A native of Houston, TX, Brett Cullen graduated from that city's university, also finding time to compete in fencing and contribute to the Houston Shakespeare Festival. Opting for a shot at stardom over continuing his theater studies, Cullen landed a role on The Chisholms as his first breakthrough. He achieved much attention as Bob Cleary in the highly successful miniseries The Thorn Birds, which led to a stint on the nighttime #92;soap Falcon Crest. He continued to work steadily on both the stage and the screen including production of Guys and Dolls, The Little Foxes, and numerous Shakespearean plays. His film credits include Courage Under Fire and Apollo 13, a role that led to him joining the cast of the Tom Hanks-produced television spectacle From the Earth to the Moon. Cullen has had recurring roles on such respected programs as Ugly Betty, Friday Night Lights, The West Wing, and Lost. In 2007, he starred opposite Uma Thurman in the #92;drama In Bloom. That same year, Cullen starred in the pilot for the television program Life Is Wild, but he was replaced when the show went to series by D.W. Moffett. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Also Credited As:
Brent Cullen, Brett Cullen, Peter Brett Cullen
- Born:
Brett Cullen on August 26, 1956 in Houston, Texas, USA
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Job Titles:
Actor
Education
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University of Houston, Houston, Texas, theater, BA
Milestones
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1979 Had bit roles in the TV-movies The Girls in the Office and Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
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1979 Moved to L.A.
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1980 TV series debut, The Chisholms (CBS)
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1983 Appeared as one of the Cleary brothers in the popular ABC miniseries The Thorn Birds
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1986 Feature film debut Stewardess School
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1987 Co-starred in the CBS miniseries I ll Take Manhattan
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1992 Cast as Meg Tilly s husband in Leaving Normal
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1994 Appeared as the Sundance Kid in the CBS TV-movie The Gambler V: Playing for Keeps
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1994 Had small role in Lawrence Kasdan s Wyatt Earp
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1997 Played a Southern cop in the short-lived CBS drama Orleans
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1998 Had supporting role in the award-winning HBO series From the Earth to the Moon
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For one season, co-starred as Marshall Sam Cain on The Young Riders (ABC)
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Portrayed Dan Fixx on the CBS primetime soap Falcon Crest
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Returned to series TV as the patriarch of a farming family in post-Civil War Kentucky in Legacy (UPN)
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While in college, worked with the Houston Shakespeare Festival