Sean Cullen
Born: 1960-05-09 in Buffalo, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- The Reunion as Mac Shepherd
2023
- Fellow Travelers as Willard Ballroom Singer
- Bunker as Captain Hall
2022
- She Said as Lance Maerov
2021
- The Hating Game as Anthony Templeman
- Rushed as Mr. Donohue
2020
- I Know This Much Is True as Dr. Yates
- April Flowers as Fr. Randy
2019
- Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 as Peppy Announcer (voice)
- Crypto as Bernard
- Framing John DeLorean as Roy
- Unintended as Sam
2018
- Paterno as Dan McGinn
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as Judge Newport
2017
- MINDHUNTER as Director Webster
- Frankie Drake Mysteries as Mr. Millard
2016
- Bull as Rob Schaeffer
- He Does Not Want Peace as Thomas Deline
- Chronically Metropolitan as James
2015
- Dark Matter as Professor Brophey
- Louder Than Bombs as Lars Hecht
2014
- The Mysteries of Laura as Lieutenant Monahan
- Gabriel as Jonathan Norton
2013
- House of Cards as Dean Austen
- The Sound of Music Live! as Franz
2012
- Elementary as Samuel Meher
2011
- Suits as Warden
- Unforgettable as Gordon Frost
- Body of Proof as Daniel Robinson
2010
- Blue Bloods as Tom Breyer
- Cop Out as Captain Romans
- South Pacific as Cmdr. William Harbison
- Becoming Otto ... (Editor)
2009
- The Good Wife as Greg Cady
2007
- Michael Clayton as Gene Clayton
2003
- NCIS as Frank Raimey
- Rats as Lenny
- A Wrinkle in Time as Happy Medium
2002
- S1m0ne as Bernard, Lawyer
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Liam Montgomery
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Arthur Pruitt
- George and Martha
1997
- Cop Land as Other Cop
1990
- Law & Order as Gene Marchetti