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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Safe House
Character:Marshall
Release Date:30/10/2025
The Long Game
Character:Judge Milton Cox
Release Date:12/04/2024
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Character:Self
Release Date:20/09/2022
It Snows All the Time
Character:Paul
Release Date:29/07/2022
American Carnage
Character:Harper Finn
Release Date:15/07/2022
Reminiscence
Character:Walter Sylvan
Release Date:18/08/2021
The Turkey Bowl
Character:Ed
Release Date:15/11/2019
Joker
Character:Thomas Wayne
Release Date:01/10/2019
White Lie
Character:Steve
Release Date:17/10/2018
The Riot Act
Character:Dr. Willard Pearrow
Release Date:14/09/2018
River Guard
Character:Chuck Flynn
Release Date:01/07/2016
The Shallows
Character:Father
Release Date:24/06/2016
The Last Rescue
Character:Captain Beckett
Release Date:21/04/2015
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Character:Self - Friend
Release Date:09/01/2015
42
Character:Clay Hopper
Release Date:12/04/2013
The Guilt Trip
Character:Ben
Release Date:19/12/2012
The Dark Knight Rises
Character:Congressman
Release Date:17/07/2012
Red Dawn
Character:Sgt. Tom Eckert
Release Date:15/03/2012
Beneath the Darkness
Character:Sgt. Nickerson
Release Date:06/01/2012
Puncture
Character:Nathaniel Price
Release Date:23/09/2011
The Space Between
Character:Used Car Salesman
Release Date:11/09/2011
Monte Carlo
Character:Robert
Release Date:01/07/2011
Skateland
Character:David Wheeler
Release Date:13/05/2011
The Runaways
Character:Donald Currie
Release Date:19/03/2010
Reunion
Character:Jake
Release Date:06/03/2009
The Burning Plain
Character:Robert
Release Date:07/11/2008
Brothel
Character:Avery
Release Date:27/02/2008
The Life Before Her Eyes
Character:Paul McFee
Release Date:08/09/2007
Ghost Rider
Character:Barton Blaze
Release Date:15/01/2007
Gridiron Gang
Character:Frank Torrance
Release Date:15/09/2006
Pixel Perfect
Character:Xander
Release Date:13/11/2004
Suburban Madness
Character:David Harris
Release Date:04/10/2004
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
Character:Hub Weber
Release Date:21/03/2004
Deceit
Character:Sam Penny
Release Date:15/03/2004
Life on Liberty Street
Character:Dr. Jake Mitchell
Release Date:01/01/2004
Learning Curves
Character:Brad, Sr.
Release Date:02/08/2003
National Security
Character:Heston
Release Date:17/01/2003
Nancy Drew
Character:Carson Drew
Release Date:15/12/2002
On Golden Pond
Character:Charlie Martin
Release Date:29/04/2001
The Replacements
Character:Eddie Martel
Release Date:11/08/2000
The Expendables
Character:Deacon
Release Date:25/04/2000
The Hired Heart
Character:Bryan
Release Date:13/10/1997
Perfect Body
Character:Coach David Blair
Release Date:08/09/1997
The Killing Jar
Character:Michael Sanford
Release Date:27/05/1997
Levitation
Character:James
Release Date:01/04/1997
Shattered Mind
Character:Sean
Release Date:27/05/1996
The Omen
Character:Jack Mann
Release Date:08/09/1995
Something to Talk About
Character:Jamie Johnson
Release Date:04/08/1995
Apollo 13
Character:CAPCOM 1
Release Date:30/06/1995
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
Character:Sundance Kid
Release Date:02/10/1994
Wyatt Earp
Character:Saddle Tramp
Release Date:24/06/1994
A Kiss Goodnight
Character:Carl Jasper
Release Date:01/06/1994
Keys
Character:Police Chief Sam Wasser
Release Date:01/01/1994
Prehysteria!
