Brett Cullen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 26, 1956 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Credits
- 143
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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Filmography
The Breadwinner
2026Movie
Walter Wilcox
Kill Code
2026Movie
Sawyer
Marshals
2026TV
Harry Gifford
Safe House
2025Movie
Marshall
Ransom Canyon
2025TV
Samuel Kirkland
The Long Game
2024Movie
Judge Milton Cox
BEEF
2023TV
Kenny
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022Movie
Self
It Snows All the Time
2022Movie
Paul
American Carnage
2022Movie
Harper Finn
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022TV
Bill Sharman
Reminiscence
2021Movie
Walter Sylvan
Big Dogs
2020TV
Captain McKeutchen
Truth Be Told
2019TV
Owen Cave
The Turkey Bowl
2019Movie
Ed
Joker
2019Movie
Thomas Wayne
White Lie
2018Movie
Steve
FBI
2018TV
Curtis Grange
The Riot Act
2018Movie
Dr. Willard Pearrow
River Guard
2016Movie
Chuck Flynn
The Shallows
2016Movie
Father
Narcos
2015TV
Arthur Crosby
The Last Rescue
2015Movie
Captain Beckett
Point of Honor
2015TV
Ralston Rhodes
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
2015Movie
Self - Friend
Stalker
2014TV
Will Hayes
True Detective
2014TV
Gerald Kindt
The Blacklist
2013TV
The Stranger, Ilya Koslov
Under the Dome
2013TV
Don Barbara
Devious Maids
2013TV
Michael Stappord
42
2013Movie
Clay Hopper
The Guilt Trip
2012Movie
Ben
The Dark Knight Rises
2012Movie
Congressman
Red Dawn
2012Movie
Sgt. Tom Eckert
Beneath the Darkness
2012Movie
Sgt. Nickerson
Puncture
2011Movie
Nathaniel Price
Person of Interest
2011TV
Nathan Ingram
Revenge
2011TV
Jimmy Brennan
The Space Between
2011Movie
Used Car Salesman
Monte Carlo
2011Movie
Robert
Skateland
2011Movie
David Wheeler
Body of Proof
2011TV
Captain Perkins
Lone Star
2010TV
Cooper Thomas
The Gates
2010TV
Frank Buckley
The Runaways
2010Movie
Donald Currie
Justified
2010TV
Greg Davis
White Collar
2009TV
Agent Patterson
Three Rivers
2009TV
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009TV
Self
Make It or Break It
2009TV
Mark Keeler
Castle
2009TV
Christian Dahl
Reunion
2009Movie
Jake
The Burning Plain
2008Movie
Robert
The Mentalist
2008TV
Dane Kurtik
The Life Before Her Eyes
2008Movie
Paul McFee
Brothel
2008Movie
Avery
Private Practice
2007TV
Allan
Damages
2007TV
Wayne Sutry
Burn Notice
2007TV
Lawrence Henderson
Ghost Rider
2007Movie
Barton Blaze
Friday Night Lights
2006TV
Walt Riggins
Ugly Betty
2006TV
Ted LeBeau
Gridiron Gang
2006Movie
Frank Torrance
Pepper Dennis
2006TV
Jack Bell
Ghost Whisperer
2005TV
Jack Applewhite
Criminal Minds
2005TV
Preacher Justin Mills
Pixel Perfect
2004Movie
Xander
Suburban Madness
2004Movie
David Harris
Desperate Housewives
2004TV
Detective Burnett
Lost
2004TV
Goodwin Stanhope
The Mountain
2004TV
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
2004Movie
Hub Weber
Deceit
2004Movie
Sam Penny
Life on Liberty Street
2004Movie
Dr. Jake Mitchell
Cold Case
2003TV
Rob Deamer (2003)
NCIS
2003TV
Todd Gelfand
Learning Curves
2003Movie
Brad, Sr.
National Security
2003Movie
Heston
Nancy Drew
2002Movie
Carson Drew
Without a Trace
2002TV
Greg Pritchard
CSI: Miami
2002TV
Michael Boland
Monk
2002TV
James Duffy
On Golden Pond
2001Movie
Charlie Martin
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000TV
John Nolan
The Replacements
2000Movie
Eddie Martel
The Expendables
2000Movie
Deacon
The West Wing
1999TV
Ray Sullivan
Once and Again
1999TV
Family Law
1999TV
Dan Fortano
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Judge Leonard Andrews
Legacy
1998TV
Ned Logan
The Simple Life
1998TV
Luke Barton
From the Earth to the Moon
1998TV
Dave Scott
The Hired Heart
1997Movie
Bryan
Perfect Body
1997Movie
Coach David Blair
Ally McBeal
1997TV
Professor James Dawson
Behind the Music
1997TV
Self
The Killing Jar
1997Movie
Michael Sanford
Levitation
1997Movie
James
Orleans
1997TV
Clade Charbonnet
Suddenly Susan
1996TV
Adam
Arli$$
1996TV
Ryan Mason III
Shattered Mind
1996Movie
Sean
The Omen
1995Movie
Jack Mann
The Omen
1995TV
Jack Mann
Something to Talk About
1995Movie
Jamie Johnson
Apollo 13
1995Movie
CAPCOM 1
The Outer Limits
1995TV
Dr. James Martin
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
1994Movie
Sundance Kid
Wyatt Earp
1994Movie
Saddle Tramp
A Kiss Goodnight
1994Movie
Carl Jasper
Keys
1994Movie
Police Chief Sam Wasser
Diagnosis: Murder
1993TV
Tim Rutland
Prehysteria!
1993Movie
Frank
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993TV
Pete Drayton
Mother of the Bride
1993Movie
Dennis
Complex of Fear
1993Movie
Ed Wylie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993TV
Deral
Grapevine
1992TV
Ken
Leaving Normal
1992Movie
Kurt
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie
1991Movie
John Whitney
By the Sword
1991Movie
Gallagher
In a Stranger's Hand
1991Movie
Peter Harmon
The Sitter
1991Movie
Jeff Harper
The Image
1990Movie
Malcolm Dundee
The Young Riders
1989TV
Marshal Sam Cain
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Ronnie Price
Dead Solid Perfect
1988Movie
Donny Smithern
Freddy's Nightmares
1988TV
Carl
I'll Take Manhattan
1987TV
Dennis Brady
Stewardess School
1986Movie
Philo Henderson
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986Movie
Billy
Matlock
1986TV
Kevin Gilliam
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985TV
Cooper
Midas Valley
1985Movie
Brad Turner
V
1984TV
Robert
Single Bars, Single Women
1984Movie
Duane
Eureka Stockade
1984TV
Charles Ross
The Thorn Birds
1983TV
Bob Cleary
Falcon Crest
1981TV
Dan Fixx
The Chisholms
1979TV
Gideon Chisholm
The Incredible Hulk
1977TV
M*A*S*H
1972TV
McKegney