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