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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 26, 1956
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Peter Brett Cullen
- Μπρέτρ Κάλλεν
- 布萊特-考倫
- 布莱特·考伦
- برت کالن
Brett Cullen
1.6 Popularity
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
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Harry Gifford
Y: Marshals
2026
6.9
Marshall
Safe House
2025
7.0
Judge Milton Cox
The Long Game
2024
0.0
Self
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2023
6.2
Paul
It Snows All the Time
2022
5.9
Harper Finn
American Carnage
2022
7.6
Bill Sharman
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022
6.5
Walter Sylvan
Reminiscence
2021
3.8
Captain McKeutchen
Big Dogs
2020
7.1
Owen Cave
Truth Be Told
2019
Credits
Y: Marshals
as Harry Gifford
2026
0.0
Safe House
as Marshall
2025
6.9
The Long Game
as Judge Milton Cox
2024
7.0
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self
2023
0.0
It Snows All the Time
as Paul
2022
6.2
American Carnage
as Harper Finn
2022
5.9
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
as Bill Sharman
2022
7.6
Reminiscence
as Walter Sylvan
2021
6.5
Big Dogs
as Captain McKeutchen
2020
3.8
Truth Be Told
as Owen Cave
2019
7.1
The Turkey Bowl
as Ed
2019
5.2
Joker
as Thomas Wayne
2019
8.1
White Lie
as Steve
2018
8.2
FBI
as Curtis Grange
2018
7.9
The Riot Act
as Dr. Willard Pearrow
2018
4.8
🎬
River Guard
as Chuck Flynn
2016
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The Shallows
as Father
2016
6.3
Narcos
as Arthur Crosby
2015
8.1
The Last Rescue
as Captain Beckett
2015
4.9
🎬
Point of Honor
as Ralston Rhodes
2015
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Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
as Self - Friend
2015
9.0
Stalker
as Will Hayes
2014
6.7
True Detective
as Gerald Kindt
2014
8.3
The Blacklist
as The Stranger
2013
7.6
The Blacklist
as Ilya Koslov
2013
7.6
Under the Dome
as Don Barbara
2013
7.2
Devious Maids
as Michael Stappord
2013
7.1
42
as Clay Hopper
2013
7.2
The Guilt Trip
as Ben
2012
5.6
The Dark Knight Rises
as Congressman
2012
7.8
Red Dawn
as Sgt. Tom Eckert
2012
5.7
Beneath the Darkness
as Sgt. Nickerson
2012
4.7
Puncture
as Nathaniel Price
2011
6.6
Person of Interest
as Nathan Ingram
2011
8.1
Revenge
as Jimmy Brennan
2011
7.6
The Space Between
as Used Car Salesman
2011
6.6
Monte Carlo
as Robert
2011
6.8
Skateland
as David Wheeler
2011
5.1
Body of Proof
as Captain Perkins
2011
7.0
Lone Star
as Cooper Thomas
2010
5.7
The Gates
as Frank Buckley
2010
6.3
The Runaways
as Donald Currie
2010
6.5
Justified
as Greg Davis
2010
8.0
White Collar
as Agent Patterson
2009
8.2
Three Rivers
2009
7.0
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
7.3
Make It or Break It
as Mark Keeler
2009
7.6
Castle
as Christian Dahl
2009
8.0
Reunion
as Jake
2009
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The Burning Plain
as Robert
2008
6.6
The Mentalist
as Dane Kurtik
2008
8.4
Brothel
as Avery
2008
2.9
Private Practice
as Allan
2007
7.5
The Life Before Her Eyes
as Paul McFee
2007
6.1
Damages
as Wayne Sutry
2007
7.4
Burn Notice
as Lawrence Henderson
2007
7.5
Ghost Rider
as Barton Blaze
2007
5.6
Friday Night Lights
as Walt Riggins
2006
8.0
Ugly Betty
as Ted LeBeau
2006
6.4
Gridiron Gang
as Frank Torrance
2006
7.0
Pepper Dennis
as Jack Bell
2006
5.3
Ghost Whisperer
as Jack Applewhite
2005
8.1
Criminal Minds
as Preacher Justin Mills
2005
8.3
Pixel Perfect
as Xander
2004
5.2
Suburban Madness
as David Harris
2004
5.0
Desperate Housewives
as Detective Burnett
2004
7.9
Lost
as Goodwin Stanhope
2004
7.9
The Mountain
2004
5.8
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
as Hub Weber
2004
5.1
Deceit
as Sam Penny
2004
3.0
Life on Liberty Street
as Dr. Jake Mitchell
2004
3.5
Cold Case
as Rob Deamer (2003)
2003
7.8
NCIS
as Todd Gelfand
2003
7.6
🎬
Learning Curves
as Brad, Sr.
