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Sean Cullen(I)

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Sean Cullen and Carey Mulligan, on the set of SHE SAID
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Sean Cullen plays Lance Maerov in Maria Schrader's new film, "She Said" (Universal), with Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan. In 2023, he will appear in Adrian Langley's WWI horror film, "Bunker" (Blue Fox Entertainment). 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. His most recent film release is "The Hating Game," adapted from the best-selling novel and directed by Peter Hutchings. Sean recently completed principal photography for the feature, "Phyllis, Silenced," written and directed by Roland Ellis. Sean's other film work includes "Revolutionary Road," 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," 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 "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 theatres, 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 2007 Portland (Oregon) "Drammy" for his work in Martin McDonagh's "The Pillowman"; and shared in the San Francisco Chronicle's 2002 "Best Ensemble Award," playing "Gabriel Conroy" in Richard Nelson's adaptation/production of "James Joyce's The Dead." In 2020, Sean returned to his hometown of Buffalo, New York, to play "Sandy" in Scott Behrend's critically acclaimed production of Annie Baker's "The Antipodes," 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.
BornMay 9
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BornMay 9
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    • 1 win & 1 nomination

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George Clooney and Sean Cullen in Michael Clayton (2007)
George Clooney and Sean Cullen in Michael Clayton (2007)
Sean Cullen, "Lance Maerov" in SHE SAID
Sean Cullen
Sean Cullen
Sean Cullen
Sean Cullen, SHE SAID World Premiere, NY Film Festival
Sean Cullen
Elizabeth Lail & Sean Cullen, from UINTENDED
Elizabeth Lail & Sean Cullen, from UNINTENDED
Elizabeth Lail & Sean Cullen, from UNINTENDED
Elizabeth Lail & Sean Cullen, from UNINTENDED

Known for

Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan in She Said (2022)
She Said
7.2
  • Lance Maerov
  • 2022
Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, and Jonathan Groff in Mindhunter (2017)
Mindhunter
8.6
TV Series
  • Director Webster
George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007)
Michael Clayton
7.2
  • Gene Clayton
  • 2007
Al Pacino in Paterno (2018)
Paterno
6.5
TV Movie
  • Dan McGinn
  • 2018

Credits

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Actor

  • Good Grief
    • Ethan Galland
    • Completed
    • Short
  • The Untitled Cabrini Film
    • Peterson
    • Post-production
  • The Green Veil
    • Larry
    • Post-production
    • TV Mini Series
  • Phyllis, Silenced
    • Mac Shepherd
    • Post-production
  • Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan in She Said (2022)
    She Said
    • Lance Maerov
    • 2022
  • Bunker (2022)
    Bunker
    • Captain Hall
    • 2022
  • Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell in The Hating Game (2021)
    The Hating Game
    • Anthony
    • 2021
  • Robert Patrick, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Vibeke Muasya, Jake Weary, and Jay Jay Warren in Rushed (2021)
    Rushed
    • Mr. Donohue
    • 2021
  • Good Witch (2015)
    Good Witch
    • Quiz Master
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • I Know This Much Is True (2020)
    I Know This Much Is True
    • Dr. Yates
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Robbie G.K., Devyn Nekoda, Robyn Alomar, Phillip Lewitski, Akiel Julien, Mickeey Nguyen, and Humberly González in Utopia Falls (2020)
    Utopia Falls
    • Announcer
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Lauren Lee Smith, Sharron Matthews, Rebecca Liddiard, and Chantel Riley in Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017)
    Frankie Drake Mysteries
    • Mr. Millard
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • The Rest of Us (2019)
    The Rest of Us
    • Maddie's Dad
    • 2019
  • Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, and Jonathan Groff in Mindhunter (2017)
    Mindhunter
    • Director Webster
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 (2019)
    Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
    • Peppy Announcer (voice)
    • TV Short
    • 2019
  • Framing John DeLorean (2019)
    Framing John DeLorean
    • Roy
    • 2019
  • Kurt Russell, Alexis Bledel, Luke Hemsworth, and Beau Knapp in Crypto (2019)
    Crypto
    • Bernard
    • 2019
  • Catherine Reitman, Juno Rinaldi, Dani Kind, and Jessalyn Wanlim in Workin' Moms (2017)
    Workin' Moms
    • Nick Peterson
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Starlink: Battle for Atlas (2018)
    Starlink: Battle for Atlas
    • Additional Voices (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2018

Videos10

From MINDHUNTER (Netflix)
Demo Reel 1:48
From MINDHUNTER (Netflix)
SEAN CULLEN SHOWREEL '23
Demo Reel 6:23
SEAN CULLEN SHOWREEL '23
From HE DOES NOT WANT PEACE
Demo Reel 2:39
From HE DOES NOT WANT PEACE
From PATERNO (HBO)
Demo Reel 3:02
From PATERNO (HBO)
From BULL (CBS), "A Business of Favors"
Demo Reel 2:22
From BULL (CBS), "A Business of Favors"
From THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA (NBC)
Demo Reel 1:59
From THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA (NBC)
Sean Cullen, "Movie Trailer" Reel
Demo Reel 1:35
Sean Cullen, "Movie Trailer" Reel
Bunker
Trailer 2:11
Bunker
Crypto
Trailer 2:03
Crypto
BUNKER - Trailer
Trailer 2:11
BUNKER - Trailer

Personal details

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  • Official sites
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  • Alternative name
    • Sean J. Cullen
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • May 9
    • Buffalo, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Tess HartmanJuly 30, 2011 - present (1 child)
  • Other works
    (October 26 to November 18, 1995) He played Albert Adam in P.G. Wodehouse's adaptation of Ferenc Molnar's play, "The Play's The Thing," in a Brown-Forman Classics in Context Festival production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with William McNulty (Sandor Turai); Milton Carney (Mansky); Elizabeth Heflin (Ilona Szabo); V. Craig Heidenreich (Almady); Luke Sickle (Johann Dwornsitschek); Patrick Husted (Mell); Ben Mazzotta (Lackey) and Jonathan Gibson Wan (Lackey) in the cast. Jon Jory was director.

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    • Male

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    Appeared as the butler Franz in the NBC live on air production of "The Sound of Music.".

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