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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
The Breadwinner
as Walter Wilcox
Kill Code
as Sawyer
Marshals
as Harry Gifford
Safe House
as Marshall
The Long Game
as Judge Milton Cox
BEEF
as Kenny
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self
It Snows All the Time
as Paul
American Carnage
as Harper Finn
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
as Bill Sharman
Reminiscence
as Walter Sylvan
Big Dogs
as Captain McKeutchen
Truth Be Told
as Owen Cave
The Turkey Bowl
as Ed
Joker
as Thomas Wayne
White Lie
as Steve
FBI
as Curtis Grange
The Riot Act
as Dr. Willard Pearrow
River Guard
as Chuck Flynn
The Shallows
as Father
Narcos
as Arthur Crosby
The Last Rescue
as Captain Beckett
Point of Honor
as Ralston Rhodes
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
as Self - Friend
Stalker
as Will Hayes
True Detective
as Gerald Kindt
The Blacklist
as The Stranger
Under the Dome
as Don Barbara
Devious Maids
as Michael Stappord
42
as Clay Hopper
The Guilt Trip
as Ben
The Dark Knight Rises
as Congressman
Red Dawn
as Sgt. Tom Eckert
Beneath the Darkness
as Sgt. Nickerson
Puncture
as Nathaniel Price
Person of Interest
as Nathan Ingram
Revenge
as Jimmy Brennan
The Space Between
as Used Car Salesman
Monte Carlo
as Robert
Skateland
as David Wheeler
Body of Proof
as Captain Perkins
Lone Star
as Cooper Thomas
The Gates
as Frank Buckley
The Runaways
as Donald Currie
Justified
as Greg Davis
White Collar
as Agent Patterson
Three Rivers
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
Make It or Break It
as Mark Keeler
Castle
as Christian Dahl
Reunion
as Jake
The Burning Plain
as Robert
The Mentalist
as Dane Kurtik
Brothel
as Avery
Private Practice
as Allan
The Life Before Her Eyes
as Paul McFee
Damages
as Wayne Sutry
Burn Notice
as Lawrence Henderson
Ghost Rider
as Barton Blaze
Friday Night Lights
as Walt Riggins
