Brett Cullen
Acting
Born: Aug 26, 1956
From: Houston, Texas, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Long Game | Judge Milton Cox | 2024 | 7.128 |
| Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life | Self | 2022 | — |
| American Carnage | Harper Finn | 2022 | 5.915 |
| 42 | Clay Hopper | 2013 | 7.193 |
| Red Dawn | Sgt. Tom Eckert | 2012 | 5.716 |
| The Guilt Trip | Ben | 2012 | 5.607 |
| Beneath the Darkness | Sgt. Nickerson | 2012 | 4.8 |
| Puncture | Nathaniel Price | 2011 | 6.647 |
| Skateland | David Wheeler | 2011 | 5.1 |
| The Runaways | Donald Currie | 2010 | 6.457 |
| Reunion | Jake | 2009 | — |
| The Burning Plain | Robert | 2008 | 6.568 |
| Ghost Rider | Barton Blaze | 2007 | 5.593 |
| The Life Before Her Eyes | Paul McFee | 2007 | 6.061 |
| Pixel Perfect | Xander | 2004 | 5.287 |
| NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 | Hub Weber | 2004 | 5.556 |
| Suburban Madness | David Harris | 2004 | 6.667 |
| The Expendables | Deacon | 2000 | 7.7 |
| Levitation | James | 1997 | 7.0 |
| The Hired Heart | Bryan | 1997 | 5.338 |
| Perfect Body | Coach David Blair | 1997 | 5.862 |
| The Gambler: Playing for Keeps | Sundance Kid | 1994 | 6.4 |
| Prehysteria! | Frank | 1993 | 4.884 |
| Mother of the Bride | Dennis Becker | 1993 | 6.222 |
| By the Sword | Gallagher | 1991 | 6.0 |
| In a Stranger's Hand | Peter Harmon | 1991 | 5.688 |
| The Image | Malcolm Dundee | 1990 | 4.875 |
| Dead Solid Perfect | Donny Smithern | 1988 | 6.0 |
| Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story | Billy | 1986 | 8.0 |
| Stewardess School | Philo Henderson | 1986 | 4.944 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1956 |
| From | Houston, Texas, USA |