2003
1.0
National Security
as Heston
2003
6.0
Nancy Drew
as Carson Drew
2002
5.6
Without a Trace
as Greg Pritchard
2002
7.2
CSI: Miami
as Michael Boland
2002
7.7
Monk
as James Duffy
2002
8.0
On Golden Pond
as Charlie Martin
2001
8.3
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as John Nolan
2000
7.6
The Replacements
as Eddie Martel
2000
6.7
The Expendables
as Deacon
2000
7.4
The West Wing
as Ray Sullivan
1999
8.2
Once and Again
1999
6.6
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Judge Leonard Andrews
1999
7.9
Family Law
as Dan Fortano
1999
8.2
Legacy
1998
8.0
The Simple Life
as Luke Barton
1998
7.0
From the Earth to the Moon
as Dave Scott
1998
8.1
The Hired Heart
as Bryan
1997
4.7
Ally McBeal
as Professor James Dawson
1997
6.6
Perfect Body
as Coach David Blair
1997
5.9
Behind the Music
as Self
1997
7.2
The Killing Jar
as Michael Sanford
1997
4.0
Levitation
as James
1997
6.0
Orleans
as Clade Charbonnet
1997
0.0
Suddenly Susan
as Adam
1996
5.8
Arli$$
1996
6.7
Shattered Mind
as Sean
1996
4.0
The Omen
as Jack Mann
1995
4.0
Something to Talk About
as Jamie Johnson
1995
5.6
Apollo 13
as CAPCOM 1
1995
7.5
The Outer Limits
as Dr. James Martin
1995
7.7
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
as Sundance Kid
1994
6.3
Wyatt Earp
as Saddle Tramp
1994
6.8
A Kiss Goodnight
as Carl Jasper
1994
2.8
Keys
as Police Chief Sam Wasser
1994
3.7
Diagnosis: Murder
as Tim Rutland
1993
7.1
Prehysteria!
as Frank
1993
4.8
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Pete Drayton
1993
6.9
Mother of the Bride
as Dennis Becker
1993
5.8
Complex of Fear
as Ed Wylie
1993
6.4
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Deral
1993
7.9
Grapevine
as Ken
1992
6.0
Leaving Normal
as Kurt
1992
6.0
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie
as John Whitney
1991
4.7
By the Sword
as Gallagher
1991
5.9
In a Stranger's Hand
as Peter Harmon
1991
5.2
The Sitter
as Jeff Harper
1991
5.8
The Image
as Malcolm Dundee
1990
4.6
The Young Riders
as Marshal Sam Cain
1989
7.3
Tales from the Crypt
as Ronnie Price
1989
8.0
Dead Solid Perfect
as Donny Smithern
1988
5.7
Freddy's Nightmares
as Carl
1988
7.2
I'll Take Manhattan
as Dennis Brady
1987
5.8
Stewardess School
as Philo Henderson
1986
4.8
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Billy
1986
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Matlock
as Kevin Gilliam
1986
7.1
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Cooper
1985
7.2
Midas Valley
as Brad Turner
1985
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V
as Robert
1984
7.0
Single Bars, Single Women
as Duane
1984
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Eureka Stockade
as Charles Ross
1984
3.0
The Thorn Birds
as Bob Cleary
1983
7.2
Falcon Crest
as Dan Fixx
1981
5.5
The Chisholms
as Gideon Chisholm
1979
6.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977
7.2
M*A*S*H
as McKegney
1972
7.9
Hard Matter
as Sawyer
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