Character:Frank
Release Date:30/06/1993
Mother of the Bride
Character:Dennis Becker
Release Date:27/02/1993
Complex of Fear
Character:Ed Wylie
Release Date:12/01/1993
Leaving Normal
Character:Kurt
Release Date:29/04/1992
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie
Character:John Whitney
Release Date:13/11/1991
By the Sword
Character:Gallagher
Release Date:07/10/1991
In a Stranger's Hand
Character:Peter Harmon
Release Date:29/09/1991
The Sitter
Character:Jeff Harper
Release Date:10/06/1991
The Image
Character:Malcolm Dundee
Release Date:27/01/1990
Dead Solid Perfect
Character:Donny Smithern
Release Date:18/12/1988
Stewardess School
Character:Philo Henderson
Release Date:01/08/1986
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Character:Billy
Release Date:19/05/1986
Midas Valley
Character:Brad Turner
Release Date:27/06/1985
Single Bars, Single Women
Character:Duane
Release Date:14/10/1984
Television Appearances
Marshals
Character:Harry Gifford
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Character:Bill Sharman
Big Dogs
Character:Captain McKeutchen
Truth Be Told
Character:Owen Cave
FBI
Character:Curtis Grange
Narcos
Character:Arthur Crosby
Point of Honor
Character:Ralston Rhodes
Stalker
Character:Will Hayes
True Detective
Character:Gerald Kindt
The Blacklist
Character:The Stranger
The Blacklist
Character:Ilya Koslov
Under the Dome
Character:Don Barbara
Devious Maids
Character:Michael Stappord
Person of Interest
Character:Nathan Ingram
Revenge
Character:Jimmy Brennan
Body of Proof
Character:Captain Perkins
Lone Star
Character:Cooper Thomas
The Gates
Character:Frank Buckley
Justified
Character:Greg Davis
White Collar
Character:Agent Patterson
Three Rivers
Character:
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character:Self
Make It or Break It
Character:Mark Keeler
Castle
Character:Christian Dahl
The Mentalist
Character:Dane Kurtik
Private Practice
Character:Allan
Damages
Character:Wayne Sutry
Burn Notice
Character:Lawrence Henderson
Friday Night Lights
Character:Walt Riggins
Ugly Betty
Character:Ted LeBeau
Pepper Dennis
Character:Jack Bell
Ghost Whisperer
Character:Jack Applewhite
Criminal Minds
Character:Preacher Justin Mills
Desperate Housewives
Character:Detective Burnett
Lost
Character:Goodwin Stanhope
The Mountain
Character:
Cold Case
Character:Rob Deamer (2003)
NCIS
Character:Todd Gelfand
Without a Trace
Character:Greg Pritchard
CSI: Miami
Character:Michael Boland
Monk
Character:James Duffy
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:John Nolan
The West Wing
Character:Ray Sullivan
Once and Again
Character:
Family Law
Character:Dan Fortano
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Judge Leonard Andrews
Legacy
Character:
The Simple Life
Character:Luke Barton
From the Earth to the Moon
Character:Dave Scott
Ally McBeal
Character:Professor James Dawson
Behind the Music
Character:Self
Orleans
Character:Clade Charbonnet
Suddenly Susan
Character:Adam
Arli$$
Character:
The Outer Limits
Character:Dr. James Martin
Diagnosis: Murder
Character:Tim Rutland
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Pete Drayton
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character:Deral
Grapevine
Character:Ken
The Young Riders
Character:Marshal Sam Cain
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Ronnie Price
Freddy's Nightmares
Character:Carl
I'll Take Manhattan
Character:Dennis Brady
Matlock
Character:Kevin Gilliam
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Cooper
V
Character:Robert
Eureka Stockade
Character:Charles Ross
The Thorn Birds
Character:Bob Cleary
Falcon Crest
Character:Dan Fixx
The Chisholms
Character:Gideon Chisholm
The Incredible Hulk
Character:
M*A*S*H
Character:McKegney
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