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