1. Peter Brett Cullen was born on August 26,1956 and is an American actor.
16 Facts About Brett Cullen
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Brett Cullen is best known for his roles as Dan Fixx in Falcon Crest, Sam Cain in The Young Riders, Governor Ray Sullivan in The West Wing, Goodwin Stanhope in Lost, Mark Keeler in Make It or Break It, Nathan Ingram in Person of Interest, and Michael Stappord in Devious Maids.
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Brett Cullen graduated from Madison High School in Houston in 1974, subsequently attending the University of Houston from which he graduated in 1979.
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Brett Cullen has given great credit to his highly acclaimed acting mentor and University of Houston professor, Cecil Pickett, who mentored such Houston-born actors as Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, and Brent Spiner.
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Brett Cullen played Dan Fixx in the 1980s CBS drama Falcon Crest for two seasons and Sam Cain in the ABC western series The Young Riders for one season.
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Brett Cullen was the lead actor as Ned Logan in the short-lived Legacy, which lasted for just one season.
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Brett Cullen played one of the CAPCOMs in Apollo 13 and real-life astronaut David Scott in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon.
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In 1994, Brett Cullen played a small role in Kevin Costner's Wyatt Earp.
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Brett Cullen played Tom Eckert, father of protagonists Jed and Matt, in the remake of Red Dawn.
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Brett Cullen has found steady work in numerous television roles for many years.
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Brett Cullen played a short-lived love interest of Vanessa Williams' Wilhelmina Slater on Ugly Betty in early 2007, and followed that up with a story arc as dad Walt Riggins on Friday Night Lights.
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Brett Cullen had recurring roles in the series Lost, Damages, and The Gates between 2007 and 2010.
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Brett Cullen plays Mark Keeler, father of Olympic gymnast hopefuls Payson and Becca Keeler, on the ABC Family series Make It or Break It.
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On February 8,2011, Brett Cullen 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.
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In 2013, Brett Cullen was cast in the television series Devious Maids, and in 2014 Brett Cullen had recurring roles on the television series Revenge, Criminal Minds, and Under the Dome.
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In 2019, Brett Cullen played Thomas Wayne in the film Joker.