Acting
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
Filmography
Kill Code
Film · 2026
The Breadwinner
Film · 2026
Marshals
Series · 2026
Safe House
Film · 2025
Ransom Canyon
Series · 2025
The Long Game
Film · 2024
BEEF
Series · 2023
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Film · 2022
American Carnage
Film · 2022
It Snows All the Time
Film · 2022
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Series · 2022
Reminiscence
Film · 2021
Big Dogs
Series · 2020
The Turkey Bowl
Film · 2019
Joker
Film · 2019
Truth Be Told
Series · 2019
The Riot Act
Film · 2018
White Lie
Film · 2018
FBI
Series · 2018
The Shallows
Film · 2016
River Guard
Film · 2016
The Last Rescue
Film · 2015
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Film · 2015
Point of Honor
Series · 2015
Narcos
Series · 2015
True Detective
Series · 2014
Stalker
Series · 2014
42
Film · 2013
Under the Dome
Series · 2013
Devious Maids
Series · 2013
The Blacklist
Series · 2013
The Blacklist
Series · 2013
Red Dawn
Film · 2012
The Guilt Trip
Film · 2012
Beneath the Darkness
Film · 2012
The Dark Knight Rises
Film · 2012
Puncture
Film · 2011
Skateland
Film · 2011
The Space Between
Film · 2011
Monte Carlo
Film · 2011
Person of Interest
Series · 2011
Body of Proof
Series · 2011
Revenge
Series · 2011
The Runaways
Film · 2010
The Gates
Series · 2010
Justified
Series · 2010
Lone Star
Series · 2010
Reunion
Film · 2009
Castle
Series · 2009
Three Rivers
Series · 2009
Make It or Break It
Series · 2009
White Collar
Series · 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Series · 2009
The Life Before Her Eyes
Film · 2008
The Burning Plain
Film · 2008
Brothel
Film · 2008
The Mentalist
Series · 2008
Ghost Rider
Film · 2007
Burn Notice
Series · 2007
Private Practice
Series · 2007
Damages
Series · 2007
Gridiron Gang
Film · 2006
Friday Night Lights
Series · 2006
Ugly Betty
Series · 2006
Pepper Dennis
Series · 2006
Ghost Whisperer
Series · 2005
Criminal Minds
Series · 2005
Pixel Perfect
Film · 2004
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
Film · 2004
Suburban Madness
Film · 2004
Deceit
Film · 2004
Life on Liberty Street
Film · 2004
Desperate Housewives
Series · 2004
Lost
Series · 2004
The Mountain
Series · 2004
National Security
Film · 2003
Learning Curves
Film · 2003
Cold Case
Series · 2003
NCIS
Series · 2003
Nancy Drew
Film · 2002
CSI: Miami
Series · 2002
Monk
Series · 2002
Without a Trace
Series · 2002
On Golden Pond
Film · 2001
The Expendables
Film · 2000
The Replacements
Film · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Series · 2000
Once and Again
Series · 1999
Family Law
Series · 1999
The West Wing
Series · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Legacy
Series · 1998
The Simple Life
Series · 1998
From the Earth to the Moon
Series · 1998
Levitation
Film · 1997
The Hired Heart
Film · 1997
Perfect Body
Film · 1997
The Killing Jar
Film · 1997
Ally McBeal
Series · 1997
Orleans
Series · 1997
Behind the Music
Series · 1997
Shattered Mind
Film · 1996
Arli$$
Series · 1996
Suddenly Susan
Series · 1996
Something to Talk About
Film · 1995
Apollo 13
Film · 1995
The Omen
Film · 1995
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
The Omen
Series · 1995
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
Film · 1994
A Kiss Goodnight
Film · 1994
Keys
Film · 1994
Wyatt Earp
Film · 1994
Prehysteria!
Film · 1993
Mother of the Bride
Film · 1993
Complex of Fear
Film · 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Series · 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Series · 1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Series · 1993
Leaving Normal
Film · 1992
Grapevine
Series · 1992
By the Sword
Film · 1991
In a Stranger's Hand
Film · 1991
The Sitter
Film · 1991
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie
Film · 1991
The Image
Film · 1990
The Young Riders
Series · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Dead Solid Perfect
Film · 1988
Freddy's Nightmares
Series · 1988
I'll Take Manhattan
Series · 1987
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Film · 1986
Stewardess School
Film · 1986
Matlock
Series · 1986
Midas Valley
Film · 1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1985
Single Bars, Single Women
Film · 1984
V
Series · 1984
Eureka Stockade
Series · 1984
The Thorn Birds
Series · 1983
Falcon Crest
Series · 1981
The Chisholms
Series · 1979
The Incredible Hulk
Series · 1977
M*A*S*H
Series · 1972