Brett Cullen

Peter Brett Cullen (lahir 26 Agustus 1956) adalah aktor Amerika yang telah tampil di berbagai film dan program televisi. Awal tahun 2007, ia berperan sebagai ayah yang terasing dari salah satu pemain sepak bola Amerika, Tim Riggins (diperankan oleh aktor Taylor Kitsch), dalam serial drama NBC Friday Night Lights. Cullen lahir di Houston, Texas, putra Lucien Hugh Cullen, seorang eksekutif industri minyak, dan Catherine Cullen. Dia lulus dari Sekolah Menengah Madison di Houston pada tahun 1974. Cullen lulus dari Universitas Houston, memberikan penghargaan yang besar kepada mentor aktingnya yang sangat terkenal dan profesor Universitas Houston, Cecil Pickett, yang juga membimbing aktor kelahiran Houston seperti Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, & Brent Spiner. Persahabatan dekat Cullen dan Dennis Quaid hingga hari ini dimulai pada tahun 1970-an dan Cullen-lah yang memperkenalkan Dennis Quaid kepada istrinya saat ini, Kimberly Buffington saat makan malam di Austin, Texas. Cullen memerankan Dan Fixx dalam drama CBS tahun 1980-an Falcon Crest selama dua musim (1986–1988) dan Marsekal Sam Cain dalam serial barat ABC The Young Riders selama satu musim (1989–1990). Pada tahun 1980, ia muncul sebagai Gideon Chisholm kedua dalam sembilan episode terakhir miniseri barat CBS The Chisholms. Dalam empat episode sebelumnya, peran Gideon Chisholm dimainkan oleh Brian Kerwin. Cullen adalah aktor utama sebagai Ned Logan dalam Legacy yang berumur pendek, yang hanya berlangsung selama satu musim (1998–1999). Dalam serial The West Wing Cullen memerankan Ray Sullivan, seorang gubernur fiksi Virginia Barat dan calon Wakil Presiden dari Partai Republik. Penampilan tamunya di TV meliputi: The Incredible Hulk, Tales from the Crypt, MAS*H, V, Matlock, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Ally McBeal, Walker, Texas Ranger, Sekali dan Lagi, Tanpa Jejak, Cold Case, The Mountain, Monk, CSI: Miami, NCIS, Desperate Housewives, Pepper Dennis, Lost, Ghost Whisperer, Private Practice, Ugly Betty, dan Friday Night Lights. Pada tahun 2009, ia memiliki peran berulang dalam serial televisi Keluarga ABC Make It or Break It. Dia telah memerankan dua astronot di kehidupan nyata, Jack Lousma di Apollo 13 (Brett adalah CapCom pada saat ledakan; pada shift itu Lousma adalah CapCom di kehidupan nyata) dan David Scott di mini-seri HBO From the Earth to the Moon. Penampilan terbarunya adalah sebagai Barton Blaze di film Ghost Rider. Kredit film lainnya termasuk Wyatt Earp (dengan Kevin Costner), Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (dengan Kenny Rogers dan Bruce Boxleitner), Something to Talk About (dengan Julia Roberts dan Dennis Quaid), The Replacements (dengan Gene Hackman), On Golden Pond (dengan Julie Andrews dan Christopher Plummer), Nancy Drew, dan Gridiron Gang. Dia juga memerankan Bob Cleary di mini-seri tahun 1983 The Thorn Birds. Cullen baru-baru ini berperan dalam komedi femme mendatang Monte Carlo bersama Selena Gomez, Andie MacDowell dan Leighton Meester dan memainkan peran Tom Eckert dalam film perang mendatang Red Dawn. Pada tanggal 8 Februari 2011, Brett ditunjuk sebagai juru bicara resmi Houston Works yang membantu penduduk Houston dengan pelatihan kerja dan penempatan, beasiswa, konsultasi, inisiatif teknis yang berfokus pada sains, teknologi, teknik dan matematika serta program kerja musim panas bersama dengan Youth Summits. ​Dari Wikipedia, ensiklopedia gratis

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