow

2016
The Shallows

as    Father

2015
The Last Rescue

as    Captain Beckett

2012
The Guilt Trip

as    Ben

2012
Beneath the Darkness

as    Sgt. Nickerson

2011
Skateland

as    David Wheeler

2011
Puncture

as    Nathaniel Price

2011
Monte Carlo

as    Robert

2010
The Runaways

as    Donald Currie

2009
The Burning Plain

as    Robert

2008
Brothel

as    Avery

2008
The Life Before Her Eyes

as    Paul McFee

2007
Ghost Rider

as    Barton Blaze

2003
National Security

as    Heston

2002
Nancy Drew

as    Carson Drew

2001
On Golden Pond

as    Charlie Martin

1997
Orleans

as    Clade Charbonnet

1997
Perfect Body

as    Coach David Blair

1997
The Killing Jar

as    Michael Sanford

1996
Shattered Mind

as    Sean

1995
Something to Talk About

as    Jamie Johnson