Actor

Brett Cullen

August 26, 1956 · Houston, Texas, USA

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.

Notable work

8.1
Joker (2019)
as Thomas Wayne
7.8
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
as Congressman
5.6
Ghost Rider (2007)
as Barton Blaze
7.5
Apollo 13 (1995)
as CAPCOM 1
6.4
The Shallows (2016)
as Father
8
Lost (2004)
as Goodwin Stanhope
8.4
The Mentalist (2008)
as Dane Kurtik
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Judge Leonard Andrews
8.3
True Detective (2014)
as Gerald Kindt
8.3
Criminal Minds (2005)
as Preacher Justin Mills
7.1
Under the Dome (2013)
as Don Barbara
7.6
The Blacklist (2013)
as The Stranger and as Ilya Koslov

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