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Sean Cullen

Sean Cullen

Acting1960Buffalo, New York, USA

Biography

Sean Cullen was awarded the 2024 Katherine Cornell Award for his portrayal of Joe Keller in "All My Sons," at Buffalo's Road Less Traveled Theater. He's appearing now in the streaming series "The Green Veil," starring John Leguizamo; and later this year will play Mac Shepard in "The Reunion," a new feature written and directed by Roland Ellis. Sean's previous credits include Maria Schrader's "She Said" (Universal), with Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan; and "The Hating Game," adapted from the best-selling novel and directed by Peter Hutchings. Sean has appeared in Tony Gilroy's Oscar-nominated "Michael Clayton," starring George Clooney; and Lincoln Center's Tony-Award-Winning "Rogers & Hammerstein's South Pacific," directed by Bart Sher and starring Kelli O'Hara. Sean's other film work includes "Revolutionary Road," directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio; "He Does Not Want Peace," starring David Strathairn and Lindsay Duncan; "Simone," his first project with Al Pacino; "Cop Out," directed by Kevin Smith and starring Bruce Willis and Tracey Morgan; "Rushed," starring Siobhan Fallon Hogan; "Unintended," starring Elizabeth Lail, directed by Anja Murmann; and Universal's "DeLorean," starring Alec Baldwin. Sean's TV credits include the recurring role of FBI Director William Webster in David Fincher's "Mindhunter" (Netflix); and guest-starring appearances in "I Know This Much Is True," adapted and directed by Derek Cianfrance (HBO); Barry Levinson's "Paterno" (HBO), his second project with Al Pacino; "Bull" (CBS); "The Blacklist" (NBC); and a recurring role on "Suits" (USA). He also appeared as "Franz" in "NBC's The Sound of Music Live," starring Carrie Underwood. Sean's Broadway credits also include Clifford Odet's "Golden Boy," starring Yvonne Strahovski and Tony Shaloub; "James Joyce's The Dead," starring Christopher Walken; and the National Theatre of Great Britain's production of "Coram Boy." He has also appeared at more than twenty of America's leading regional theater's, including the Kennedy Center, Williamstown Theatre Festival, San Francisco's A.C.T., the Ahmanson Theatre, Seattle Rep, the Alley Theatre, Huntington Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse and the Berkshire Theatre Festival. Sean was awarded a Portland (Oregon) "Drammy" for his work in Martin McDonagh's "The Pillowman"; he shared in the San Francisco Chronicle's "Best Ensemble Award," playing "Gabriel Conroy" in Richard Nelson's "James Joyce's The Dead"; and he was recognized with a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Award for playing Tom in "The Glass Menagerie." in 2020, Sean returned to his hometown of Buffalo, New York, where Road Less Traveled Productions recognized him as that theatre's "American Theater Master." In 2011, Bishop TImon-St. Jude High School honored him with its first "Timon Center for Media & the Arts Distinguished Alumnus Award." Sean is also a graduate of St. Bonaventure University and the Yale School of Drama.

Acting History

2026
Worry Time
as Cac Man #2
2024
The Reunion
as Mac Shepherd
2023
Bunker
as Captain Hall
Fellow Travelers
TVas Willard Ballroom Singer1 eps
2022
She Said
as Lance Maerov
2021
Rushed
as Mr. Donohue
The Hating Game
as Anthony Templeman
2020
April Flowers
as Fr. Randy
I Know This Much Is True
TVas Dr. Yates1 eps
2019
Crypto
as Bernard
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
as Peppy Announcer (voice)
Frankie Drake Mysteries
TVas Mr. Millard1 eps
MINDHUNTER
TVas Director Webster2 eps
2018
Paterno
as Dan McGinn
2017
Bull
TVas Rob Schaeffer1 eps
Dark Matter
TVas Professor Brophey1 eps
2016
He Does Not Want Peace
as Thomas Deline
Suits
TVas Warden2 eps
The Good Wife
TVas Greg Cady1 eps
House of Cards
TVas Dean Austen1 eps
2015
Gabriel
as Jonathan Norton
Louder Than Bombs
as Lars Hecht
The Mysteries of Laura
TVas Lieutenant Monahan1 eps
Elementary
TVas Samuel Meher1 eps
2014
Unforgettable
TVas Gordon Frost1 eps
2011
Body of Proof
TVas Daniel Robinson1 eps
NCIS
TVas Frank Raimey1 eps
2010
Cop Out
as Captain Romans
South Pacific
as Cmdr. William Harbison
Blue Bloods
TVas Tom Breyer1 eps
2008
Law & Order
TVas Gene Marchetti / Professor Davis Mills / Matthew Lortell1 eps
2007
Michael Clayton
as Gene Clayton
2004
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Brett Trask / Arthur Pruitt / Pete Campbell1 eps
2003
Rats
as Lenny
A Wrinkle in Time
as Happy Medium
2002
S1m0ne
as Bernard, Lawyer
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Liam Montgomery1 eps
1997
Cop Land
as Other Cop

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/9/1960(65 years old)
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA