Michael Cullen

Michael Cullen is an American character actor and voice actor, active since the late 1980s. He is best known for Mr. Anthony in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), the Judge in the Coen brothers' The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and Secretary of Defence in Iron Sky (2012). He has a long-running presence across the Law & Order franchise, appearing in over 15 episodes across Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1990–2011). His most recent credit is Indiana Sheriff in The Bride! (2026). His filmography includes Malcolm X (1992, as Desk Sergeant), Dead Man Walking (1995, as Carl Vitello), Clockers (1995), On the Q.T. (2001), Margot at the Wedding (2007, as Mr. Vogler), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Iron Sky (2012), House of Teeth (2017, as Greg), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and the short film Goodnight, Moon (2023, as Danny). On television he has appeared in Blue Bloods (2010), Life on Mars (2008), 666 Park Avenue (2012), The Blacklist (2016), FBI (2019), FBI: Most Wanted (2023), and New Amsterdam (2019). He has also done voice work in Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018, as Albert Cakes), Grand Theft Auto IV (2008), and The Simpsons (1989, 2025).

Michael Cullen is an American character actor and voice actor, active since the late 1980s. He is best known for Mr. Anthony in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), the Judge in the Coen brothers' The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and Secretary of Defence in Iron Sky (2012). He has a long-running presence across the Law & Order franchise, appearing in over 15 episodes across Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1990–2011). His most recent credit is Indiana Sheriff in The Bride! (2026). His filmography includes Malcolm X (1992, as Desk Sergeant), Dead Man Walking (1995, as Carl Vitello), Clockers (1995), On the Q.T. (2001), Margot at the Wedding (2007, as Mr. Vogler), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Iron Sky (2012), House of Teeth (2017, as Greg), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and the short film Goodnight, Moon (2023, as Danny). On television he has appeared in Blue Bloods (2010), Life on Mars (2008), 666 Park Avenue (2012), The Blacklist (2016), FBI (2019), FBI: Most Wanted (2023), and New Amsterdam (2019). He has also done voice work in Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018, as Albert Cakes), Grand Theft Auto IV (2008), and The Simpsons (1989, 2025).