Sean Cullen

Acting

Sean Cullen

Born May 9, 1960Buffalo, New York, USA46 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Worry Time
2026Worry Time
as Cac Man #2Movie
The Reunion
2024The Reunion
as Mac ShepherdMovie
Fellow Travelers
2023Fellow Travelers
as Willard Ballroom SingerTV
Bunker
2023Bunker
as Captain HallMovie
She Said
2022She Said
as Lance MaerovMovie
The Hating Game
2021The Hating Game
as Anthony TemplemanMovie
Rushed
2021Rushed
as Mr. DonohueMovie
April Flowers
2020April Flowers
as Fr. RandyMovie
Unintended
2019Unintended
as SamMovie
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
2019Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
as Peppy Announcer (voice)Movie
Crypto
2019Crypto
as BernardMovie
Paterno
2018Paterno
as Dan McGinnMovie
MINDHUNTER
2017MINDHUNTER
as Director WebsterTV
Bull
2016Bull
as Rob SchaefferTV
He Does Not Want Peace
2016He Does Not Want Peace
as Thomas DelineMovie
Louder Than Bombs
2015Louder Than Bombs
as Lars HechtMovie
Gabriel
2015Gabriel
as Jonathan NortonMovie
Dark Matter
2015Dark Matter
as Professor BropheyTV
The Mysteries of Laura
2014The Mysteries of Laura
as Lieutenant MonahanTV
House of Cards
2013House of Cards
as Dean AustenTV
Elementary
2012Elementary
as Samuel MeherTV
Unforgettable
2011Unforgettable
as Gordon FrostTV
Suits
2011Suits
as WardenTV
Body of Proof
2011Body of Proof
as Daniel RobinsonTV
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloods
as Tom BreyerTV
South Pacific
2010South Pacific
as Cmdr. William HarbisonMovie
Cop Out
2010Cop Out
as Captain RomansMovie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wife
as Greg CadyTV
Michael Clayton
2007Michael Clayton
as Gene ClaytonMovie
NCIS
2003NCIS
as Frank RaimeyTV
A Wrinkle in Time
2003A Wrinkle in Time
as Happy MediumMovie
Rats
2003Rats
as LennyMovie
S1m0ne
2002S1m0ne
as Bernard, LawyerMovie
Cop Land
1997Cop Land
as Other CopMovie
Arli$$
1996Arli$$
as Pierre Von TrappTV
Swift Justice
1996Swift Justice
as Bo MaxeyTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Gene MarchettiTV