1. Anson Adams Mount IV was born on February 25,1973 and is an American actor.
15 Facts About Anson Mount
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Anson Mount is known for his television roles as Cullen Bohannon in the AMC western drama series Hell on Wheels, as Jim Steele on the NBC series Conviction, as the Marvel Comics superhero Black Bolt in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, and as Captain Christopher "Chris" Pike in the Star Trek television series Discovery, Short Treks, and Strange New Worlds.
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Anson Mount starred opposite Britney Spears in the coming-of-age film Crossroads.
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Anson Mount is a member of the board of directors of METI International.
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Anson Mount's mother, Nancy Smith, is a former professional golfer.
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From his father's first marriage, Mount has an older brother and two sisters.
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In 1998, Anson Mount starred in Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi, for which he was honored by the Drama League.
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Anson Mount made his feature film debut in 2000 as Tully Coats in the independent film Tully.
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In 2022, Anson Mount portrayed Black Bolt in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, reprising his role from 2017's Inhumans.
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Anson Mount is widely known for his role as Cullen Bohannon on AMC's hit series Hell on Wheels, which he produced from 2014 to 2016.
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Anson Mount's performance was well received, and inspired a popular petition for a Pike spin-off series.
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Anson Mount is an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University, teaching audition technique for graduate actors.
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On July 8,2017, Anson Mount announced his engagement to his longtime girlfriend, photographer Darah Trang.
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Anson Mount writes, produces, and hosts The Well podcast with his longtime friend Branan Edgens.
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Anson Mount has served as a narrator on the Pseudopod podcast, reading the Thomas Ligotti story "The Town Manager".